Level 5 (20 credits) Work-based Learning for Personal and Professional Development - Single module

  • Part-time study available
  • NHS Funding and bursaries available
  • Duration :

    Part-time one semester intake September

3 good reasons to study Work-based Learning for Personal and Professional Development at Salford:

  • Develop a work-based learning project that demonstrates personal and professional development
  • Delivered by staff who are subject experts in their field
  • Explore the extent to which your practice is research/evidence based

This course can be studied as a single module for continuing professional development or as part of the BSc (Hons) Enhancing Professional Health Care Practice.

This module aims to help you explore evidence-based practice through a work-based project.

This module explores:

  • Module orientation: introduction to work-based learning, action learning sets, available resources and managing a project. Self development: motivation, structured reflection, interpersonal skills, managing self and change.
  • Strategies for development: self-assessment, peer observation, individual personal review, personal development goal and action planning, action learning sets, personal development review; tutor/clinical facilitator/action learning set feedback, evaluation tools.
  • Local health issues: current local and national policy initiatives.
  • Wider health care setting: implications of policy, EU directives, professional agenda, and evidence-based practice.

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