Professionalism and Outcomes

Graduates/Legal Accounts Members, Fellows*/Legal Accounts Executives, CILEx Practitioners*, Associate Prosecutors

What is Professionalism?

Professionalism is learning something new, or refreshing or developing your knowledge or skills in one of the following areas:

Professional ethics, including the Code of Conduct
Knowledge of the primary business in which your clients work (business awareness)
The issues which may affect your clients (social awareness)
Client communication skills
Dealing with challenging clients
Equality and diversity issues
Time management skills

What is the difference between Outcomes and Hours-based CPD?

All of your CPD activities should be Outcomes-based. This means that, rather than specifying how many hours you completed on this activity, you need to decide what you want to learn from the activity. This will be your learning outcome.

For example:

Improve my knowledge of the primary business in which my clients work
Develop my client communication skills
Refresh my knowledge and understanding of equality and diversity issues

How do I carry out an Outcomes-based CPD activity?

You should complete the following four steps when carrying out your CPD.

Use the Planned CPD Evaluation Form to evaluate your planned CPD. Use the Unplanned CPD Evaluation Form to evaluate your unplanned CPD.

Reflect

>Identify your areas for development (Tip: use your workplace appraisal)

>Make sure you include at least one professionalism area

Plan

>Plan CPD activities which you think will meet your learning needs

>At least 5 planned activities should be completed by the end of the CPD year

>Record your plan and the learning outcome (what you want to learn from the activity)

>Tip: Try to plan at least 3 activities at the start of the year

Act

Complete the activity no later than 30 September

Evaluate

>Use the Evaluation of Planned Activity and the Evaluation of Unplanned Activity forms to evaluate your CPD activities

>Keep records of completing and evaluating your CPD activities for 2 years

>Record your CPD using MyCILEx by 30 September

I’m a CLE Advocate—are there any additional requirements?

Two of your CPD Outcomes must be focused on advocacy skills.

I’m an Associate Prosecutor—are there any additional requirements?

Half of your CPD Outcomes must be focused on criminal litigation and/or advocacy skills.

How do I record my CPD?

Log onto ‘MyCILEx‘ through the CILEx website
Use the online logbooks to record the details of the CPD training you have undertaken
Once you are happy that you have submitted at least 9 CPD Outcomes, including one Professionalism Outcome and 5 planned activities, please click the Submit 20–CPD Log button at the bottom right of your logbook
(a) Submit your logbooks using MyCILEx by 30 September each year
(b) Keep your records for 2 years after the CPD year-end as they may be requested for sampling