Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Advisor

As a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Advisor you will have an active interest in the professional development of engineers and technicians.

As part of this, it would be expected that all nominated CPD Advisors support the aims of CPD Policy and demonstrate this by submitting their own CPD Declarations and encouraging other members they interact with to do the same.

You’ll be able to review individual members’ CPD records and assess whether they are demonstrating professionalism by maintaining competence and undertaking professional development activities.

As a CPD Advisor, you’ll also provide constructive feedback.

Person requirements:

• Member of the IET.
• Professionally registered with the Engineering Council as an EngTech, ICTTech, IEng or CEng.
• Compliance with IET Volunteer Policies.
• Ideally, experience in an active role on an IET committee or group or as a Professional Registration Advisor, Assessor, or Interviewer.
• Ideally, a broad coverage of experience across the IET sectors.

What you can gain from this role

This role can help you improve and reflect on your own professional development, become better at providing feedback and guiding others, and provide an opportunity for networking and collaboration.

Time commitment

Approximately 30 hours per year (approximately three hours per month), depending on the number of CPD records to be reviewed.

If you’re interested in finding out more about the role, you can download the role description below.