***Apologies for cross-posting*** Career Development Group North Eastern Division / Affiliated Member's Group Title: Certification Day Certification is the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) new award which provides recognition of the contribution made in library and information work by para-rofessionals, and will be recognised by the award of new postnominal letters, ACLIP. This day offers the opportunity for you to find out more about the Certification process, support on offer, and the chance to meet other people who are interested in the process. A successful candidate will also describe her approach to competing Certification. For the CV workshop please bring a draft copy of your CV for this session. Date: Friday 16th November 2007 Time: 9:30am – 4:00pm Venue: Sunderland City Library, Fawcett Street, Sunderland Map: http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/Pages/PDF/city_centre_map.pdf Cost: £11.75 (including VAT) Booking Procedure: Tom Relph Reference Library Prince Georg Square South Shields NE33 2PE Email: [log in to unmask] Booking Form Name .............................................. Ms/Miss/Mrs/Mr Organisation ............................................................... Address .................................................................... ............................................................................ Postcode ..................................................... Telephone .................................................... E-mail ........................................................ Career Development Group / Affiliate Member’s Group Member: Yes/No Programme 9:30 Registration and Introduction 10:00 Margaret Watson - Introduction to Certification 10:45 Coffee 11:00 Portfolio workshop 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Karen Newton - Experiences of Certification 1:45 CV workshop - Margaret Watson 3:00 Tom Relph - the role of the Assessment Panel 3:15 Coffee 3:30 Questions 4:00 Close