Professional Growth and Development

Professional Growth

is gaining new skills and work experience that can help a professional reach their goals

Professional Growth

is the development or better use of talents and skills that lead to improved out comes

Professional Development

is the continuing education and career training after a person has entered the workforce in order to help them develop new skills, stay up-to-date on current trends, and impact employees across your organization

• Management and Leadership Training

• Professional Certification

• Technical Skills Training

• Communication and Interpersonal Skills Training

Recommended Activities for Professional Development (4)

Management and Leadership Training

could help develop the professional’s confidence and impact employees across your organization

Professional Certification

are great middle-ground options that don’t take the same level of commitment as degrees, which makes them appealing to employees moving into new roles or taking on additional responsibilities

Technical Skills Training

can maintain the competitiveness of the employees remain competitive and can keep talent in-house

Communication and Interpersonal Skills Training

Competencies like emotional intelligence, communication and collaboration are important types of skills that keep your departments thriving

• Increased confidence in managing teams and personnel

• Improved leadership and decision-making skills

• Enhanced communication and conflict-resolution abilities

3 Expected Benefits of Management and Leadership Training

• Strengthened professional knowledge and technical skills

• Increased confidence in performing new or expanded responsibilities

• Improved credibility and professional recognition

3 Expected Benefits of Professional Certification

• Improved technical knowledge and job performance

• Increased employee adaptability to new technologies

• Greater productivity and efficiency

3 Expected Benefits of Technical Skills Training

• Improved verbal and written communication skills

• Enhanced emotional intelligence and self-awareness

• Stronger teamwork and collaboration

3 Expected Benefits of Communication and interpersonal Skills Training

• Expands your knowledge base

• Boosts confidence and credibility

• increases opportunity to be hired and earning potentially high salary

• certifications provide easy ways to increase professional’s value

• can provide networking opportunities

• can open the door to future career changes

• keeps professionals current on industry trends

Benefits of Growth and Development (7)

Professional Development Expands Your Knowledge Base

Exposure of professionals to new opportunities ideas, knowledge and experiences can solidify their knowledge and expertise in their field of practice.

Professional Development Boosts Confidence and Credibility

Competencies like emotional intelligence, communication and collaboration are important types of skills that keep your departments thriving.

Professional development increases opportunity to be hired and earning potentially high salary

updated skills and knowledge increase job opportunities and good salaries

Professional credentials, certifications provide easy ways to increase professional’s value

Professionals with the right skill sets who seek out and take advantage of upskilling opportunities are certainly more bankable than those who don’t

Professional development can provide networking opportunities

Many professional development opportunities such as workshops, conferences, and other networking events allow professionals to branch out and meet other people within their industry who may be able to help them with career opportunities in the future

Professional development can open the door to future career changes

New opportunities within their field or complete career change may happen if the professionals have new skills acquired through professional development training

Professional development keeps professionals current on industry trends

Professional development and continuing education and learning opportunities are great ways to stay up-to-date on industry knowledge and trends

• enables you to keep abreast with the latest trends and updates relevant to your industry

• means staying relevant and up-to-date in your workplace and the outside competitive world

• improves your confidence and adds to your credibility by learning new skills and attaining professional designations

• allows you to make more meaningful contributions to your team and to become more effective in your workplace

• opens up doors for new possibilities

Importance of Professional Development (5)

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

the inculcation of advanced knowledge, skills, and ethical values in a post-licensure specialization or in an inter- or multidisciplinary field of study, for assimilation into professional practice, self-directed research and'/or lifelong learning (RA 10912 sec 31)

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

a mandatory requirement in the renewal of professional license and accreditation system for the practice

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit units

shall be earned by a professional and shall be accumulated and transferred in accordance with the Pathways and Equivalences of the PQF

• continuously improve the quality of the country’s reservoir of registered professionals by updating them on the latest scientific/technological/ethical and other applicable trends

• provide support to lifelong learning in the enhancement of competencies of Filipino professionals

• Deliver quality CPD activities aligned with the PQF

Objectives of CPD (3)

• Chairperson

• First member

• Second member

CPD Council

Chairperson

a member of the PRB so chosen by the PRB concerned to sit in the CPD Council

First member

President or the designated person by the Accredited Professional Organization of PRC

Second member

President or any representative authorized by the organization of deans or department heads of schools, colleges or universities

• Ethics

• Standards of Professional Practice

• Enhancement of Professional Practice and Technical Com

CPD Activities

Ethics

CPD activities under this help midwives strengthen their understanding and application of ethical principles in professional practice.

Ethics

These activities promote respect for patient autonomy, confidentiality, informed consent, non-discrimination, accountability, and professional integrity.

Standards of Professional Practice

This area focuses on keeping midwives updated on laws, rules, regulations, policies, PRB issuances, PRC regulations, and other professional standards governing midwifery practice.

Enhancement of Professional Practice and Technical Com

This CPD area focuses on developing and updating the clinical, technical, and practical competencies needed to provide safe and quality midwifery care.