Routledge

Routledge

English

'CPD is now a key element of ongoing trust in the professions - and it is here to stay. This book is an invaluable reference tool in relation to the history of CPD and ways in which it might evolve in the future.' Helen Brand, Chief Executive, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 'CPD performs a pivotal role in ensuring that professionals maintain and develop their skills and knowledge throughout their careers and so maintain public confidence in the services that they provide. This book provides an invaluable analysis of the origins of, and rationale behind, the development of CPD together with an insightful look at the ways in which it may develop in the future.' Desmond Hudson, Chief Executive, The Law Society 'Professor Andrew Friedman has performed an important task, examining the development and potential futures of continuing professional development (CPD). [...He] has assisted in taking away the mystery from the UK’s CPD, providing a clear path through the complexities and offering some explanations of how some apparent paradoxes of custom and history may be overcome. That hopefully growing group of academics and educators who seek to raise the status of CPD thank him for success in these three aims and trust that his work will influence other nations as well as the UK.' Studies in Continuing Education, January 2014