CPD: Explaining the benefits to your employer
As someone that regularly speaks to members regarding their professional development, I am often asked how they can justify time out of the office for training or opportunities to their line managers or companies. As we explored in our previous blog on CPD, not all learning requires formal training – in fact the 70:20:10 model explains that most learning actually occurs as part of experiential learning or on the job training (70% of learning is made up of it). However you may still need to take time to record and reflect on your learning during work time in order to get the most out of it. Some larger or more perceptive companies will already recognise the benefits of CPD and will have formal development schemes to help meet skills gaps or provide succession planning, but smaller or niche…