CPL is not just about formal training courses
It includes everyday learning in your workplace, reading, supervision, Open Badges and more. We are learning all the time in lots of different ways. We learn from formal training and qualifications and from short, informal conversations which help us think about the way we work and change the way we practice. Below are some examples of what CPL can include.
- Certificated learning: qualifications, academic modules, SVQ (Scottish Vocational Qualification) units, HNC/HND units, certificates, degrees and diplomas.
- Courses, workshops, and webinars: courses run by your own or another organisation, online learning.
- Learning about your organisation: reading your organisation’s guidance, policy and procedures (so you know what standards are expected).
- Learning about other organisations: visiting other organisations, speaking with other people about their role.
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Learning about national policy and legislation that influences your work:
Learning about national policy and legislation that influences your work: reading new policies and keeping up to date with developments through using the SSSC and Care Inspectorate websites and other media and engaging in discussions with colleagues, locally and nationally.
- Learning from others: shadowing (in your own or another organisation), observing meetings, conversations with colleagues or individuals you support which help you think about your practice and do things differently.
- Learning in groups: team meetings where learning activities take place, group supervision, formal or informal learning discussions, professional networking, conferences.
- Learning for new work: preparing for new work or a different role, talking with colleagues, reading guidelines, books or research.
- Reflective learning: discussions with your supervisor or with a mentor, buddy or colleague, Open Badges, reflecting on your learning from work and changes you have made to your practice.
- Supporting others: mentoring, coaching, buddying, supporting someone’s learning (e.g. for a qualification), supporting a new worker’s induction.
- Reading and listening: books, professional journals, newspaper articles, website articles, podcasts.
- TV or video learning: programmes such as documentaries which relate to your work or give you new information about best practice.
We have supplied links to different learning resources on this website, but learning opportunities in person and while doing your job are some of the most useful. Making use of the opportunities that employers and national bodies provide for reflective and meaningful learning is the easiest way to ensure that you meet the CPL requirements.