CPD25 Staff Development Travel Award 2008

The CPD25 Staff Development Travel Award is aimed at staff with staff development and training responsibilities in M25 Consortium member libraries. The award will provide support for attendance at the IFLA 2008 74th General Conference

Libraries without Borders: Navigating towards global understanding

10 - 14th August 2008, Quebec, Canada

Further details can be found here:

 http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla74/index.htm

The award aims to support staff development officers in their roles, to improve practice and provide extensive opportunities to benchmark their practice in an international context.  The award winner will receive an expenses paid support to attend the Conference including:

• Return travel cost (and transfers)
• Accommodation
• Conference fee
• Subsistence allowance

Who can apply?

• Applicants will only be considered from staff within M25 member institution library and information services. A list of M25 Consortium members can be found at www.m25lib.ac.uk/contact_us/6.html
• Applicants should be designated staff development officers or have some responsibility for staff development as part of their portfolio of responsibilities. The Director or Head of the library and Information service must countersign all applications.
  
• Applications are welcome from CPD25 Task group members 
  
• CPD25 Steering Group members are NOT entitled to apply

Selection Process

A panel consisting of members of the CPD25 Steering Group and members of the M25 Consortium will judge the applications.  A decision will be made in April 2008. 

Application procedure
Completion of the attached application form, countersigned by your head of service, and a supporting statement (max 500 words). The supporting statement should demonstrate what the applicant hopes to achieve from attending the IFLA conference.  The award winner may be asked to give a brief presentation at the CPD25 Staff Development Officers Meeting in March / April 2009.        

Closing date for applications

Monday 31st March 2008

Informal enquiries to
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Applications should be sent to
Suzy Ball

CPD25 Administrator

University of Westminster

Marylebone Campus Library

35 Marylebone Road

London NW1 5LS

Application Form   

The cpd25 Work Exchange Scheme for CILIP Chartership Candidates – a new staff development initiative from cpd25!

• Gain new insights and wider professional experience.
• Experience the working environment in a different type of library.
• Reflect on what they have learnt and experienced.

CPD25 has launched a repository of Staff Development Policies and Terms of References for Staff Development committees: http://www.cpd25.ac.uk/document-manager/2

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