CPD (Continuing Professional Development) can help you gain qualifications and skills that can enable you to advance your career and earning potential.
CPD can be defined as an individual enhancing their capabilities in the workplace to prove themselves to be a valuable asset to their employer through the development of their work skills.
COVID has hampered millions with their academic and professional growth. However, CPD allows you to become proactive instead of reactive. By successfully completing targeted training courses, you can improve your skills in a variety of ways and enhance your position in the workplace.
There are three main formats of CPD:
• Structured – Active learning
• Reflective – Passive learning
• Self-Structured – Unstructured learning
You can find out more about the main benefits of CPD here.
Whether your training includes reading articles, attending relevant workshops or actively shadowing someone, as long as your learning expands your knowledge of a particular subject or skill, it can be classed as CPD.
“CPD goes beyond just learning and development. It is instrumental in building a happy and knowledgeable workforce with a great working relationship between employees and employers.” – DeltaNet International
CPD can help identify both strengths and areas for improvement, and guide your professional development to enhance those same strengths and help eliminate your weaknesses. By keeping up to date with the latest advances in your profession, you can help create new opportunities for yourself in the workplace and ensure that you fulfil the expectations of your employer.
CPD promotes increased confidence for an individual in their respective field, and can ensure their knowledge and skills reach a higher standard as they develop their effectiveness through training and experience.
By completing job-specific CPD courses, employees can demonstrate their ability to self-improve and determination to succeed in their current role.
“Whether you’re looking for a promotion, or you’re hoping to gain employment with a prestigious company, CPD can really help. CPD enables you to stand out from the crowd.” – The CPD Certification Service
If you are out of work or looking to advance in your current role, CPD can help you reintegrate and refine your skills. Or, if you want to seek a different role with your current employer, effective CPD can help you find the pathway to new opportunities.
A majority of people want a stable career and CPD can help ensure that stability. In a Skillsoft survey:
“of over 400 employees spanning three generations (Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Millennials), 70% of the respondents indicated that job-related training and development opportunities influenced their decision to stay at their job.” – shiftelearning
Employers who provide CPD reap the benefits for their company. Extensive courses offered can help professionals develop their understanding of a role whilst simultaneously improving mood in the workplace.
For a company to operate effectively, the entire staff must work together as a cohesive unit. CPD is an essential part of developing staff both as individuals and as a team. Implementing a successful CPD program can be crucial to a business’s success and also directly improve employee retention. A study found that:
“when companies offer comprehensive training programs, they have 218% higher income per employee than companies without formalized training. These companies also enjoy a 24% higher profit margin.” – Forbes
Employers who don’t communicate with their staff to discuss performance won’t see their business progress.
“70% of employees believe they lack the skills needed to do their job.” – Gartner
When effective CPD is in place, it can help improve staff performance within the company, leading to overall development in multiple areas.
At EDQuals we are passionate about providing expert assistance with the creation and implementation of targeted CPD and have a variety of ready-made courses which can easily be introduced to your workforce.
The long-term benefits of CPD are indisputable and our expert-led courses can help individuals progress dramatically.
Contact us for more information here. Alternatively, to speak to a team member and find out how the successful implementation of CPD can help develop and retain your staff, call us on 01909 776 911 or mail us at mail@edquals.com.
EDQuals (by EDClass Ltd) offers individuals an easy route to essential qualifications and vocational learning. Schools, businesses and other organisations can use the platform to deliver their own in-house training for staff.
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