IMechE CPD Myths Quiz

Think you've got a reasonably good understanding of Continuing Professional Development at IMechE?

Find out how much you really know... and visit our FAQ to find out more http://bit.ly/IMechECPD

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* 1. Which statement is true?

You can get CPD from all sorts of learning forms - books, in-house training, even a good conversation or a YouTube video.

All sorts of things can contribute to CPD but the best form of learning is a formal training course, ideally over more than one day.

IMechE CPD can only be contributed to by UK-SPEC-mapped training courses, ideally those provided by IMechE.

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* 2. Which of the following could count as 'valued CPD activities' by IMechE? Tick all that apply.

Volunteering for IMechE

Volunteering outside of IMechE

Dealing with a challenging project at work

Working on your own car engine, or boat, or other hobby project

Being mentored by someone with more experience

Being a mentor for someone else

Strictly speaking, only engineering training counts as 'valued CPD' to IMechE

Anything that has benefited you in your career is valued, and IMechE don't have a restrictive list of 'valued activities' at all

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* 3. "Professional Development is an important requirement until the individual is 10-15 years from retirement, or aged 55, or becomes a Fellow of IMechE"

True - CPD becomes optional at a senior levels.

False - CPD is a requirement for as long as you are active in the profession regardless of age and seniority.

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* 4. "Reflective Practise is...." - tick all that apply

A workplace team exercise invented by Georgy Refleç, an Azerbaijani sociologist active in the 1970s.

Ideally conducted as group session for work colleagues facilitated by a trained counsellor.

Stopping and asking yourself questions to reflect on an experience, and thereby getting more value from it.

Only relevant to people who are struggling or in the early stages of their career.

A creative exercise whereby feelings about your career are expressed in poetry, painting or dance.

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* 5. "IMechE's 'Career Developer - CPD Tools' is..."

A multi-volume pack of downloadable PDFs about how to record your CPD correctly

A Geocities website with static CPD information and a 'record progress' section that works best on Internet Explorer 5 (except holidays)

An interactive tool that supports your CPD and helps you record it - newly designed and developed, and launched just last year: http://bit.ly/CPDtools

Thank you

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