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2. MAKE A CPD PLAN 3. DO YOUR CPD ACTIVITIES
To get the most out of your The list of activities that count as CPD is almost endless. As
CPD you need to plan. You long as you’re learning something, it counts as CPD. This could
should work out what you be tasks completed as part of your job such as writing reports,
want to do and how you’re delivering presentations, learning new techniques. It could be
going to do it. An important something you do in your own time such as volunteer work like
thing to remember with mentoring or working in your community. It could be something
CPD is that it is personal to as simple as reading an article in a journal, like this one in Gi. networking
you; this means the CPD Obviously, more formal methods such as attending training
plan can be long or short, courses or programmes can count as well.
generic or specific, cover a
few weeks or a few months.
The point of the plan is to
keep you on track when, for
example, six months into
your development, you get 4. RECORD YOUR CPD
given a different project to You will probably complete CPD tasks on a daily basis, but it
work on or assigned new would be unreasonable to record something every day. IGEM
responsibilities. Once you’ve recommends recording something at least once a month. When
finished with one CPD plan, deciding what to record, you should first refer back to your plan
you will need to develop and see what activities tie back to your aims and objectives.
another one. This will help The most important aspects of recording your CPD activities
ensure your CPD activities will be the lessons learnt. Reflecting on what you’ve done and
suit your purpose and help 4 how it’s contributed towards your development. By reflecting on
you progress. the CPD activity, it not only helps you to identify activities that
help your development but also reinforces what you’ve learnt.
This means the more you record your CPD, the more focused
you will become with your training and development needs.
To help our members record their CPD, IGEM provide access
to an online CPD tool called mycareerpath. This tool can be
accessed online via your laptop, tablet or smartphone, making
it ideal to use on the go. It’s quick and easy to use and can
provide useful reports on your CPD activities.

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career
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5. SUBMIT YOUR CPD RECORD
Every summer, IGEM will randomly select a number of members and ask them to submit their CPD
records for the last 12 months. Although we prefer you use mycareerpath to submit a CPD report, we
accept records in any format. We also provide you with a CPD form that can be completed without
logging into mycareerpath. Once we’ve received the CPD records, we will review them and provide
feedback to each member. If you submit a CPD plan, we will be able to provide much more constructive
feedback as we will have a better idea of your intentions. If you are worried about CPD for any reason,
please contact IGEM’s Professional Development Officer. As your Institution we are here to provide you
with support and advice on CPD. If you’re struggling, contact us – it’s our job to help you.

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