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Jcastle - so that means that my 3 years spent studying part time, whilst working full time, for the MSc in Information and Library Management at Bristol Uni (rated excellent by the QAA) was a waste of time then? Which, by the way I had to take out a career development loan to pay for because my employer could only support half the cost of the fees. I have a Humanities BA, my MSc and Postgrad Cert in Social Science Research and I'm a librarian for Law and Computing - where does that leave me? Many of my colleagues also have a PGCE...now would that be CPD for me or would it be just another 'easy' postgrad qualification? Surely academic qualifications can also be CPD? You seem to have a somewhat narrow view of what CPD is, on it's own CPD proves nothing - it's what you do with the knowledge and experience gained afterwards, in applying it to your work environment that proves what skills and abilities you have developed. Some people do lots of CPD but they don't actually develop at all, they are still kicking around the profession much like those that gained their chartership just by 'not dying'... Sue House Information Librarian for Law and Computing Treforest: Tel: +44 (0) 1443 482621 Fax: +44 (0) 1443 482629 Glyntaff: Tel: +44 (0) 1443 483829 Fax: +44(0) 1443 483829 E-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.glam.ac.uk/lrc