A pedagogic study to measure the effectiveness of an impact indicators framework for CPD learning on practitioner development in the workplace

In 2016 the ECPD received an internal Higher Education Innovation Fund grant (HEIF) to undertake a collaborative pedagogic study with colleagues in the Centre for Work based Learning and Continuing Development (CWBLCD). The aim of the study was to pilot the CPD Impact Framework and evaluate its impact on practitioners undertaking Level 6 and 7 workplace learning modules in the Faculty.

The project objectives were to:
1. Explore the application of the individual and team impact indicators within a negotiated workplace learning module in relation to learning processes, assessment strategies and learning outcomes.
2. Understand how useful the impact indicators are as a measure of learning development and improvement for level 6 and 7 learners.
3. Identify the benefits and challenges of implementing the framework for academic facilitators of learning.
4. Identify the potential ways in which the framework might benefit the Faculty in marketing CPD programmes in relation to demonstrating impact on improving practice for the future.
5. Make recommendations for how the framework might be further embedded within the wider CPD curriculum.