EU LEGISLATION and INITIATIVES TRAINING and MOBILITY OF PROFESSIONALS IN GEOLOGY

1. EU LEGISLATION and INITIATIVES TRAINING and MOBILITY OF PROFESSIONALS IN GEOLOGY The Life Long Learning Concept - CPD in Practice The Institute of Geologists of Ireland Experience EurGeol John A Clifford PGeo, FIMMM, FAusIMM TAIEX Meeting, Brussels, October 2005

2. European Federation of Geologists EurGeol Pillars • Academic qualifications • Professional Experience • Code of Ethics • Life-long Learning TAIEX Meeting, Brussels, October 2005

3. Lifelong Learning • When planning for a year, plant corn. When planning for a decade, plant trees. When planning for life, train and educate people. Chinese proverb - Guanzi (c. 645BC). • Making a European Area of Lifelong Learning a Reality. COM (2001) 678 Final. • Commissions Action Plans for Skills and Mobility. COM (202) 72 Final TAIEX Meeting, Brussels, October 2005

4. CPD - Why • Conceptual Developments • Technological Advances • Professional Scrutiny and Liability • Occupational Mobility • Geographic Mobility TAIEX Meeting, Brussels, October 2005

5. CPD - What • Systematic maintenance, improvement and broadening of knowledge and skill. • Key Issues: • Determined by You • Planned by You • Implemented by You • Assessed by You TAIEX Meeting, Brussels, October 2005

6. CPD Cycle - How Review Report Audit Think Assess Plan Act TAIEX Meeting, Brussels, October 2005

7. CPD – Step 1 - Think • Who am I professionally? • What are my duties and responsibilities? • What judgement skills do I use/need? • What decisions do I make? • What are my training needs? TAIEX Meeting, Brussels, October 2005

8. CPD – Step 2 - Plan • Encourages strategic thinking about career development. • What are my career goals? • What skills do I need to develop my career? • What do I need to do to acquire those skills? • How will I measure the results? TAIEX Meeting, Brussels, October 2005

9. CPD – Step 3 - Act • Professional Practice • Formal Training • Informal Activity • Participation • Presentations • Contributions to Knowledge TAIEX Meeting, Brussels, October 2005

10. CPD – Step 4 - Review • Are you happy with what you achieved? • Self-assessment of success in reaching goals • Review and revise your Development Plan TAIEX Meeting, Brussels, October 2005

11. CPD – Step 5 - Report • Annual Report • A number of very simple forms TAIEX Meeting, Brussels, October 2005

12. Form 1: Personal Details • Employment status (full-time, part-time, etc.) • Academic qualifications • Current employment details • Previous employment • Membership of other professional/technical societies TAIEX Meeting, Brussels, October 2005

13. Form 2: Development Plan • Define up to 4 personal professional development goals (to complete over one or several years) • State how goals are to be reached • State criteria for judging success • Indicate progress over past year TAIEX Meeting, Brussels, October 2005

14. Form 3: Development Register Record all eligible CPD activities over past year: • Formal Training Courses • Informal Activity • Participation • Presentations • Contributions to Knowledge • Membership of other professional and technical societies TAIEX Meeting, Brussels, October 2005

15. CPD – Step 6 - Audit • CPD Auditing Committee audits 10% of members each year, normally selected at random • Compliance mandatory to maintain Professional Membership TAIEX Meeting, Brussels, October 2005

16. CPD - Issues • Flexibility • More required of part-time and unemployed members due to lack of day-to-day experience • Compliance must not be complicated or time-consuming • Less required of members with long experience - recognition that you don’t immediately become incompetent when you retire or work part-time. TAIEX Meeting, Brussels, October 2005

17. CPD – Corporate Involvement • Supervision/Mentoring • Continuity of employment • Training • Range of experience • Documentation • Performance management • Recognition TAIEX Meeting, Brussels, October 2005