4-consulting believes in the lifelong learning
and development of all its staff. This will ensure the highest levels of
professionalism in the service which we offer to our customers and the
personal growth and attainment of each member of the team.
4-consulting's directors, staff and associates are committed to the
CPD obligations of their respective professional institutes and comply with
the best practice guidelines set out in these regulations. Further information
on the arrangements of the Institute of Management Consultancy are provided
below.
Our quality process ensures that each completed project is reviewed by the
Project Mentor. This review includes a formal logging of the learning gained
during the project and an analysis, based on self-assessment and feedback from
customers, of individual learning needs.
Above all, 4-consulting believes that each staff member is
responsible for identifying and seeking out innovative and cost-effective
means of satisfying their own learning needs with the full support of the
executive team.
The CPD arrangements laid down by the Institute of Management Consultancy
are the guiding principles. These comprise the CPD Plan and the CPD Log.
The Plan and the Log are used together to ascertain whether real learning
needs are being planned or addressed in practice and whether learning
opportunities are addressing the competencies that are applicable on
consultancy assignments.
CPD Plan
At the beginning of each year a CPD Plan, in which learning and development
needs have been identified and ways of meeting these needs have been
considered, is worked out. The CPD Plan shows evidence of a considered
approach to individual developmental needs and how any gaps might be addressed
- perhaps through discussion with colleagues.
The CPD Plan is intended to be a guideline and does not need to be followed
slavishly. New learning needs might emerge during the year according to the
type of assignment being undertaken and changes in the business environment in
general. The CPD Plan is intended to be a useful working document.
CPD Log
There are several aspects to keeping the CPD Log. As already explained, the
key to the Log is whether learning opportunities are addressing the
competencies that are applicable on consultancy assignments in line with the
Plan.
The Log combines a running CV of consultancy assignments with other
learning opportunities such as courses, conferences, preparation for
presentations, reading etc. Learning within an assignment is identified and
reflected upon in exactly the same way that it would be considered within a
course or a conference. Wherever possible, learning will be identified within
an assignment which can or has been directly applied in further
assignments.
The Competencies
The Institute assesses for the CMC qualification against four competency
quadrants (listed below). To ensure that the CMC qualification is not just a
'snapshot' at a particular time the Institute believes that any CPD
arrangements should continue to measure against the same competencies.
These competency quadrants are:
