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Professional Development. Jan Martin, CPD Manager. Professional Development for the Examination Community. What is CPD?. Professional Development is.
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ProfessionalDevelopment Jan Martin, CPD Manager
Professional Development for the Examination Community What is CPD?
Professional Development is... “the process which keeps us interested in our work, gives us the drive to progress and is something we do every day of our lives without even thinking about it. It is essential to maintain high levels of professional competence by continually improving knowledge and skills, keeping abreast of new technology and practice and also by taking ownership of your career. It ultimately, makes us employable throughout our working lives.” Jill Hilton ,School Workforce Development Officer, Wigan
Professional Development - Why? “As School Workforce Advisor I felt it was important that we support our Examination Officers in this qualification as a recognition of the skills and the professionalism they need in carrying out what is an increasingly demanding role. We see the BTEC as a developmental qualification providing opportunities to meet and share information with other EOs while analysing and reflecting on ones own practice in school which is a very powerful process.” Jane Reynolds Stockton-on Tees To promote qualified examination community
Professional Development - Why? To give individuals a relevant qualification • “I want my team to be as qualified in our vocational area as any other department in the college and to be recognised as highly qualified. Each member of my team has a relevant BTEC qualification”
Professional Development - Why Help safeguard jobs • “Not knowing what will happen when schools merge I want to be able to secure the post of exam officer. The qualification can help towards this” • “With all the restructuring in our area I want to show that I am committed to the role of exam officer showing that I want and • do the job”
Professional Development - Why? To help in promotion • “Ineeded this qualification to secure my promotion” • “I am going for a new job and I can put the qualification down on my application form and CV”
Professional Development - What? The EOA offer a variety of qualifications Our Access and Special Consideration & Invigilation courses The suite of BTEC Qualifications
Also: Courses in association with Capita Courses in association with Edge Hill University with their suite of qualifications
Professional Development - How? For our Access and Special Consideration course or Invigilation course go to our web site, sign in as a member and find ‘my courses’. Your work may be sent to the office for marking
Professional Development - How? Fill in our self assessment form available on the EOA website to ascertain the level of course you may wish to do • For our BTEC courses: • Acquire the funding to complete the course • Fill in the appropriate form for the EOA office and pay the invoice
Professional Development - How? You will be given access to out online course, the Edexcel specifications, guidance on starting and workshops
Professional Development - When? NOW: Ask a member of the EOA team or myself at the conference • OR: • Email the EOA office for more details and for our self assessment course
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Success for our members! Names or numbers of people who have completed recently( to come)