Members enjoy development opportunities
through the Open University
CILIP is delighted to announce an agreement that will entitle all personal members to claim a 10% discount on Open University continuing professional development (CPD) short courses. Designed to build on the distinctive strengths of the OU from its years of expertise in work-based learning, the CPD courses are offered in bite-sized one to two hour chunks and normally take between 20-30 hours to complete.
The courses cover topics such as Leadership, Communications, Strategy and People Management. Not only will they be directly relevant to members working towards CILIP’s own qualifications (Certification, Chartership, Fellowship and Revalidation) they are clearly likely to be of interest to all CILIP members. Completing one of these courses will contribute to members' personal development and give candidates for CILIP's professional qualifications useful material to include in their professional portfolios.
“The OU has been hiding its capabilities within the confines of its standard degree programs for too long! Our expertise in flexible, work-based, supported open learning also lends itself superbly to meet the ongoing CPD needs of professionals. Our CPD certification distinguishes us from run-of-the-mill training courses – it provides members, their employers and CILIP with the evidence of the quality, relevance and application to practice of their CPD activity,” says David Robinson, Business Development Manager Professional Bodies.
Marion Huckle, Head, Qualifications and Professional Development at CILIP is enthusiastic about the potential for enhancing CILIP members’ careers:
“This is a great opportunity for members to study with the Open University. The courses will help members develop new skills and ensure they keep up-to-date and competitive across the sector. The courses should give them useful evidence to include in portfolio applications for Certification, Chartership and Revalidation, and help them learn more about many of the issues that are hot topics for all library and information practitioners.”
Details and a full up-to-date list of the OU CPD courses are available at www.open.ac.uk/cpd and via the banner “If you belong to a Professional Body”.
The Open University has recently been awarded the CILIP Seal of Recognition. To find out more and to see other organizations that have the Seal, please view the website at www.cilip.org.uk/seal.
Press contact:
Michael Martin
Adviser, Qualifications and Professional Development at CILIP,
Tel: 020 7255 0610
Email: Quals@cilip.org.uk
www.cilip.org.uk/qualifications
Further information from OU:
Tel: 0870 900 9577
Email: CPD-SRS@open.ac.uk
Notes to editors:
1. CILIP the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals is the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers. It forms a community of around 36,000 people engaged in library and information work, of whom around 21,000 are CILIP Members and around 15,000 are regular customers of CILIP Enterprises. CILIP members work in all sectors, including business and industry, science and technology, further and higher education, schools, local and central government, the health service, the voluntary sector, national and public libraries. For more information about CILIP go to www.cilip.org.uk
2. CILIP qualifications: Certification, Chartership, Fellowship and Revalidation are qualifications made by CILIP to its members who meet criteria, agreed with the Privy Council, by gathering a portfolio of evidence and reflecting on their development.
3. CILIP Accreditation: CILIP accredits Library and Information Bachelors and Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters courses run by universities in the UK to ensure they teach the core knowledge needed to start practising in the information profession. Graduates from these courses are automatically eligible to start the Chartership process.
4. CILIP Seal of Recognition: The Seal of Recognition directs CILIP members to short courses that will support their professional development.
5. Open University CPD courses: Short courses offered by the Open University to practitioners in many fields to support their development, for which candidates can claim discount if their institute has an agreement with the OU.
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Updated: 14 November 2008