CPD and Professional Development Quiz

What does CPD stand for?

• Continuing Personal Development

• Constant Professional Development

• Continuing Professional Development

• Career Progression Development

What do we mean by the term “continuous development?

• It’s about being required to study on a very long course

• It just covers the years when formal education is compulsory

• It means ongoing formal and informal learning for either personal or professional reasons

• It is about a one-off skills development event linked to your job

Which of the following is a key purpose of CPD?

• To replace initial qualifications

• To keep knowledge and skills up to date

• To get automatic promotion

• To avoid attending training courses

Who is mainly responsible for planning and managing your CPD?

• Your manager only

• Your training provider only

• Yourself

• Your colleagues

What is a common obstacle to personal development?

• Having too much free time

• Being too busy at work

• Lack of motivation

• Not having financial support for training

How can feedback aid professional growth?

• Highlights areas for improvement

• Creates unnecessary tension with co-workers

• Boosts ego

• Is irrelevant to professional development

What is a common form of professional development?

• Ignoring new industry trends

• Ignoring feedback from colleagues

• Attending workshops and training courses

• Refusing to learn new digital tools

Which of the following is an example of informal CPD?

• Attending an accredited training course

• Reading professional articles and journals

• Taking annual leave

• Ignoring industry newsletters

CPD must only include formal training courses.

• True

• False

Reflecting on your own practice can be part of CPD.

• True

• False