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Plan and Portfolios
Now available for download is our new example
"Learning Plan and Portfolio" developed by Dr Larry
Osborne. Dr Larry Osborne is the CPD, Program Advisory Group - Program Manager.
View the example below or scroll down to read more about Learning Plans.
View Larry Osborne's Example:
Example Learning Plan and Portfolio I'm
ready to complete my own Learning Plan and Portfolio!
Learning Plan and Portfolio
What is
a Learning Plan & Portfolio?
A learning plan is a means by which GP's
decide upon and document their learning needs in respect to their professional
work in general practice. It may include, but is not confined to clinical
skills, practice management, research skills and or/ teaching skills. In a
Learning Plan, GPs document:
 | What they need to learn |
| Why they need to learn it |
| How they are going to learn it |
| Evidence that they have achieved their goal, and |
| the time frame |
What are the
benefits of a Learning Plan?
The use of a Learning Plan is based on Adult Learning
Principles. A Learning Plan aims to:
| Place you at the centre of the learning process, and
uses your current practice as the basis of learning. |
| Assist you to make informed choices about your
education needs |
| Assist you to integrate theory and practice into
your work |
| Enhance your motivation to learn and to ask
appropriate questions of yourself and others |
| Encourage you to regularly review your Learning
Needs |
| Encourage you to share your learning experience with
peers |
All you need to do is complete and forward a copy of
Form 1 (learning plan) to your state QA&CPD unit. You may also choose to
submit the completed tools 1-4 with your learning plan, if you wish your state
RACGP Professional Development Officer (PDO) to assist you with your plan.
On completion of your learning plan, please complete
and forward a copy of Form 2 (final evaluation) to your state QA&CPD
unit. 30 Category 1 CPD points will be allocated on receipt of
your form.
The Contact details for a RACGP are: -
VICTORIA
PDO: Ms Mary-Anne D'Aquila
Administrator: Ms Rosetta Midiri Ground
Floor, 1 Palmerston Crescent
SOUTH
MELBOURNE VIC 3205 Phone:
(03) 8699 0483
Fax: (03) 8699 0560
E-mail: vic.qacpd@racgp.org.au
There needs to be at least 12 months
between submitting form 1 and form 2 (to have the time for you to do the
activities you require). So the deadline for submitting form 1 will be December
2006, in
order to leave at least 12 months to complete the plan. The plan can be
longer than 12 months providing it fits in to this triennium (Jan. 2005 - Dec.
2007)
Triennium
Requirements
GPs are required to undertake at least 2
different activities from Category 1 during the 2005-2007 triennium, so
completing the Learning Plan is an excellent method of obtaining 30 Category 1
points!
View Larry Osborne's Example:
Example Learning Plan and Portfolio I'm
ready to complete my own Learning Plan and Portfolio!
Learning Plan and Portfolio
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