Professional Development
Jan Martin, CPD Manager
Professional Development for the
Examination Community
What is CPD?
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Professional Development is...
“the process which keeps us interested in our work,
gives us the drive to progress and is something we
do every day of our lives without even thinking about
it. It is essential to maintain high levels of
professional competence by continually improving
knowledge and skills, keeping abreast of new
technology and practice and also by taking ownership
of your career. It ultimately, makes us employable
throughout our working lives.”
Jill Hilton ,School Workforce Development Officer, Wigan
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Professional Development - Why?
To promote qualified examination community
“As
School Workforce Advisor I felt it was important
that we support our Examination Officers in this
qualification as a recognition of the skills and the
professionalism they need in carrying out what is an
increasingly demanding role. We see the BTEC as a
developmental qualification providing opportunities to
meet and share information with other EOs while
analysing and reflecting on ones own practice in
school which is a very powerful process.”
Jane Reynolds Stockton-on Tees
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Professional Development - Why?
To give individuals a relevant qualification
“I want my team to be as qualified in our vocational area as any
other department in the college and to be recognised as highly
qualified. Each member of my team has a relevant BTEC
qualification”
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Professional Development - Why
Help safeguard jobs
“Not knowing what will happen when schools merge I want to be
able to secure the post of exam officer. The qualification can
help towards this”
“With all the restructuring in our area I want to show that I am
committed to the role of exam officer showing that I want and
do the job”
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Professional Development - Why?
To help in promotion
“I needed this qualification to secure my promotion”
“I am going for a new job and I can put the qualification down on
my application form and CV”
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Professional Development - What?
The EOA offer a variety of qualifications
Our Access and Special Consideration &
Invigilation courses
The suite of BTEC Qualifications
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Also:
Courses in association with Capita
Courses in association with Edge Hill University
with their suite of qualifications
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Professional Development - How?
For our Access and Special Consideration
course or Invigilation course go to our web
site, sign in as a member and find ‘my
courses’.
Your work may be sent to the office for
marking
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Professional Development - How?
For our BTEC courses:
Fill in our self assessment form available on
the EOA website to ascertain the level of
course you may wish to do
Acquire the funding to complete the course
Fill in the appropriate form for the EOA office
and pay the invoice
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Professional Development - How?
You will be given access to out online course,
the Edexcel specifications, guidance on
starting and workshops
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Professional Development - When?
NOW:
Ask a member of the EOA team or myself at
the conference
OR:
Email the EOA office for more details and for
our self assessment course
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Success for our members!
During the last year…………………..
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Success for our members!
Names or numbers of people who have
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