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This report provides an overview of continuous professional development (CPD) activities in Malaysia, including continuing education, lifelong learning, training, and skills development. It highlights the importance of CPD in improving knowledge, skills, and abilities related to professional work. The report also discusses Malaysia's professional development program, focusing on continuing education, innovation, creativity, consultation, expertise, training, skills development, and knowledge transfer. The conclusion emphasizes the commitment of academic libraries in Malaysia to CPD and the support available for CPD initiatives.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TOWARDS COMPETENT LIBRARIANS COUNTRY REPORT : MALAYSIA 10th AUNILO Meeting 2 – 4 April 2014 Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) A broad spectrum of activities including: • continuing education • lifelong learning activities • training and skills development intellectual nourishment • forums for reflection • exposure to new ideas • work experience • professional refreshment and rejuvenation personal networking ~Steering Committee for the ALA Second Congress on Professional Education, 2002
CONTINOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) • CPD embraces a wide range of activities that are pursued to improve knowledge, skills and ability related to the performance of professional work and responsibilities ~Continuing Professional Development and Irish Libraries: Report of Key Survey Findings Executive Summary by Sophie Bury, Visiting Professional Librarian, SILS, UCD, March 2010
UPCOMING COMMUNITY PROGRAM PHS@ CAMBODIA: REACHING OUT TO THE BOTTOM BILLIONS • 4 – 8 APRIL 2014 • Establishment of Community Library & Build a Well Project • At Pothi In, Kampong Cham, Cambodia
CONCLUSION • Academic libraries in Malaysia are committed to the provision of CPD to their staff. • Regardless of public or private organisations, CPD is being undertaken by them. • The number of CPD programmes they run or undertake is very much dependent on the number of staff and the funds available. • However, numerous initiatives are in place to support the CPD programmes and the Malaysian academic libraries support each other.