Recap and Forms - Which ones and where??

It seems I should have started this blog just as soon as I started the chartership, the day I registered, or any time sooner than now would have been great! Before starting this blog, everything seemed to be a blur, which is probably the reason I did no progress!

Me being late at this, means that I have some catching up to do, in terms of writing!

This is what has happened in the chartership process so far:

1. Mentor
I seem to be luckier than most, as I already have an excellent mentor who even works in the same company and the same department as me. Thank God I did not have to try out any mentors from the CILIP list! That is one task less!

2. Forms

Let's see......... So far ...... these documents have been sent to CILIP:

• Chartership Registration Form along with copies of my LIS qualifications from Denmark.
  
• PPDP (Although I have a feeling I will need to alter this)
  
• I am not sure, but it is possible that a CV has been sent too!
  

That means my mentor and I need to complete the mentor form and get that sent off ASAP. I believe this calls for a mentor meeting!

3. Log book

I have been advised to keep track of all my projects, including a record of meetings with my mentor. I have some notes here and there of workshops I've attended and a couple of emails which demanded in dept search and a couple where I got some nice feedback from customers. But I have no notes from the first mentor meeting, and not much recollection of what was said either I am afraid :s

This is what I recall happening:
My mentor and I looked at the PPDP (it always reminds me of Flanders saying "Pdidilidoo") and brainstorming what could go in which box. My mentor was kind to make a list of the possible developments I could do here at the library. My job was then to put fill in the boxes of the PPDP, and to send it to CILIP (The sending off part did not happen until December!!!). So technically my first mentor meeting was on Wednesday 5th September 2007.


Action Plan

Mentor meeting:

• Go through the draft of the mentoring agreement and send it off.
• Look at the PPDP - it looks a bit boring to me!?
• Inform mentor of my blog and other (if other) progression

General to do list:

• Request an example of a portfolio from the Qualifications and Professional Development (QPD) office at CILIP.
• Make of lists of workshops etc I have attended (e.g. I attended a CPD workshop at CILIP in London (14November 2007))
• Look at Criteria of Assessment in the handbook and get an idea of which direction I want to progress in.
• Keep track of evidence - make a folder!
• Update this blog and use it as a journal for thoughts, ideas, communication, so I don’t waste another 6 months because of blurriness.
• Network, find chartership lists, where are all the chartership people I need to talk to??!!?

Okay, there are a couple of more things before I can get the ball rolling - but if I follow this plan, I should be on my way - properly this time!