Journal of Academic Development and Education JADE Issue 11 Summer 2019 | Page 67

The major issue that many (including myself) face
in embarking on CPD is undoubtedly time. Similar
to most other professional development activities,
such as workshop attendance or skill development,
engaging with a CPD recognition scheme is a
process that requires support in-house to allow both
sufficient provision of opportunity and sufficient
protection of time to engage. What this equates
to is writing, drafting, thinking and discussion time
which must fit around all the other pressures of life
in HE. Having now run our in-house CPD route
for a short period, I would reflect that protection of
dedicated CPD time for the individual is the single
biggest determinant of “successful” engagement
with professional recognition which, rather than
meaning failure to achieve that recognition, lack
of time means the myriad benefits of the process
are blunted, doing no credit to the person’s
professional identity or their development longer
term. Interestingly, over my years as a member of
recruitment panels for teachers from every school
within the University, HEA recognition status has
been a key factor in both the shortlisting process as
well as interview discussion topics.
because the journey is all we have. On that note, I`ll
leave you with a final obscure quote and wish you
well for the coming semester.
“Sometimes it`s necessary to do unnecessary
things”
Kanade Jinguuji
-
Dr. Russell Crawford
Managing Editor of JADE
In short, I have yet to think of a good reason not to
engage with the CPD route and lack of time cannot
and must not be an excuse. The antidote for this
has to be supportive discussions in-house and as
always, the earlier the better with these.
Bringing this discussion back to JADE (as always),
what we have in the pages of this edition and indeed
every edition to date, are colleagues “evidencing”
their own CPD…..take a second to digest that…..
each article, highlight or letter is someone else’s
professional development activity and whether they
think to use them or not, the fact remains that we
are always engaging in professional development…
it`s just a matter of whether we are gaining the most
from it.
With all this in mind, please continue to consider
submitting to JADE for your own dissemination
and CPD activities as well as thinking a little deeper
about your own CPD and where you will go next,
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