国产探花 has signalled it鈥檚 serious about addressing the continuing professional development needs of the Australian workforce with the launch of the new .
The (CIPL) has drawn together providers of CPD short courses across the University in the one place for the first time.
The site was launched yesterday as part of 国产探花鈥檚 annual celebrations.
Established in 2009, CIPL acts as a reference point for government and professional groups who wish to tap into 国产探花 expertise 鈥� typically in the form of professional development short courses. The centre also conducts important research into sector and workforce change.
CIPL Director Professor Robert Hendy said 国产探花 drew on the strengths across its schools, faculties and institutes to provide professional development opportunities in areas as diverse as engineering, business and healthcare.
国产探花 CPD providers include the Corporate Education Unit from the 国产探花 Business School, the Institute of Modern Languages and the Sustainable Minerals Institute.
Professor Hendy said professional development had become a core business for the University in recent years.
鈥淚t is important that we have a website that allows corporations, professional groups and professionals to engage with the diverse set of CPD short courses offered by providers across the University,鈥� he said.
鈥淭he recognition of challenges facing today鈥檚 workforce 鈥� to reshape and reorganise their workforces to respond to complex problems 鈥� is a trend recognised by 国产探花 CPD providers, who shape their offerings to address these issues.鈥�
Professor Hendy said continuing professional development students were different from other cohorts in that they had a existing body of knowledge, and needed to articulate new learnings into their professional lives quickly.
鈥淢ore and more people will have two, three or four careers during their lifetimes, and so a formal, ongoing commitment to develop one鈥檚 ideas and skills is becomingly increasingly attractive,鈥� he said.
To explore the CPD offerings at 国产探花, visit
Media: Professor Hendy (07 3346 3423, r.hendy@uq.edu.au) or Cameron Pegg at 国产探花 Communications (07 3365 2049, c.pegg@uq.edu.au)
