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Continuing
Professional Development
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Events For 2008
Qualified members of professional bodies are increasingly
being required to undertake Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in order
that the high standards they had to achieve to become qualified are maintained
whilst they continue to practice in their chosen profession. The Medical
Profession has recently made CPD compulsory, and this compulsion is likely to
spread to other professions, including farriery. Indeed it is possible that
annual registration may become dependent on satisfactory achievement of the
specified amount of CPD.
CPD benefits everyone:
Horses should be better looked after. Clients – the horse owning public
in particular - will be able to see whether their farrier is keeping himself up
to date, and thus make informed decisions on which farrier they engage to trim
and shoe their horse(s).
Farriers improve not only their technical knowledge and techniques,
including the use of modern materials, but are also updated on related topics
such as modern business practice and software, client relationships, and
remedial shoeing. Financial benefits, such as reduced insurance premiums, are
being investigated. Finally, if complaints are made about farriers they are seen
in a much more serious light if the individual has not kept up with CPD. Equally
it is a strong mitigation if modern practices are studied and followed. Annual
checks of CPD claimed will be carried out. A van sticker will be issued
annually.
Providers of CPD can plan events to meet the demand, thus providing
better targeted CPD by location, better focussed by subject to meet demand. This
means better attended events, which should improve quality. CPD providers need
to have their event accredited by the CPDSG (registrar@wcf.org.uk); CPD points
for each event will be awarded in relation to the depth and breadth of the
subject matter, quality of speakers, etc. The CPDSG will also inform providers
how CPD should be recorded, both on the
Farriers CPD Record Card at the event, and also electronically to the FRC where
CPD will be record
Every farrier will be required to gain
10
points per year averaged over a 3 year period.
The system will start in earnest in 2008. The requirement in 2008 is 5 points,
in 2009, 8 points, and from 2010 onwards 10 points per year. Farriers will be
provided with a Certificate annually showing the CPD completed in the past year,
and the points awarded over the past three years.
TFP is the premier CPD provider.
We
are running a series of useful events that will help you gain your CPD points.
View these Events
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