Survey Finds Growth in Importance of Continuous Professional Development
The third annual Continuous Professional Development survey by Echelon Publishing has found a growth in CPD’s importance among professional organisations.
The survey, which focused on the current provision of CPD by professional bodies, found that CPD is mandatory for some 50% of responding institutions. The survey also found a shift in emphasis from input –the number of hours spent on the learning - to output, what the relevance of the CPD is to the learner’s job.
Echelon’s Chairman, David Hill, said, “This year’s survey reflects – and reinforces - the importance attached by professional bodies to maintaining the professional standards of their members. It is unlikely to be long before customers demand that professional advice is given only by those who have kept their knowledge and skills up to date.”
