Good Morning, could anyone help please. My development plan was dated to expire in August 2013. I want to rewrite it because I feel the one that expired is no longer relevant. Could anyone help with the following
1) How do I complete the previous plan?
2) What happens to the points accrued against the plan that just expired?
3) Do I need to amend the development plan following the three monthly review process

Any help will be gladly and gratefully received

Dave

There appears to be a serious risk of confusing the wood for the trees and the trees for the ecosystem in the question raised.

Recording continuous professional development is justifiable on the basis of some plausible research evidence that it contributes to sustained proficiency. Dependence on any particular form threatens the validity of the whole process.

It is worth revisiting the original research on this issue, starting with the philosophy and psychology of Pragmatism, as articulated by John Dewey, and later developed by the constructiivist psychologist and inventory of personal construct psychology, George Kelly and by organisational psychologist and inventor of Appreciative Enquiry, David Cooperrider. They highlighted the process of how choosing a goal of action, reflection on the rationale for the choice and on engagement can deepen the learning associated with the experience of doing things to achieve the target goal.

In''Leadership and Management Development', Jan Carmichael, Chris Collins, Peter Emsell and Jon Haydon (Oxford University Press, 2011), address the relevant evidence clearly and relate it to business and professional responsibilities from the perspective of 'andragogy' (the science of adult vis-a-vis chlld learning), encouraging adult readers not to merely rely on received forms and procedures.

We had an update from IOSH at our Nov Branch meeting and the advice given was

• Development plan no longer on 3 yr cycle with 30 points – now ongoing
• Check existing plan still fit for purpose and review every three months
• Crucial part of activities are the reflective statements

They also said that at the moment points should still be allocated but that is likely to change in the future.

regards

Kevin