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Competence and Commitment

report guidance
Section E: continuing professional
development
In this section you should outline, within approximately 300 words, your recent development and short to
medium term development plans. You should also describe the received and potential benefits associated with
these goals.

Report of CPD already undertaken Benefits received

Use your personal development or appraisal records Consider what skills/knowledge/experience you
or keep a detailed log of activities. gained and how you will put this to use

Future CPD plan Expected benefits

Where do you see your career progressing?
What training or coaching will you need to be Consider the skills/knowledge/experience you hope
successful in that role? to gain and how you will apply your new skills
When do you intend to undertake this?

Consider your technical development, as well as your broader professional skills. Show that you are proactive in
seeking development opportunities and specify the time scale involved and the intended outcome(s).
Please refer to IChemE’s guidance on CPD.

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Future CPD plan Expected benefits

Achieve MIChemE CEng status I hope to receive technical training on

Example 1

Q Q

LY
enhanced coagulation to prepare for
Q Attend a course on enhanced
upcoming projects involving this process.
coagulation
I want to learn more about heat pumps

T C ON
Q Gain more management experience
by supervising the work of graduates
Q Gain more understanding and
experience of heat pumps
as I believe this is a growth area for my
company
Q To improve my confidence and reputation
I hope to present a paper at a national
conference

Y
Q Present a technical paper at a national

NO CE
conference. I have submitted a paper Q Achievement of charted engineer status will

OP
for consideration to the UK National prove my commitment to my professional
Young Water Professional Conference development
at Cranfield University
N
XX Pressure Relief [3 days] Knowledge of relief system design and
Example 2

Q Q
asessment
RE

Q Product Quality [1 week]

Q Knowledge of refinery blending operations
Q Distillation [1 week]
Q In-depth understanding of operation and
design of distillation columns
FE

Q I plan to attend a course in project Q This would help me in appreciating

Example 3

management limitations project managers face, as I have

RE

to work with them daily

Q IChemE Process Safety Performance
Indicators event Q This will help me to continue to develop
DO

my career further, as process safety is a key

Q I have a personal development plan,
aspect of my job role
which is updated yearly
Q Continuous professional development

Factory financial management and A greater understanding of how larger

Example 4

Q
awareness training
Q Projects within packaging
environment and within tablet /
capsule manufacturing
Q Continued attendance at relevant
IChemE seminars and events (as per
recent Pharma Special Interest Group
event about cleaning and validation)
Q CDM regulations awareness
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Q
businesses tackle capital expenditure and
allocation of financial resource to NPD and
EPD projects.
Q Apply principles I have learned through
roles in liquid process-focused areas to
other areas; broaden my experience base to
packaging and tabletting equipment.
Q Increase my exposure to and understanding
of “pure pharma” production, reference the
marrying of GMP regulatory requirements
with the FMCG focus of my current
employers.
Q I have proposed this training to my
departmental head for our entire group, to
aid in our understanding of and compliance
with key legislation that few of us have had
training in or real exposure to.
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Future CPD plan Expected benefits

Placements during graduate training Throughout my career I have followed

Example 1

Q Q

LY
scheme a personal development plan, jointly
developed with my line manager through
Q IOSH Managing Safety course
my company’s appraisal process

T C ON
Q Awareness and Designer training
Q As well as on the job experience I have had
on Construction (Design and
opportunities to fill gaps in my technical
Management) Regulations 2007
knowledge through training courses
(CDM)
Q Health and safety training has been

Y
Q National Water Hygiene Card
particularly important to allow me to carry
Q
NO CE
Utility Safety Health and out my job safely

OP
Environmental Awareness
Q I have also been able to share knowledge
Q Confined Spaces Accompanied Entry and build networks with professionals
training. from other companies through technical
N
seminars
Q Work Authorisation training
Q My placements in other parts of the
RE

Q CIWEM Certificate and Diploma

company and internal interdisciplinary
in Water and Environmental
training have allowed me to become
Management at Liverpool John
better at communicating with internal
Moores University
clients and stakeholders and work well in
FE

Q Cranfield University short course in multidisciplinary teams

Principles of Water and Wastewater
Q The personal skills training courses such
Treatment and short course in
as management and influencing skills
RE

Membranes and Desalination

have improved my confidence and have
Q XXXX modeling software training and equipped me for a more senior role in the
DO

user group meetings future

Q IChemE Process Contracts training
Q Water and Membrane Research
Event, Oxford University
Q Internal Internal Interdisciplinary
Training
Q Technical Conferences from IChemE,
CIWEM and IWO
Q Advanced Excel training course
Q Internal company training on
management, presentation skills,
finance for non-financial managers
and influencing and negotiating skills
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Work experience in world-class soap Practical experience of unit operations

Example 2
Q Q

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plant [2 months] (saponification, bleaching, blending, packing)
Q Research and development Intern at Q Experience of technology application in a
technical centre of global consumer global, fast moving consumer goods business

T C ON
goods firm [3 months]
Q Gained understanding of mathematical tools
Q Essential mathematics for process for analysing experimental data
engineering research [1 week]
Q Developed understanding of flow assurance

Y
Q Flow assurance with OLGA [3 days] challenges (including multiphase pipelines) in
oil and gas production and simulating issues

NO CE
Q Tour of gas turbine factory [1 day]
with the OLGA software

OP
Q Microsoft Visio 2003 Expert and
Q Learnt about rotating equipment (turbines,
professional user training [1 week]
compressors) in petroleum service
Q

Q
N
Effective communication
Understanding self & others
Q Able to use MS Visio in developing process
engineering flow schemes
RE
Q Finance for non-financial managers Q Apply effective communication skills
Q Fire and safety course [1 day] Q Learnt valuable interpersonal skills
Q Health, Safety, Security and Q Gained understanding of financial concepts
FE

Environment (HSSE) training and performance measures

(emergency response, audit,
Q Learnt basic fire fighting skills, performing
leadership and commitment,
cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, working
RE

incident investigation & reporting,

safely in confined spaces and hydrogen
performance management,
sulphide areas
DO

hazard effect management, risk

management framework, organisation
responsibilities resources &
requirements) [1 week]
Q ALARP in capital projects [1 day]
Q Essentials of refinery economics [1
week]
Q Safety in process design [1 week]
Q Leadership training [1 week]
Q Introduction to oil refining [2 weeks]
Q Water hammer by IChemE Warrington
Widnes Members Group [2 hours]
Q Production unit shift training [1 week]
Q Using sewage sludge to generate
renewable energy and reduce carbon
footprint by IChemE Warrington and
Widnes Members Group 2 hours]
Q Systematic approach workshop [3
days]
Q Able to apply principles of HSSE leadership
and management in a petrochemical plant
environment
Q Learnt to ensure that residual process safety
risks are ALARP (as low as reasonably
practicable) during project development
Q Understand the optimisation of refinery and
supply operations and pricing of hydrocarbon
streams
Q Integration of HSE principles to the design of
petrochemical plants and equipment
Q Overview of company and networking with
professionals across functions and businesses
Q Overview of the petrochemical industry,
analysis of the different plants involved
in refining and introduction to crude oil
chemistry
Q Able to identify potential water hammer
scenarios, safety implications and mitigation
strategies
Q Experience of process operations including
platforming, hydro-processing, hydro-
treating and lube oil manufacture
Q Gained understanding generating renewable
energy from sewage
Q Learn to tackle work tasks systematically and
effectively
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I attended an IChemE HAZOP The course enabled me realise that I was

Example 3
Q Q

LY
Leadership and Management Course leading appropriately and provided me with
to help ensure that I am charing and extra points on how to continue to be a good
managing HAZOPs appropriately. HAZOP leader. It also provided me with an

T C ON
Q I have recently completed a
professional Health and Safety
Course - NEBOSH National Diploma
Q Attended a 3 day in-house training on
insight into HAZOPs within other industry
Q The course provided me with a sound
knowledge in specialised aspects of work and
to ensure the key aspects of health and safety
are fully considered in line with relevant

Y
ATEX/DSEAR for engineers
legislation

NO CE
Reviewing legislation to ensure new

OP
Q
Q It has given me an appreciation of the ‘Ex’
and the most up-to-date legislations
rating required and the level of certification
are adhered to
required for a hazardous area

N Q Compliance and removing prosecution risks

RE
FE
RE
DO
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Formal training and seminars: How to conduct appraisals, set objectives and
Example 4
Q Q

LY
SMART targets.
Q Line manager training including
“managing within the law” Q Influencing skills, time management and task
management skills.

T C ON
Q Personal effectiveness training
Q Understanding of requirements when
Q “Maintenance under DSEAR” seminar
specifying / upgrading equipment for use in
Q Continuous Improvement classified areas.

Y
Q GMP training Q Understanding of basic CI tools such as
determination of process capability.

NO CE
Q Technical transfer

OP
Q Fundamentals of regulatory requirements
Q Permit to work including hot works,
and operational requirements within a
working at height, and GMP permits
pharmaceutical plant including quality
Q

Q
N
GMP change control
Informal development:
management systems, audits, and
contamination control.
RE
Q Detail of management of information and
Q Business awareness
process development between R&D function
Q Departmental exposure and manufacturing
Q Supervision and management of contractors,
FE

key points in reviewing risk assessments

Q How to best use the system for consideration
of all quality aspects within process and
RE

equipment alterations
My induction project with my employer
DO

Q
gave me an overview of how a product is
developed and the roles of the different
departments within the company in bringing
products to market, hence giving me
the contacts and basic knowledge of the
company systems to enable me to achieve my
own objectives.
Q During my initial 2 years with my current
employer I spent periods working within
different departments of the Supply function,
to gain a greater understanding of the
different strands within the factory that I now
regularly come into contact with through my
longer term roles.

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Continuing professional development

(CPD)
Consider:
1. Demonstration of commitment to maintaining competence:
Q understanding of the use of evidence in your recruitment/employment/appraisals
Q updating particular areas of technical competence, so that your practice is fully in line with current
professional and legal/commercial requirements
Q development of interpersonal and management skills (also known as transferable skills)
Q broadening of experience leading to new career opportunities

2. Self management
Q identifying and prioritising development needs and opportunities
Q using appropriate guidelines and competence benchmarks
Q planning and carrying out development action using a range of appropriate learning opportunities
Q recording useful sources, development achievements and forms of evidence
Q evaluating achievements and reviewing against needs
IChemE does not issue guidance on the specific CPD members should undertake as this must be driven by the
most appropriate development for the role, sector and career stage.

What is CPD?
The challenges and opportunities of experience at work will provide the central method for your continuing
professional development, however you may support this with formal/structured activities.

Methods of CPD include:

Q external courses including distance learning
Q in company training/in-house courses
Q work-based learning, eg codes observed, conflicts resolved
Q shadowing
Q preparation and delivery of lectures and presentations
Q research/publishing
Q attendance at lectures, seminars, conferences, webinars
Q secondment and special projects
Q moving department
Q moving sector
Q coaching, tutoring, monitoring, teaching
Q self-directed private study
Q relevant voluntary work