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IAFPD CERTIFICATE IN WORK-BASED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (SPECIALIST TOPIC)
INTRODUCTION
The Certificate in Work-Based Professional Development (Specialist Topic) is run in association with the International Academy for Professional Development.
CONTENT
The Certificate is designed to guide a learner to develop a professional development plan through assessing professional development needs, developing a personal profile and undertaking a professional development SWOT analysis to guide relevant self-directed work-based professional development. This can be demonstrated through a range of activities, for example, developing and delivering a presentation, maintaining a professional development record and completing a written assignment relating to the specialist topic or a summary article suitable for publication or abstracting in an academic or practice Journal..
Topic specialisms might include coaching, business, management, leadership, psychology, biology, counselling, supervision etc.
AIMS
To guide a learner to develop a professional development plan.
OBJECTIVES
• Self-assess professional development needs
• Develop a personal profile
• Undertake a professional development SWOT analysis
• Develop a PowerPoint presentation clearly related to an area of professional development
• Develop a Professional Development Plan
• Maintaining a professional development
• Produce a summary article suitable for publication or abstracting in a Journal.
• Make appropriate selection and use of tools and techniques to guide and progress work-based professional development.
• Using a self-reflective approach to professional development, develop capability to maintain newly acquired skills through exploration of own development preferences and be able to critically analyse and appraise own development.
• Be self-directed in own learning by managing own learning on the programme and planning for future self-development.
OVERSEAS STUDENTS
This course is available to overseas learners. All materials are written in English. Assignments will only be marked if they are submitted in English. There is an additional fee for postage. However, assignments can be submitted by email to tutors.
ASSIGNMENT & CERTIFICATE
Learners undertake a professional development SWOT analysis, provide a summary article suitable for publication or abstracting in the Journal of the International Academy for Professional Development, submit a presentation on an aspect of personal development and maintain a professional development record. A certificate is awarded to students who successfully complete the programme.