CPD courses

Continuing Professional Development or CPD is the process of keeping your skills and knowledge up-to-date so that you are able to deal with the challenges and techniques needed in your job role. It’s not a case of ‘one size fits all.’ CPD is all about your needs in your particular job.

CPD revolves around you, so it means there is no fixed process. It’s about setting yourself your own objectives for development and then planning how to achieve them.
Ask yourself three simple questions:

Where are you now?
Where do you want to be?
How are you going to get there?

With CPD it’s not about how much time you have spent on training but rather the value you got out of it such as practical tips and ideas or knowledge. At all times, you should ask yourself ‘what can I do now that I couldn’t do before?’

Why should I keep a CPD record?

As a professional, you have a responsibility to your employer and its customers to keep your skills and knowledge up-to-date. CPD helps you turn that accountability into a positive opportunity to identify and achieve your own career objectives.

CPD with IWA

There’s a whole range of training courses available at IWA to keep your skills sharp and one step ahead. These include:

• BTB
• First Aid
• Health and Safety
• ‘Little Buddy’
• Method
• Razor Wire
• Tech Data Sheet updates
• Urethane
• Windscreen repair

CPD is not just about your skills. It’s great for your confidence and your employability too, showing that you’re a professional who wants to do their best.

For technicians holding ATA and/or Q-Card accreditation, CPD is an essential way of refreshing and updating your current competence so that you’re ahead of the game when it comes to renewing your accreditation.

Get in touch with us to discuss your CPD requirements.