I realise "consume" has evolved way past my contribution yesterday, but
would like to clarify the following...
I don't think that an "official" CPD scheme is going to change the
profession in terms of status and remuneration directly and overnight.
The greatest benefits seem to be keeping oneself employable and
generally maintaining professional awareness and self-respect.
I follow a CPD scheme which I helped develop for my own library, and
this is great in terms of justifying myself to my employer. External
committee work and general "out-of-hours" reading also contribute to the
CPD tally. Having something like this to discuss at future job
interviews is confirmation to a prospective employer that I keep my
current knowledge fresh and at the same time continue building on that
knowledge-base.
My point was: how much better would it be to be working to an
"official" scheme (which I'm sure existing CPD activities would count
towards) that could be looked at by any prospective employer in any
sector and instantly recognised and measured? Otherwise anything I write
about my current "CPD activities" could just be CV gloss.
I realise this is a very promotion-centric attitude to take towards
CPD, but I was never happy settling for a poorly paid job and haven't
had the luxury of finding an employer that could provide upward
opportunities fast enough.
And one last rant: librarianship is never going to be respected as a
"proper" profession with decent remuneration at all levels (not in my
lifetime anyway). You can only make people respect *your* library and
*you* as a librarian. CPD is about personal development first and
foremost, and the profession only by reflection. Don't expect salaries
to go up anytime soon: even if CILIP campaigned with trade union-like
powers, who are people going to feel more sympathy for: librarians or
nurses? We just have to go for the best that we as individuals can
achieve. If we accept jobs that pay peanuts, people will expect monkeys,
and if people see monkeys, they will pay peanuts...
Think I'll go on vacation now.
Richard
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