Do organizations manage continuing professional development?

The Perceptions of Ontario Radiation Therapists and Their Managers Regarding Continuing Professional Development

“…This is an interesting finding because there are arguably more opportunities for CPD, such as education rounds, tumor boards, and opportunities to participate in research, in an academic setting than in a nonacademic setting. This also aligns with the current literature that describes accountability for CPD in which many authors [6,16,17] state the importance of organizational support for CPD but the practices have not yet filtered down to the employees.…”

“…A lack of employer support is one of the main barriers to participation in CPD, and this can lead to feelings of resentment in staff [16]. In the public sector, individuals often expect organizational support for CPD, considering it a right of professional status [17]. In the field of nursing, staff may have a negative perception of management support.…”

“…This finding was supported somewhat with the qualitative data; a number of respondents commented on the difficulties in obtaining CPD support. Much of the literature is based on the employee's perspectives and their perceived lack of CPD opportunities [12,[15][16][17], but perhaps some of these issues may be because employees are not aware of opportunities available locally. This is another finding that may indicate a breakdown in communication in this area between radiation therapy managers and their staff.…”

Continuing Professional Development: rhetoric and practice in the NHS1

“…First, supervisory-level clinicians have a higher awareness of the resource constraints faced by the organisation and consequently have a lower expectation about what resources they can "reasonably" expect from their employer to foster CPD (Hemmington, 2000). Second, if supervisory-level clinicians tend to see themselves as semi-autonomous professionals then they might assume responsibility for their own learning and competencies rather than looking for their employer to provide these resources (Jones & Robinson, 1997).…”

International Journal of Business and Management, Vol. 3, No. 7, July 2008

“…Jones and Robinson (1997) are critical of companies in their handling of CPD, stating issues to include, lack of coherent policy and little evidence of coordinating development activities. Perhaps more startling was that Jones and Robinson (1997) found that most organisations were unable to cost professional development activities. If this is the case for the majority of organisations, how can they know the cost in time or money of CPD activities, to be able to offer it as a benefit?…”