Professional development

Professional development is the process of developing and then maintaining competence; a set of recognised skills needed to reliably perform the occupation of your choice. It’s what you do when you learn and covers every aspect of learning throughout your career. It’s what keeps you current and at the leading edge of your profession.

Structuring your professional development will help you achieve your professional goals faster and more effectively, whatever career stage you have reached. This section provides detailed help on what to do and how the IET provides support for:

Getting going on professional development

First step or gentle reminder - we'll point you on your way:

• What you need to do
• How to get started

Working towards a professional qualification

Plan your journey to make the route to professional registration as straightforward as possible. Let us show you:

• How to tell us you're planning for registration
• What the criteria are

Building a development plan with competencies

Find out how using a framework can enhance your learning experience:

• Using competence frameworks

Tools and solutions to build your competence

Everything you need to help you on the way - explore the tools that will help you:

• Career Manager
• Mentoring
• Courses and Events