lecture presented by Audrey G. Anday at PAARL Forum on "To CPE or not to CPE" held at De La Salle University - Dasmarinas on 19 February 2010

1. EXPECTATIONS AND
PERCEPTIONS OF
LIBRARIANS TOWARDS
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION (CPE)
Audrey G. Anday

2. Outline
 Expectations
 Perceptions through the CPE Survey Results
 Points to Ponder

3. Imagine this scenario
The interview of your life.
Things are going very well
You have built a genuine rapport with the
interviewers, everyone is smiling
Then come the closing questions: “How
do you
continue your education? “What have you
learned lately that has helped you in your
job”

4. What is expected?
21st century libraries
change has become a constant
new technologies
development of new products and
services.

5. knowledge and skills that workers had
acquired through education and on-the-job
experience may no longer be relevant.
adopt new roles, innovate new services and
master new technologies by actively
pursuing professional development and
workplace learning opportunities

6. Keywords
 Continuing education
 Telecourses
 Online classes
 Distance education
 Lifelong learning
 Professional development

7. “Must we all become professional
students?”
or
“Are we “perpetual students” until
we learn to make money by going
to school?”

8. CPE SURVEY FOR
LIBRARIANS
Special thanks to the PLAI-STRLC Board, Mam Fe Angela
Verzosa and to all who participated in this survey

9. Question
1.) What is your personal view about
the implementation of the CPE
program for license librarians? Are
you in favor of its implementation?

10. Are you in favor of its
implementation?
33 %
67% Yes
No

11. Reasons they are in favor of CPE
implementation
 To really feel the involvement with the profession’s
thrust and recognition in the field of librarianship
 To strengthen and enhance knowledge on
librarianship through updates on the new trends to
improve frontline services
 It can be very useful for professional growth
 For it will improve the competence of the
professionals
 Because most of us would do things with motivation

12. Reasons they are not in favor of CPE
implementation
 As a professional, we should voluntarily update
ourselves
 As a professional we are expected to update
ourselves on the current trends in our field and there
is no need to earn points/credits for the renewal of
the professional license. Training is part and parcel of
the professional development
 CHED as well as the respective institution are closely
monitoring the professional development of staff

13. Question
2. Does CPE courses/programs
generally provides you:
a. Useful networking opportunities
with peers
b. Valuable contact with experts in
the field

14. 2.80%
7.48%
Contact with experts
13.08%
27.10%
49.53%
1.85%
8.33%
Useful networking 14.81%
31.48%
43.52%
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45 0.5
Strongly disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly agree

15. Question
3. What is the main reason for your participation
to any LIS CPE program/course
a. For compliance to PRC-CPE requirement for
license renewal
b. For updating one’s knowledge on the new
trends and development in the field
c. Increased employability, financial benefit
and status i.e. bonus, promotion & rewards

16. 7.29%
5.21%
Increase employability 30.21%
44.79%
12.50%
0.00%
0.00%
Updating 4.12%
24.74%
70.10%
10.23%
11.36%
Compliance 42.05%
18.18%
13.64%
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8
Least Important Not so Important Somewhat Important Important Extremely important

17. Question
4. When licensed librarians are required to
take CPE courses/programs it
a. Helps improve the image of the
profession
b. Helps protect the public from
incompetent professionals
c. Makes it more likely that librarians are
competent

18. 2.88%
5.77%
Makes librarians competent 15.38%
32.69%
43.27%
4.85%
1.94%
Protect public 14.56%
42.72%
35.92%
4.85%
1.94%
Improve image 23.30%
29.13%
40.78%
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45
Strongly disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly agree

19. Question
5. Other relevant factors/reasons:
a. Indirect cost (travel, food etc) of
participating in CPE courses/program
tends to be excessive
b. Demands of job leave little time for CPE
courses/program
c. CPE courses/program are less useful to me
as I gain experience

20. 19.63%
30.84%
Less useful as I gain experience 26.17%
14.95%
8.41%
8.49%
13.21%
Demands of job 30.19%
29.25%
18.87%
3.67%
11.93%
Indirect costs
20.18%
33.03%
31.19%
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35
Strongly disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly agree

21. Question
5. Other relevant factors/reasons:
d. CPE courses/program involving long
distance travel is a significant burden to
me and/or my family
e. If CPE was not required, I would still take
fewer CPE courses/program
f. I can learn what I need through on-the-job
or in-house instruction

22. 7.62%
18.10%
36.19%
OJT or in-house training
24.76%
13.33%
2.78%
8.33%
If CPE is not required
25.93%
25.93%
37.04%
14.15%
16.04%
Long-distance travel is a burden 26.42%
18.87%
24.53%
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4
Strongly disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly agree

23. Question
5. Other relevant factors/reasons:
g. I can learn what I need through
professional readings
h. I do not like lectures and formal schooling
i. It is often difficult to determine in advance
if a course is right for me or would benefit
me professionally

24. 11.21%
25.23%
Difficulty to know in advance 33.64%
15.89%
14.02%
41.35%
25.96%
Dislike lectures & formal schooling 19.23%
8.65%
4.81%
5.61%
8.41%
Professional readings
38.32%
24.30%
23.36%
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45
Strongly disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly agree

25. 11.21%
25.23%
Difficulty to know in advance 33.64%
15.89%
14.02%
41.35%
25.96%
Dislike lectures & formal schooling 19.23%
8.65%
4.81%
5.61%
8.41%
Professional readings 38.32%
24.30%
23.36%
7.62%
18.10%
OJT or in-house training 36.19%
24.76%
13.33%
2.78%
8.33%
If CPE is not required 25.93%
25.93%
37.04%
14.15%
16.04%
Long-distance travel is a burden 26.42%
18.87%
24.53%
19.63%
30.84%
Less useful as I gain experience 26.17%
14.95%
8.41%
8.49%
13.21%
Demands of job 30.19%
29.25%
18.87%
3.67%
11.93%
Indirect costs 20.18%
33.03%
31.19%
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45
Strongly disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly agree

26. Ways of Updating
100%
90% 95%
86% 90%
80%
70%
72% 72% 75%
68%
60%
55%
50% 55%
46% 51%
40%
47%
30%
27% 35% 43%
20%
10%
0%
Orientation Conferences w/ Library Support External study
In-house short courses External short courses Seminars/Workshops
In-service Training Job exchanges Staff exchanges
Attendance in CPE programs Visits to other Libraries Support for Research Work
Reports for Research Work Support for Publication Resource person

27. Profile of respondents
Technical Services
No response, 19% Librarian, 11% Director/Head/In-
charge/University
Librarian, 16%
College Librarian, High School
16% Librarian, 4%
Elementary School
Librarian, 1% Graduate School
Librarian, 2%
Librarian, 31%

28. Location
No response,
17%
VisMin, 11%
Luzon, 72%

29. Type of Library
Special
School 11%
12%
Public Academic/
9% Research
68%

30. Gong back to the earlier scenario
with the closing questions: “How do you continue your
education? “What have you learned lately that has
helped you in your job”
Points to Ponder
 Plan for change because change will happen.
 Not all change is for the better but all good
changes should be planned

31. What Else can we do?
 Take advantage of continuing education provided
by professional associations
 If you missed a Conference, try to locate
Conference presentations posted on the Internet
 Find a mentor
 If you think you don’t need a mentor, offer to be a
mentor to a fellow professional
 If you are eager to learn something new, commit to
write an article on any of your interest and
research everything about it

32. What Else can we do?
 If you think you know everything on a particular
subject/s offer to teach it to others. Share your
expertise.
 Continuously search for grants/supports to attend
Continuing education programs through your Human
Resources Department or contact any Professional
Associations that offer such.
(Ebbinghouse, 2002)

33. Final words
develop meaningful and satisfying learning
desired level of professional proficiency
high levels of competence, adeptness, and confident
control, based on expertise, skill, and knowledge
capability and potential power to perform well in a
specific situation
meet the demands or requirements of a situation or
work demand in the local or global markets.
(Edralin,1999)