Are you ready to stretch your mind and flex those brain cells, and tackle the challenges ahead after the festive season?
Is this the year to focus on your CLD career development? Need a challenge to expand your skills and networks?
We can help!
The Professional Induction Programme has gone from strength to strength, and we are inundated with participants for the Spring programme, and we know this will increase for the Autumn 2025 programme, so we are looking for more Course Mentors.
The Professional Induction Programme (PIP) was developed by CLD Standards Council members to help those joining take advantage of all the benefits available as part of CLD Standards Council membership. Taking part helps members to
- Increase their awareness and understanding of
- the purpose, functions and professional standards of the CLDSC and the requirements;
- the benefits of membership, with particular reference to professional learning and development
- being a member of the CLDSC;
- the process of professional learning and development to professional practice, recognition and progression;
- the benefits that peer support and mentoring bring to professional learning and development.
- Produce a Professional Learning & Development (PL&D) Plan setting professional learning goals within the context of your practice and critically reflect on its development.
The programme is split into three units:
- The CLD Standards Council Scotland – its Vision, Values, Code of Ethics and functions;
- Registration, Learning and Review;
- Goal Setting and Plan Development.
Each unit takes approximately 5 hours, with participants having 3 months to complete the programme.
The programme is delivered through i-develop and each participant is allocated a course mentor.
About being a Course Mentor
Role
The main role of Course Mentors in the Professional Induction Programme is as follows:
- To be part of a supportive learning community;
- To give feedback on the professional learning plan submitted by participants;
- To assist participants to progress in their journey as reflective practitioners.
Benefits for you
In carrying out this role, you have a unique opportunity to further your own professional development, which you can use as evidence of your own professional learning for registration purposes. You also enable participants to complete the course requirements.
Commitment
You will be asked to support up to 6 PIP participants per programme. On average, you would commit around 1-2 hours per week over the course of the programme delivery.
Support for you
New mentors go through an induction process. To maintain professional standards, mentors are supported during the programme through regular mentor meetings and networking. All mentors are encouraged to raise any questions or issues of concern between mentor meetings.
If you are interested in taking part, complete this PIP Course Mentor registration form.
Tick off those new year resolutions and join us as a PIP Course Mentor!