As institutions of HE pursue their preparations to implement the national policy recommendation on the HE Progress File by 2005-06, the Newcastle-Nottingham Internet-PARs Project offers this day-conference opportunity to make the important link with Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

* Download the booking form (Word or RTF format) or use the On-line Booking Form

* Download the Conference Programme (Word document).

The processes of structuring personal development planning (PDP) for undergraduates and supporting reflective progress review, target setting and action planning have much in common with well-established processes of CPD in employment. Key questions to consider include:

• What continuities can we achieve for students entering professional areas, between PDP in higher education and CPD in their working world?
• Can these continuities operate both in terms of reflective practice and in relation to the use of technology to support career development?
• What can be learnt from current thinking about CPD across a range of professional areas to enhance the quality and effectiveness of the content and processes of the HE Progress File schemes which we are developing for our undergraduates?

The programme will include on-line demonstrations of the web-based systems developed by Newcastle and Nottingham universities to support students progressing into CPD in Medicine and Education. There will also be a range of participatory workshops on discipline-specific issues in further professional areas and on the major implications of CPD for undergraduate PDP in general.

Who should attend:

• Colleagues currently engaged upon implementing the HE Progress File: e.g. PVCs for Learning and Teaching, Academics, Progress File and Key Skills officers, Heads of Careers, Heads of Teaching Enhancement, Directors of C&IT and Corporate Information Systems.
• Discipline-based staff in professionally-aligned subjects such as: Built Environment, Business Studies, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences and Practice, Law, Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine, Physical Sciences, Psychology

Please enrol now using the conference booking form or use the On-line Booking Form.

The costs are:	£50 for enrolment before 31st July 2002
	£70 for enrolment after 31st July 2002