
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Continued Professional Development (CPD) aims to increase skills, knowledge and experience either within a specific job or role, towards future career options or for a change in direction. In some regulated industries (healthcare, accountancy, legal) it is required to maintain a license to practice.
As well as the traditional route of undertaking instructor-led training there are several other ways that this can be done – both formal and informal:
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Apprenticeships
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Traineeships
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Returner’s programmes
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Internships
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Graduate development programmes
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Secondments
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Mentoring
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Reverse mentoring
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Sponsoring
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Project work
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Volunteering
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Job shadowing
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Self-directed learning
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Attending webinars, conferences, industry events
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Work-based learning
Simran Chauhan
Graduate, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind

I'm gaining experience in the commercial side of the organisation. It's a steep learning curve, but I'm committed to learning about all aspects of the company, and am grateful for the opportunity to do so in the graduate scheme.
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