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FINDING TIME FOR CPD IS SO HARD






























                 Presentations and papers         IGEM activities                  Connect with your industry
                 Presenting material for a conference,   Getting involved with IGEM is a great   Fostering links with the wider
                 a workshop, a seminar or a course   CPD-builder. This includes taking part in   industry exposes you to developments
                 requires the advancement and     a committee or technical panel, helping a   in engineering and management
                 solidification of your own knowledge.   Section to organise an event, mentoring   practice outside of your comfort
                 Even hosting a blog or contributing   another member, reviewing technical   zone. This may include consultancy
                 to a professional forum has the same   reports and conducting interviews on   services, working with suppliers,
                 advantages. Public speaking might   behalf of the institution, or speaking at   supervising industry research,
                 be your worst nightmare, but even   one of our events. In fact, the ways in   collaborating on a design project or
                 presenting a PowerPoint to your   which you can get involved with IGEM are   preparing and presenting a training
                 teammates can be a boost to your   countless. Why not, for example, submit   course designed to further the CPD of
                 confidence and personal development.   an article for inclusion in Gi? You’ll not   others. Whenever an opportunity like
                 Remember: if you’re learning     only have a great item to add to your CPD   this presents itself, think about how it
                 something, it’s CPD. Record it.   record, but you’ll also have something   will bolster your CPD record (and then
                                                  impressive to show your colleagues.   jump at it).




                                                    MANDATORY CPD SAMPLING: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW


                                                    IGEM, ALONG WITH other         comply with the request to submit
                                                    professional engineering       their CPD records. These sanctions
                                                    institutions (PEIs), has agreed with   may result in a member’s removal
                                                    the Engineering Council that the   from the register and the loss of their
                                                    recording of CPD will become a   professional registration status.
                                                    firm requirement for professionally   If you are unable to submit a CPD
                                                    registered members.            record, or are struggling with CPD,
                                                     It is now a mandatory requirement   for any reason, it is important that
                                                    for professionally registered members   you contact us to let us know. It
                                                    to submit a CPD record upon request.   may be that you are exempt from
                                                     Each summer, IGEM will randomly   submitting CPD records or you may
                                                    select two per cent of our Engineering   be entitled to a waiver.
                                                    Technician, Incorporated Engineer   Whatever the reason, as soon as
                                                    and Chartered Engineer members   you contact us it is our responsibility
                                                    and contact them to request their   to provide you with the necessary
                                                    CPD records. The records will   support.
                                                    be reviewed by our Professional
                                                    Development Committee, which will    For more information, contact IGEM
                                                    then provide feedback.         Professional Development Officer Ross
                                                     From 2020, sanctions will apply   McCart at ross@igem.org.uk or call
                                                    to anyone that persistently fails to   +44(0)1509 678166





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