Finally I got a chance to attend CILIP advisory course qualifications on the day students were demonstrating over tuition fees in central London. Apart from high presence of police in Christmassy Oxford road I didn’t see much difference. I met a lot of ambitious colleagues who gathered in CILIP building, seeking professional advice.
Franko Kowalczuk from career development group (CDG) support team had a presentation on importance of continuous professional development and support networks which is available for candidates.
Next was Michael Martin, who I am following his blog for a long time. He had a presentation about the way these qualifications could be obtained. The majority of presentations were given to charter candidates, which was also the highest proportion of the audience. Then we had a talk about portfolio surgery, regulations and assessment criteria. We had some activities at the end which helped to know each other better and even a chance to have a list of colleagues who are working through this process .Who can deny the benefits of networking with people who are committed to LIS service.
To be honest it was also quite interesting to see some CILIP support officers who I knew and had their support via internet. I wish I had attended the course earlier, make faster progress and save a lot of time.
I think I have more confidence and better understanding about the process of achieving library Chartership now.
The event was streaming online for first time. http://bambuser.com/channel/CILIP
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