CPD Presentation
What is a CPD ?
So, what is CPD? CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and is the term used to describe the learning activities professionals engage in to develop and enhance their abilities. It enables learning to become conscious and proactive, rather than passive and reactive.
CPD combines different methodologies to learning, such as training workshops, conferences and events, e-learning programs, best practice techniques and ideas sharing, all focused for an individual to improve and have effective professional development.
Engaging in Continuing Professional Development ensures that both academic and practical qualifications do not become out-dated or obsolete; allowing individuals to continually 'up skill' or 're-skill' themselves, regardless of occupation, age or educational level.
Carrier HVAC UK& I Accredited CPD training programme has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. This means the value of the learning potential of our courses have been assessed and scrutinised to ensure only the highest levels of integrity and quality.
Methods of CPD Learning
There are three recognised methods of CPD learning. Active, Reflective, and Self-Directed.
Reflective learning
Reflective learning involves no participant-based interaction, so this form of CPD is much more passive and one directional. Examples of this include reading relevant news articles, podcasts & case studies and industry updates. Some informal meetings can be applicable to CPD reflective learning, but the learning objectives of these meetings must be clear in an individual's overall CPD plan.
Self-directed learning
Self-Directed learning involves all unaccompanied CPD activities. It covers the reading of documents, articles and publications; either in print or online. Reading relevant publications, books by leading experts, industry journals and trade magazines are all types of self-directed CPD. You could also include industry-specific news feeds or research into relevant fields.
Active learning
Active learning on the whole is considered to contribute to an advanced and increased ability to absorb and learn information.
Structured CPD courses like the ones offered by Toshiba Carrier, which are considered to be "active learning", involve interactive and participation-based study. It is typically proactive and can include attending a training course, conference, workshop, seminar, lecture, e-learning course or CPD certified event.
CPD course levels
Find out more about our CIBSE approved CPD course levels.
Level 1
This CPD will be useful for graduate level engineers and those studying an apprenticeship qualification. A CPD which is graded a level 1 is generally pitched broadly and not in great detail from a technical perspective. Appropriate for many a level 1 CPD will cover the fundamental at a top line perspective only.
Level 2
A CPD graded Level 2 is developed for graduates and qualified engineers. The main difference between CPD level 2 and CPD level 1 is the amount of detail involved in the course, and the types of concepts and ideas that are typically explored. More often level 2 CPD's will cover in depth topics that require an assumed foundation level of technical knowledge.
Level 3
A CPD graded Level 3 is most suited to advanced qualified Senior Associate Engineers. Typically these types of CPD courses consist of highly complex applications with a range of parameters and variables. An intermediate foundation level of knowledge is assumed and topics are often open to debate, complex and topical.
