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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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