CPD Presentation

Introducing the new requirements for CILEx members

Summary

• Introduction

• Scheme requirements

• Development of the scheme

• Examples

• Other useful information

• Key information

• Questions

The CPD cycle

Reflect

Plan Act

Evaluate

Reflect, Plan, Act and Evaluate

• Reflect:

Think about your work and what you could do to maintain/enhance this area of your work

• Plan:

Identify training to meet the need

• Act:

• Evaluate:

How far did the activity meet the need you expected it to meet?

Phased implementation

• Phasing over 3 years

• Starting with change of year for CPD in 2013

• From January – December

• To October – September

CPD Year 2013/4

• 1 October – 30 September

• Retain current hours requirement

• Additional professionalism requirement

CPD Year 2014/5

1 October 2014 to 30 September 2015

Graduates and Associates = the same as for 2013/4 CPD year

Fellows and Associate Prosecutors

• 9 entries

• 3 planned early in the year

• Minimum 5 planned in total including professionalism

2015/6

1 October 2015 to 30 September 2016

Associates = the same as for 2013/4 CPD year

Fellows, Graduates and Associate Prosecutors

• 9 entries

• Includes 1 professionalism entry

What is an entry on the CPD record?

• An entry equates with something that you’ve learnt

• You can claim more than one entry for the same CPD activity if you learnt more than one thing

• You can also count learning achieved whilst undertaking your role

What can I count?

• Planned activities

• Unplanned activities

Using your appraisals

• Your appraisal is likely to include areas for development

• These follow the CPD cycle and can be used to demonstrate meeting the CILEx CPD requirements

Research and Development

• Research started in September 2011

Purposes of CPD:

• Maintain threshold standard of knowledge

• Develop professional skills

• Maintain and enhance competence in specialist area

Effective CPD

• Most effective when the CPD is determined by the individual

• Counting hours focuses on compliance rather than competence

• A gap in ethics and professionalism training was identified by the Legal Education and Training Review

Why not hours?

• No consideration of competence or development of the individual

• One size fits all

• Tick box exercise

• Does not need to be relevant to practice

If not hours, then what?

• Identifying CPD relevant to you through reflection

• Planning CPD to meet needs

• Evaluating CPD activities when complete

Consultation

• IPS consulted between June and September 2012

• Open for 12 weeks

• 54 responses received

• CILEx responded to the consultation

• They canvassed all members in August 2012 for their views

The CPD Pilot

• This took place between January 2012 and March 2012

• 76 members participated

• Undertook 4 activities – at least 1 planned, 1 unplanned and an ethics activity

Professionalism

1. Refreshing your knowledge and understanding of professional ethics, including the Code of Conduct 2. Improving knowledge of the primary business in which your clients work (business awareness) 3. Developing an understanding of the issues which may affect your clients (social awareness) 4. Developing your client communication skills 5. Improving your skills in dealing with challenging clients 6. Refreshing your knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity issues 7. Improving your time management skills 8. Something else

Examples

Reflection and planning document

• This is a form designed to assist members unfamiliar with reflection and who do not participate in appraisals

Examples

Other information

• Sampling and retaining documents

• Dispensations and returning to work

• Graduates and work based learning

CPD Record

• Examples

2013/4 Year

• Undertake hours required for grade of membership

• Professionalism

• Submit record by 30 September 2014

2014/5 Year

Graduates and Associates • As for 2013/4 CPD year

Fellows and Associate Prosecutors • 9 entries • Includes 1 entry in professionalism • Submit CPD record by 30 September 2015

2015/6

Associates • As for 2013/4 CPD year

Fellows, Graduates and Associate Prosecutors • 9 entries • Includes 1 entry in professionalism • Submit CPD record by 30 September 2016

Questions