Posted By Andrew Cartridge
I just wondered if anybody out there was having as much "fun" as am trying to enter or update the online CPD.



Got dizzy & fell over.


Andy

Posted By Stephen D. Clarke
I've tried it and found it difficult to use. I would have preferred something identical to the paper system which would as a consequence be quick and easy to input. At the moment I'm keeping a paper record and will input in a couple of years when hopefully it's more straightforward.

Posted By Jeffrey Watt
Yep

On the driving forums I partake in you get a wee post counter so that those who participate get recognition. I wouldn't care if it was visible but it would be useful if it popped up in "my details" and you got a point or two for active discussion/debate on safety.

For years I couldn't get relaeased to branch meetings as my boss thought those who attended were a ....you get the drift. This is my way of participating/arguing/debating/complaining.

Come on chaps and chapettes lets get with the 20th Century guys!!
[This is an irony subtitle for those who thought that 20th was a typing mistake].

Happy trails

Jeff

Posted By Hazel Harvey
The on-line IOSH scheme being more flexible than the more prescriptive paper-based one does allow a far broader scope in the type of activities that you can input. Unlike the old scheme it is the reflection on the activity that is the CPD not the attendance or proof of activity.
This would mean that any thread on this forum that set you to thinking round a problem could be used as the CPD activity. There are often useful tips from members to each other about where to find information about certain subjects so one posting here could lead to quite a bit of research and then development into new skills. In a similar mode reading about new developments can be used as it is what is learnt that is important.

The scheme can be used in a similar way to the old paper based as if you attend an event you can simply put down 'Attended event' and allocate credits and I imagine that in the fullness of time most members will have a mixture of simple entries and longer reflective statements about some of the less time-bound activities.

We have kept the scheme as a basic template at the moment as members get used to it. We will, however, be able to develop it more in the future. All comments relating to the scheme are being kept so that we can reflect on them and develop as posssible (CPD for the scheme itself!).

Hazel Harvey