Building Capacity, Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Jim O'Brien

1. Introduction
2. The McCrone Agreement and the Importance of CPD
3. National CPD Policy, Advice and Documentation
4. The Professional Development Framework and Standards
5. Definitions and Purposes of CPD
6. Professional Development and Review
7. Personal and Institutional Development
8. Forms and Models of CPD - More than just courses
9. Coordinating CPD in School
   1. CPD Policy and the School Development Plan
   2. Identifying and Matching CPD Needs
   3. Designing and running in-school CPD events (Provision)
   4. Monitoring and Evaluating CPD
10. Using the National Priorities Website for CPD Purposes
11. References and Further Reading