Continuing Professional Development (CPD) can be something of a blessing and a curse. It is vitally important to keep abreast of developments in your areas of practise, and to extend your skills, but sometimes the thought of taking a day out of the office, travelling to some far-flung hotel or conference centre, to sit through several hours of lectures and seminars does not appeal. Not to mention the question of who will hold the fort whilst you are out of the office, and the billable hours that you are missing. Seminars and conferences are interesting and useful ways to improve your skills and knowledge, but they are not the only option.
For the busy practitioner, flexibility is the key to solving your CPD dilemmas. There are different ways to satisfy your professional body’s CPD requirements, whilst learning new skills, updating your knowledge and refreshing your practise. Distance learning online is a great way to undertake your CPD training, and offers a modern, flexible approach.
Online CPD training by accredited providers comes in many forms. There are interactive webinars which you can watch from a computer at a set time, and then have the opportunity to ask questions of the speakers, all from the comfort of your office. Meanwhile podcasts allow you to listen to speakers in your own time, as you travel to work, go for a run or just in the comfort of an armchair. Last, but by no means least, are accredited online courses such as those run by www.legaltraining.co.uk which offer readable course material which you can access when it suits you, print out if you prefer, or read on your laptop, tablet or PC whenever or wherever you want. Once you have purchased the courses you are not tied to a particular time slot to access the material, you can dip in and out of the material, to fit around your busy schedule, and then you simply complete the straightforward multiple choice assessment online at the end; successful completion leads to a printable completion certificate available instantly online. There are no office hours, no time limits, you can buy the courses in the middle of the night if that is what you want.
Whether you are a planner who assesses your CPD needs early in the CPD year, or someone who leaves it all until the last minute, online accredited CPD fills a gap, particularly for the time-poor, budget-conscious legal professional.
Solicitors have to complete 16 hours of CPD each year, 4 of which need to be face-to-face training, the remaining 12 can be via distance-learning; their CPD year ends on the 31stOctober. Barristers have to complete 12 hours of CPD each year, all of which can be completed online; their CPD year ends on 31st December. Similarly CILEx lawyers have to complete their CPD by the 31st December each year, Fellows and Associte Prosecutors must complete 16 hours, Graduate Members 12 hours and Associate Members 8 hours (for each of these categories, at least half must be in the person’s chosen specialist area).
LegalTraining was set up in 2004 by barrister Amanda Millmore, to offer flexible, affordable online CPD. Offering interesting, practical CPD courses, all accredited by both the Solicitors’Regulation Authority (reference DKR/AMLT) and the Bar Standards Board, and suitable for CILEx CPD, www.legaltraining.co.uk has helped thousands of legal professionals to swiftly and easily complete their CPD requirements when it suits them.
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For the busy practitioner, flexibility is the key to solving your CPD dilemmas. There are different ways to satisfy your professional body’s CPD requirements, whilst learning new skills, updating your knowledge and refreshing your practise. Distance learning online is a great way to undertake your CPD training, and offers a modern, flexible approach.
Online CPD training by accredited providers comes in many forms. There are interactive webinars which you can watch from a computer at a set time, and then have the opportunity to ask questions of the speakers, all from the comfort of your office. Meanwhile podcasts allow you to listen to speakers in your own time, as you travel to work, go for a run or just in the comfort of an armchair. Last, but by no means least, are accredited online courses such as those run by www.legaltraining.co.uk which offer readable course material which you can access when it suits you, print out if you prefer, or read on your laptop, tablet or PC whenever or wherever you want. Once you have purchased the courses you are not tied to a particular time slot to access the material, you can dip in and out of the material, to fit around your busy schedule, and then you simply complete the straightforward multiple choice assessment online at the end; successful completion leads to a printable completion certificate available instantly online. There are no office hours, no time limits, you can buy the courses in the middle of the night if that is what you want.
Whether you are a planner who assesses your CPD needs early in the CPD year, or someone who leaves it all until the last minute, online accredited CPD fills a gap, particularly for the time-poor, budget-conscious legal professional.
Solicitors have to complete 16 hours of CPD each year, 4 of which need to be face-to-face training, the remaining 12 can be via distance-learning; their CPD year ends on the 31stOctober. Barristers have to complete 12 hours of CPD each year, all of which can be completed online; their CPD year ends on 31st December. Similarly CILEx lawyers have to complete their CPD by the 31st December each year, Fellows and Associte Prosecutors must complete 16 hours, Graduate Members 12 hours and Associate Members 8 hours (for each of these categories, at least half must be in the person’s chosen specialist area).
LegalTraining was set up in 2004 by barrister Amanda Millmore, to offer flexible, affordable online CPD. Offering interesting, practical CPD courses, all accredited by both the Solicitors’Regulation Authority (reference DKR/AMLT) and the Bar Standards Board, and suitable for CILEx CPD, www.legaltraining.co.uk has helped thousands of legal professionals to swiftly and easily complete their CPD requirements when it suits them.
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