CPD and Lifelong Learning
Continuing professional development is the systematic maintenance and improvement of knowledge, skills and competence, and the enhancement of learning, undertaken by an individual throughout his or her working life.
CPD, in the context of lifelong learning, is vital in our increasingly networked world, where the growing use of information and communications technologies continues to dissolve boundaries.
Welcome
The Institute of Continuing Professional Development, or CPD Institute, is an international cross-professional body promoting CPD, as a key component of lifelong learning, to organisations and individuals. It also encourages networking and partnership among professionals and the groups with which they are associated.
Suitably qualified Individuals are invited to apply for Fellowship or Membership of the Institute and be recognised by the distinguishing letters FInstCPD or MInstCPD after their name. Organisations demonstrating a commitment to CPD, and supporting the learning and development of their employees or members, are welcomed as Corporate Affiliates.
Recent News
The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) has launched a new web portal. To see it click here.
The eighteenth annual Charities
and Associations Exhibition (CHASE)
will be held in London on 23 and 24 February. For details click here.
Public Trust in the Professions: Ethics, Trust and Integrity is the title of a conference to be held in London on 25 February. For details click here.
A conference entitled Engaging for the future: making people your competitive advantage will take place in London on 10 March. For more details click here.
The Chartered Institute of Educational Assessors, a professional
membership organisation for individuals involved in educational assessment in
schools, colleges, universities and the workplace, recently announced the
launch of its new structured CPD scheme. A presentation of this by Membership
Manager, Richard Gott, can be downloaded from 
here.
LearningAge
Solutions launches a unique elearning course to teach rapid elearning development. To download more information click 
here.
The Professionalism Group, in association with MemberWise, has produced
a new Code of Conduct for Membership & Association Professionals.
Download a copy from here.
An eLearning and Online CPD Advice
Sheet, produced by MemberWise, can be downloaded from here.
For up-to-the-minute news see the Institute's Twitter page.