Agreed principles
LifeTrain’s signatories have developed and agreed to four sets of principles, one for each stakeholder group.
Professional/scientific bodies will:
- Encourage members to establish and develop professional competencies by the provision of a framework for lifelong learning and professional recognition
- Support their membership in the development and maintenance of a competency portfolio
- Recognise the importance of relevant trans-disciplinary and generic competences
- Recognise core competences from other IMI LifeTrain partner professional/scientific bodies
- Work towards the implementation of the IMI Education and Training quality standard
- Recognise continuing education courses that fulfil the appropriate IMI Education and Training standard as part of an individual’s CPD
- Recognise the added value of periodic auditing of CPD records
Employers will:
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Provide input to the development of CPD competency and learning requirements, to ensure employer needs are addressed
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Recognise the roles and requirements of professional/scientific bodies
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Recognise the value of competency portfolios in career development
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Include CPD in individual recruitment and development plans
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Recognise the value of CPD courses which meet the IMI Education and Training quality standard and recommend them for training
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Advise future employees about the importance of maintaining professional competence and include CPD requirements in job adverts
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Recognise the importance of temporary work placements for enhancing learning, networking and mobility
Course providers will:
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Develop and deliver professional training courses in collaboration with industry and other employers
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Recognise the IMI Education Training quality standard and, when applicable, meet these standards
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Address and meet the needs of adult learners. Provide flexible, modular/short courses with provision of varied learning methodologies
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Work with LifeTrain to raise awareness of on-course® and, where feasible, enter and update data
Individual professionals will:
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Develop and maintain an optimal level of professional competence in their respective and related function(s) in order to contribute to speeding up the development of better medicines for patients
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Take responsibility for their continuing professional development
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Work closely with employers and professional/scientific bodies to maintain professional competence
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Take advantage of the “Plan-Do-Review Cycle” new competencies
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Develop and maintain a competency portfolio and share relevant information with professional/scientific bodies and employers