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PEAT 2 and CPDAll change in 2011…..
Liz Campbell Collette Paterson Director (Education and Training) Deputy Director (Education and
Training)
TODAY:
Professional Education And Training Stage 2 (PEAT 2):
Key principles of PEAT (and PEAT 2) PEAT 2 in practice Preparing the profession for PEAT 2
TCPD and CPD:
TCPD – supporting PEAT 2 PCC/TCPD transition and support TCPD licences Qualifying activities for TCPD and CPD
KEY PRINCIPLES OF PEAT (AND PEAT 2)The PEAT Outcomes are at the root of PEAT 2:
‘ensuring competence, promoting excellence’ – the PEAT 2 Outcomes aim to assure a minimum standard relating to the qualifying solicitor’s professional approach to the delivery of legal services, in a diverse legal profession.
PEAT Outcomes cannot and are not intended to be assessed individually. Through both informal and formal reviews, development needs can be identified both proactively and reactively.
PEAT 2 Outcomes should be considered in the context of the traineeship taking place. Outcomes are not weighted but the context of the traineeship and relevant knowledge is critical.
KEY PRINCIPLES OF PEAT (AND PEAT 2)The entry and exit standards complement the PEAT 2 Outcomes:
Trainers can rely on the standard of the ‘day 1 trainee’, in other words the standard of the Diploma graduate, when devising and running PEAT 2 training programmes.
Trainers know that successful completion of the PEAT 2 Outcomes means the standard of the ‘qualifying solicitor’ has been achieved.
PEAT 2 Outcomes reflect the qualifying stage and no earlier stage of achievement. Using the PEAT 2 Outcomes, development needs can be identified both proactively and reactively, increasingly as the traineeship reaches the final stages.
PEAT 2 IN PRACTICE PEAT 2 Outcomes
Entry and exit standards complement the Outcomes
ARE SUPPORTED BY:
the PEAT 2 Record.
PEAT Quarterly Performance Reviews (PQPRs).
Trainee Continuing Professional Development (TCPD)
various licences – Licence A (PQPR) and Licence B (TCPD Internal) for training organisations, as well as Licence C (TCPD External) for other providers of TCPD.
a suite of guidance - for trainers, for providers, for those in training.
PEAT 2 IN PRACTICE: PEAT 2 RECORD
PEAT 2 record:
is an online tool, through which each trainee will complete a progress diary, plan for and record PQPRs, and log TCPD
the diary replaces existing logbooks, as the focus is no longer on practice areas but rather ‘professionalism’.
supports the focus on ‘professionalism’ and the PEAT 2 Outcomes - trainees are encouraged to record achievements in the context of the PEAT 2 Outcomes, and their increasing legal knowledge and practical application of law.
encourages trainers to informally appraise trainees as trainers will have access to the PEAT 2 record
MEMBER LOGIN
PEAT 2 RECORD
PQPRS
TCPD
PEAT 2 RECORD
(easy recording)
1. PROFESSIONALISM
2. PROFESSIONAL
COMMUNICATION
3. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND
STANDARDS
4. BUSINESS, PRACTICE,
FINANCIAL AND
COMMERCIAL AWARENESS
5. LEGAL KNOWLEDGE
PEAT 2 IN PRACTICE: PQPRs– remove the former numerical grading system (1-9), and also references to ‘competent’,
‘not competent’ and ‘no opportunity to demonstrate’.
– are based on the PEAT 2 Outcomes, encouraging proactive and reactive approach to development.
– focus on identifying and measuring trainees’ development needs, and an action plan to meet those needs (through in-office work, or through TCPD)
– in association with guidance the Society will issue, support trainers or trainees who have concerns about the standard of the ‘qualifying solicitor’ being met by the trainee – EARLY.
– are intended to be simple and consistently applied (in organisations, and across the profession)
PEAT 2 REVIEW FORM: QUARTER YEAR
At this stage of PEAT 2, the trainee is performing: above the standard required to the standard required below the standard required* EVIDENCE OF ACHIEVEMENT, INCLUDING WHERE
PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENT NEEDS HAVE BEEN MET
CURRENT DEVELOPMENT NEEDS, AND HOW THESE WILL BE MET
PROFESSIONALISM
Professionalism
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION Professional relationships and team working Communications with clients Legal research Interviewing Negotiation Writing and drafting Use of technology Advocacy Speaking and Presentation PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND STANDARDS
Regulatory framework and professional standards Duties to the court Duties to the profession The client-solicitor relationship Conflict of interest Confidentiality BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL AND PRACTICE AWARENESS
Business, commercial and financial awareness Practice awareness and work management *if this is selected, it is paramount that the trainee and supervising solicitor mutually agree areas for development, work together on those during the next quarter, and assess improvements at the next PEAT 2 Review. Further guidance on achieving the standard of the ‘qualifying solicitor’ at the end of PEAT 2 can be found in ‘A Guide to PEAT 2’. A service offering one-to-one support to trainers and trainees is also offered by the Society’s Manager (Registrar’s Department) Katie Meanley –katiemeanley@lawscot.org.uk or 0131 476 8162
PEAT 2 IN PRACTICE: LICENCES
Forms of licence are:
– Licence A - PEAT Quarterly Performance Reviews (PQPRS)
– Licence B – Licensed Trainee CPD (TCPD) Provider (Internal)
– Licence C - Licensed Trainee CPD (TCPD) Provider (External)
PREPARING THE PROFESSION FOR PEAT 2– The Society is piloting various elements of PEAT 2:
Allan MacDougall Pagan Osborn Turcan Connell Brodies GLSS
Standard Life McGrigors R&R Urquhart
COPFS RollosDundas & Wilson Sheridans
– DRAFT suite of guidance will be issued to the wider profession for comment.
– E&T roadshows on the detail will take place in late Jan/early Feb 2011.
– The E&T department will be dedicated to support during the roll-out of PEAT 2
TCPD – SUPPORTING PEAT 2
SUPPORTING ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PEAT 2 OUTCOMES
it is widely recognised that regular formal education and training is necessary to supplement and enhance ‘on the job’ learning
TCPD is structured learning undertaken over and above the normal commitments of trainee solicitors to assist the achievement of the PEAT 2 Outcomes and ‘The Standard of the Qualifying Solicitor’
No two trainees will have the same TCPD ‘journey’ TCPD leads into CPD and lifelong learning
TCPD – SUPPORTING PEAT 2
WHAT DOES TCPD COMPRISE?
A minimum of 60 hours over the two years of training A minimum of 40 hours (of the 60) from a licensed provider A mandatory Ethics component (at least 4 hours) taken between
months 9 and 15 A minimum of 30 hours of TCPD normally undertaken by month
15 of training
TCPD – SUPPORTING PEAT 2
PLANNING AND CAPTURE OF TCPD
Key responsibility of a PEAT 2 Training Organisation to assist trainees in identifying TCPD which supports achievement of PEAT 2 Outcomes and to provide opportunities to undertake TCPD
Trainees will use their PEAT 2 Record to record TCPD undertaken Pre-planning of TCPD will be permitted, but there must be flexibility
to allow responsiveness to individual trainees’ development needs as identified in reviews
PCC/TCPD – TRANSITION AND SUPPORT
TRANSITIONAL MEASURES
Transition necessary due to varied start dates for traineeships and for undertaking PCC
Between September 2011 and August 2013, PCC may be ‘deemed’ to be TCPD
But LSS has an interest in providers making a swift transition to offering different models of TCPD
Existing PCC providers “grandfathered” into licensed TCPD provision during the transitional phase
PCC/TCPD – TRANSITION AND SUPPORT
SUPPORTING TRANSITION
Some providers already exploring how transition from PCC to TCPD may be effected
LSS developing a set of principles to be applied to allow providers to reposition PCC offerings
Communications issued to existing PCC providers offering a meeting to discuss transition
TCPD LICENCES
TYPES OF LICENCE
LICENCE B – TCPD PROVIDER (INTERNAL) (offered by PEAT 2 training organisations to own trainees only)
LICENCE C – TCPD PROVIDER (EXTERNAL) (offered by organisations to all trainees)
Open to organisations to apply for these licences with or without the Mandatory Ethics component
Ethics component will be the only formally accredited TCPD course Fee of £250 to be licensed for one year
TCPD LICENCES
THE FOUR STANDARDS OF TCPD
All licensed TCPD must meet four essential criteria:
Support achievement of the PEAT 2 Outcomes Specify learning outcomes or objectives for the course Be pitched at a level appropriate to trainees Be able to be evidenced by trainer, trainee and employer
TCPD LICENCES
NEXT STEPS FOR PROVIDERS
E&T Committee signed off on policy documents 14 December Documents will be issued in draft to providers and profession in
next few days, but will be subject to Equality Impact Assessment by the Society
Comment welcome
QUALIFYING ACTIVITIES FOR TCPD
BRIEFINGS SEMINARS
LECTURES CONFERENCES
COURSES ROLE PLAY CASE STUDIES
SIMULATED TRANSACTIONS
WORKSHOPS ONLINE/DISTANCE
LEARNING
CPD
Any training or learning activity designed to improve an individual’s professional knowledge, understanding and skills
Supports the identification of individual development needs and improves professional practice
Helps to ensure competence over the course of a career
CPD CHANGES
Come into effect on 1 November 2011 Minimum of 20 hours relevant CPD per year Carrying forward and carrying back no longer permitted Requirement to plan, record and justify CPD activity Minimum of 15 hours must be verifiable
CPD CHANGES
Minimum of 15 hours must be verifiable: Have educational aims and objectives relevant to
individual’s development Have clearly anticipated outcomes (eg what do you expect
to learn from attending course) Have quality controls (eg the opportunity to give feedback
or ask questions) Be verifiable – able to be evidenced
QUALIFYING ACTIVITIES FOR CPDATTENDING EXTERNAL COURSES, LECTURES, SEMINARS,
CONFERENCESINTERNAL BRIEFINGS, SEMINARS, LECTURES, COURSES, UPDATESWRITING OR GIVING A PRESENTATIONLECTURING OR TUTORING AT AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONDELIVERING TRAININGONE-TO-ONE COACHING SESSIONS AND/OR MENTORINGE-LEARNINGDISTANCE LEARNINGSTUDYING FOR AN ACADEMIC, LEGAL OR PROFESSIONAL
QUALIFICATION
CONCLUSION
Documents issued before Christmas
Comments welcome
Meetings with training organisations and PCC/CPD providers offered
On the cusp of an exciting development!
QUESTIONS