Stedfast | CPD Management

01 Recording CPD

CPD can be recorded by individual staff or by line managers.
Each CPD record has information about the activity, what professional standards it helps develop, the costs, venue and number of CPD hours. The CPD record is also aligned to organisational development areas.
Staff are also required to identify how the CPD activity will support their professional development.

02 CPD Approvals

All CPD requests need to be approved by either a line manager, the HR coordinator or the Stedfast system administrator.
Reports are available to track the number of CPD hours that each member of staff has completed annually.

Who can use the CPD module?

The CPD module can be used by any organisation. All organisations should have a CPD plan in place for all staff. For education and training organisations this is typically a minimum of 30 hours per year.

How does the approval process work?

Staff members can request CPD activities and the request is then sent to their line manager who can accept or reject it. CPD activities can also be added directly by the line manager or the HR coordinator.

What is CPD alignment?

CPD activities can be aligned with organisation development areas and staff performance objectives. This ensures that there is purpose to the CPD activity.
Organisational development areas are identified as being the key areas for focus for development. CPD activities can be aligned with them.

How do we monitor CPD?

There are a number of different reports available to the system administrator and HR coordinator to allow them to track CPD for all staff.

Do I need this for OfSTED?

Absolutely. You will need to demonstrate to OfSTED that staff have development plans in place which support their development and the overall delivery of high quality teaching and learning. More information can be found in the Education Inspection Framework.

Can we see it before we sign up for a trial account?

We can offer online a free online demo of Stedfast. They usually take around 30 minutes to run through the key features. We will also support you in getting started and we also provide ongoing, free support to the system administrator.
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