Two coaches operating as a ‘learning pair’ by Michael Smith, Rebekah Gilbert

“…It proposes a way in which practitioners might enhance their continuous professional development - and therefore their service to their clients - by making an increasingly efficient and effective use of their everyday work. …”
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Experiencing Virtual Training via e-CPD: Analysis of Creative Thinking Skills by Rafiza, A.R., Kandan, N., Yusop, F.D.

“…This research investigated the experience of virtual training via electronic Continued Professional Development (e-CPD): analyzing teachers’ creative thinking skills. …”
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Microbe Mail: A microbiology and infectious diseases podcast for clinicians and students by Vindana Chibabhai, Gert J.K. Marais, Vinitha Alex

“…Podcasting has become a common form of informal learning in healthcare education and for continual professional development (CPD). Contribution: In this article, we discuss the development of the Microbe Mail podcast, its informal microbiology and ID education impact in the 2 years since commencement and future directions to improve uptake in Africa and low- and middle-income countries.…”
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Understanding Effective Teaching Beliefs of Instructors and Students: A Qualitative ‎Study at an Ethiopian University by Markos Tezera Taye, Abdulghani Muthanna, Guoyuan Sang, Ahmed Alduais

“…This, however, demands a change in designing the course syllabus and assignments and the continuous professional development of the teaching faculty. …”
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”Jeg har flere gange oplevet, at man oftest selv har svaret, det skal bare lige graves frem” by Lisbeth Lunde Frederiksen, Elisabeth Halse

“…The intention has been for the participants to learn from practice, about practice, in practice in an interaction with theory thereby be able to gain courage in the teaching job and gain competencies to facilitate their own and colleagues’ continual professional development. The study shows that participation in learning circles (LC) has the opportunity to support continual professional development, e.g. by giving the participants skills in facilitating the reflection of others, by reflecting more in-depth themselves and by giving the participants experiences that theory can be used to understand and continuously develop practice. …”
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The Impact of Local Versus Nonlocal Professional Development Programs for Teachers: Evidence From China’s National Teacher Training Project by Xiaojiong Ding, Lei Wang, Lingshuai Kong

“…While local programs are conducive to teachers’ mastery of context-specific knowledge and skills that are directly connected to subject teaching, nonlocal programs are crucial for teachers’ continuous professional development in the long term. The two types of programs are supplementary to each other, and teachers need access to both types of programs.…”
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Impactos e Efeitos de Programas de Cooperação para o Desenvolvimento em Escolas: Um olhar focado sobre o programa de apoio ao sistema educativo da Guiné-Bissau by Rui da Silva, Joana Oliveira

“…The article argues that PASEG can be considered an exogenous effect that dissolved most of the possible endogenous effects, particularly related to the continuous professional development of teachers and teacher’s moral. …”
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Empowering examiners to develop doctoral assessment literacy: a situated learning perspective by Wee Chun Tan

“…The paper further highlights the potential benefits of the training initiatives and discusses implementation challenges aimed at fostering examiners’ continuous professional development, promoting a deeper understanding of assessment literacy, and maintaining the overall quality of doctoral assessment.…”
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Profiling Self-regulated Learning in Online Mathematics Teacher Training: A Case Study of a GeoGebra Course by Marfuah Marfuah

“…Online training has now become an alternative means of delivering continuous professional development courses to improve teacher competencies. …”
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Empowering examiners to develop doctoral assessment literacy: a situated learning perspective by Tan, Wee Chun

“…The paper further highlights the potential benefits of the training initiatives and discusses implementation challenges aimed at fostering examiners’ continuous professional development, promoting a deeper understanding of assessment literacy, and maintaining the overall quality of doctoral assessment.…”

Irish general practitioners' view of perinatal mental health in general practice: a qualitative study by Maria Noonan, Owen Doody, Andrew O’Regan, Julie Jomeen, Rose Galvin

“…GPs desire further continuous professional development opportunities delivered in an online format and through monthly meetings and conference sessions. …”
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Implementation of evidence-based practice in clinical decision-making among midwives working in Central and South Gondar Zone public Hospitals, Ethiopia by Eden Bishaw Taye, Haymanot Alem Muche, Tsion Tadesse Haile, Banchlay Addis, Mihretie Kibret Awoke, Melkie Mekonnen Bekele, Marta Berta Abadi, Zewdu Wasie Taye

“…Level of hospital, attending continuous professional development, internet access in the hospital, participating in conferences for the last 12 months, and participating in seminars for the last 12 months significantly increased the mean overall implementation of evidence-based practice among midwives.…”
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CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MILITARYʼS MOTRICITY AT DIFFERENT AGES by Alin PELMUȘ

“…   The article addresses the motricity of military personnel at different ages, in three periods of life in service, as follows: the period of military high school education; the period of initial training as a military; the period of maturation and continuous professional development. Also, we presented in the article the manner of evolution of the military from a physical point of view, starting immediately after the selection process and continuing with the period of professional development (period marked by maximizing motor performance in the first phase, keeping oneself for as long as possible at this level, and then obviously reducing it as retirement is approaching).   …”
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Digital Skills for Doctors - Explaining European Doctors’ Position by Sara Roda

“…These new skills should be reflected in the future curricula of medical faculties, in particular during specialist medical education, and integrated into continuous professional development (CPD) to keep doctors up-to-date with digital innovations.…”
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THE TEACHING CAREER IN ROMANIA AS PART OF THE INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING IN EUROPE by Gabriela MOTOI, Alexandrina Mihaela POPESCU

“…There is a consensus on the need to develop and implement certain policies meant to increase the attractiveness of the teaching profession, so that education systems benefit from well-trained staff willing to build a career and have availability for continuous professional development. The study proposes an analysis of the European documents regarding the strategies of the European states in the field of the initial training of the teaching staff and an analysis of the current situation of the training of the teaching staff in Romania. …”
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Mentoring system as a tool for corporate modernization in institutions of secondary vocational education by Marina V. Danilova

“…The conclusion is made about the effectiveness of the corporate mentoring system as an effective tool for the continuous professional development of teaching staff.…”
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REFLECTIONS ON A TEACHER-LED CPD MODEL FOR EFL TEACHERS by İlknur Bayram, Özlem Canaran

“…This qualitative case study aims to explore EFL teachers’ reflections of a teacher-led continuous professional development model conducted at the department of foreign languages of a privately funded university. …”
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Empowering pelvic floor rehabilitation: Unveiling technological innovations in the pelvic floor muscle chair; insights and hurdles in the pakistani context by Saleh Shah

“…The inclusion of courses focusing on pelvic floor rehabilitation and modern technological interventions would better equip future professionals. Continuous Professional Development: Continuous professional development programs should be designed to upskill already graduated professionals in the field of pelvic floor rehabilitation technology. …”
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Satisfaction of General Practice Trainees with the Teaching Skills of Trainers: An Exploratory and Regional Study by Inês Coelho, Matilde Padrão Dias, Catarina Leal, Catarina Mestrinho, Ivone Gonçalves

“…However, there was lower satisfaction with trainer’s continuous professional development, trainer’s feedback, and monitoring of educational progress. …”
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Understanding and Addressing the Deficiencies in UK Mathematics Education: Taking an International Perspective by Charlotte S. Skipp, Eleanor J. Dommett

“…We also reflect on key factors that may underpin teacher effectiveness in the UK, including teacher expectations, in part driven by early use of ability sets, a lack of teacher autonomy, and poor continuous professional development. On this basis, we make several recommendations to strengthen UK mathematics education.…”
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