CILIP | TVPIP: the Thames Valley Professional Institutes Partnership

TVPIP: the Thames Valley Professional Institutes Partnership

In August 2003 BBOB, as it was then, became the 14th professional association to join TVPIP, an umbrella body for 'the professions for business'. The other members represent a diverse range of professional organisations including the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development, the Chartered Management Institute, the Association for Project Management and the British Computer Society.

TVPIP was set up to provide:

support for Continuing Professional Development;
recognition of the contribution that professional institutes make to the region’s economy;
networking opportunities for personal and other contact between members of any participating institute;
communication networks between institutes to foster mutual understanding;
a point of contact between professional institutes and regional governmental and administrative organisations

BBOD joined TVPIP with two main aims: to raise the profile of our members and to make available a wider selection of meetings to members of CILIP – as you know there is an increasing emphasis on CPD. Member institutes make their meetings open to others and institutes are increasingly working together on joint meetings. As well as sharing costs, combined events give greater scope for networking. TVPIP is working with Oxford Brookes University on a survey of CPD opportunities in the Thames Valley, and Ruth was interviewed to give the CILIP/BBOD viewpoint.

The TVPIP website www.tvpip.org lists forthcoming events of the individual institutes with links to the appropriate website for further information. Most are free or for nominal cost. Contact the organiser to book a place and go along. Please let us know when you find these events valuable.

TVPIP is currently exploring its place in careers advice as a means of promoting professions – perhaps through working with schools and colleges to promote professionalism in business – and/or as an umbrella organisation with a stand at careers fairs or through other careers organisations as Connexions (provides careers advice for much of Berkshire www.connexions.gov.uk) and Aimhigher (the government website encouraging participation in higher education www.aimhigher.ac.uk/en/home/index.cfm).

In short, BBOD sees membership of TVPIP as a worthwhile way to promote the interests of its members as individuals and their profile among other professionals.

Current TVPIP Representative on BBOD:
Norman Briggs
14 Beech Lane, Earley, Reading RG6 5PT
nwbriggs@cix.co.uk
0118 987 1115

Updated: 13 March 2007

Berks, Bucks & Oxon District

TVPIP: the Thames Valley Professional Institutes Partnership