CONTINUING

PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
A TASK IN THE “PRINCIPLES OF MEDICAL
LABORATORY SCIENCE
-PRESENTATION BY: JERICHO MORALES
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(CPD)

▪ CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development

and is the term used to describe the learning activities
professionals engage in to develop and enhance their
abilities. CPD is a holistic approach towards the
enhancement of personal skills and proficiency
throughout a professional’s career.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION OUR INTERVIEWEE

▪Edrick R. Pascual, 24 years old. He began his teaching career at

Arayat Holy Child Educational Foundation, Inc. 5 years ago,

supervising SHS students in grades 11 and 12, teaching them science

specialized subjects such as physics, chemistry, and research. He began

taking CPD after receiving my teaching license in 2018.

INQUIRIES REGARDING
CPD
What can we learn from CPD activities and How did it
improve your performance as a professional?

▪ According to Sir Edrick Pascual, the main benefits of taking part in

any CPD program are obvious from the acronym, which stands for
continuing professional development. We are all aware that as
professionals, we must continually prepare and update ourselves
on the different trends and developments in our professions.
Because these trends are evolving rapidly, it is essential that we
participate in various CPD programs. In fact, CPD improves my
professional performance by allowing me to use the various ideas,
principles, and techniques that I've learned, and the best part is
that these concepts are research-based and crafted by various
experts in our field. As a result, you can rest assured that they are
really effective.
What types of learning are being involved in an CPD activity? is it
through Active learning (Structured CPD)? Passive
learning(Reflective CPD)? or through Self-Directed
learning(Informal CPD)?

▪ The type of learning depends on the CPD

activity that we have participated in, but for
me, it is usually active learning (structured
CPD) because I have always attended the
yearly In-Service Training (INSET) that is
being offered by the Private Education
Assistance Committee (PEAC).
How long do you have to do CPD?

▪ Since the In-Service Training (INSET) that the

Private Education Assistance Committee
(PEAC) offers is the seminar that I typically
attend, it lasts for 3 days. The seminar is
divided into discussion and lecture on the
first day, workshop or application on the
second day, and presentation and inquiry on
the third day. The seminar lasts quite a while
because you will get 15 CPD credit units after
completing the stated program.
What methods or approach of learning do you use? Is it
through the use of webinars, Training courses, Seminars,
etc.?

▪ Depending on the circumstances, my first INSET

was a face-to-face seminar and workshop held
at Holy Angel University in Angeles City,
Pampanga, before the pandemic in 2019. A lot
of private teachers from Pampanga as well as
other provinces in central Luzon attended that
seminar and workshop. However, from 2020 to
2022, we conducted the seminar and workshop
online (zoom meeting).
A CPD has its benefits, but in what way did it
negatively-affect you?

▪ On my part, CPD helps me to refresh and keep updated

with trends in my profession, but it also has a negative
effect. First, it involves money, time, and effort, because
attending a seminar and workshop accredited by
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) requires a
considerable investment of money, time, and effort,
which can have a significant impact on your work/job as
a teacher, and as we all know, clerical work is a burden
to us, which is why attending a three-day or longer
seminar can have a significant impact on your work.
“A hero is someone who has
given his or her life to
something bigger than oneself.”
– Joseph Campbell