Slides from a presentation describing the merits of the Royal Society of Biology's CPD scheme. I can take no credit for the creation of the scheme, but have found it an extremely helpful way to capture the kind of "evidence" of ongoing professional development which is required for appraisals, awards and applications. This talk was given at BioSummit2017, an annual gathering of teaching-dominant UK Bioscience academics.

1. RSB CPD PDG IMHO
A mechanism for capturing
your “evidence”
Bioscience Summit 2017
Dr Chris Willmott
Dept of Molecular
and Cell Biology
University of Leicester
cjrw2@le.ac.uk

2. • “The maintenance, improvement and broadening
of knowledge, skills and personal qualities
necessary for the execution of your professional
and technical duties ”
• A framework to formally recognise the ways in
which you update and maintain your expertise
CPD

3. • Requirement to become (& remain) a Chartered
Scientist/Science Teacher/Biologist
• Increasing requirement for evidence
- FHEA/SFHEA/PFHEA
- Appraisals
- Job applications
- TEF?
• User-friendly framework for capturing that evidence
• Tool for reflection on practice
Why fill in CPD record?

4. RSB CPD

5. • Work-based learning (20 points max)
• Professional activity (20)
• Formal/Educational (30)
• Self-directed learning (10)
• Other (10)
• Requirement of 50 points in year for award
Can add beyond maximum, but “capped”
• Activities weighted: 2, 1 (or 3 pts per hour)
RSB: 5 Areas of CPD

6. - Experiential learning * - In-service training
- Receiving coaching from others - Work shadowing
- Peer review of own work - Presentations
- Review of case studies/literature - Lesson learnt activities
- Participation in journal club - Preparation of bids
- Discussion with colleagues - Course development
- Supervising colleagues or students
- Job rotation, secondments or sabbaticals
- Involvement in employer work
- Request & analysis of feedback
- Participation in appraisal & goal setting (1)
- Other (1)
* All 2 points unless indicated
Work-based learning [max 20]

7. - Professional body involvement *
- Organiser
- Being an examiner
- Being a referee for a journal
- Technical group membership
- Being an expert witness
- Lecturing or teaching (new material)
- Presentation giving or discussant
- Coaching or mentoring
- Networking with other professionals (1)
- Other (1)
* All 2 points unless indicated
Professional Activity [max 20]

8. - Programme of learning for academic qualification *
- Attendance at training course
- Attendance at Royal Society of Biology approved event (3)
- Attendance at conferences or scientific meetings
- Distance learning
- Reading Professional Framework
- Maintenance/development specialist skills
- Writing articles or papers
- Presentation preparation
- Training material preparation
- Other (1)
* All 2 points unless indicated
Formal/Educational [max 30]

9. - Reading **
- Reviewing and summarising
- Upgrading knowledge
- Reflective practice
- Other
** All ONE point
Self-directed Learning [max 10]

10. - Financial skills **
- Strategic thinking
- Leadership skills
- Coaching and counselling skills
- Organisation and planning skills
- Other
** All ONE point
Other [max 10]

11. Certification

12. Record of Activities

13. • Complete without invoking “hours”?
• Capture notes quickly after event
- directly into grid?
- separate list: date, activity, category, key info
Making most of RSB CPD tool

14. Any Questions?
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