PeopleCert

The Value of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

CPD promotes lifelong learning by inspiring individuals to continually seek opportunities for professional growth, skills enhancement, and remaining up-to-date with profession or industry advancements.

CPD for Individuals

CPD helps individuals maintain high professional standards, remian invested in their work, increase efficiency, and showcase theirskills and knowledge to prospective employers. It enables professionals in any field to create a career progression plan for new opportunities, growth, or increased earnings.

As a self-motivation tool, CPD highlights personal achievements and offers diverse learning methods to suit individual preferences, enhancing the recognition and evaluation of professionals both in the workplace and on the job market.

CPD for Organisations

CPD helps organisations retain talented and invested employees and stand out as industry leaders by advancing knowledge, skills, and technology. It demonstrates a commitment to professionalism for clients and employees while ensuring high levels of quality and best practice across all departments.

CPD identifies skill gaps, improves business, promotes excellence, and fosters a learning culture for a fulfilled workforce. It attracts top candidates during recruitment, enhances business performance, and supports individual learning needs.

Speakers

Matthew Burrows

Matthew Burrows served as President of the Institute of Service Management, where he contributed to service management and project management standards and publications and is currently a member of the SFIA Council and the Global Design Authority for SFIA. An internationally recognised thought leader, SFIA Accredit Consultant, Assessor and Trainer, Matthew works with organisations and governments to improve Digital Skills Management

SFIA Accredited Consultant, Assessor and Trainer, Member of the SFIA Council and the Global Design Authority Board President of SkillsTX

John Kleist III

John Kleist III has always been a passionate advocate for the human-oriented side of technology and enterprise transformation. With a background in service management, business relationship management, knowledge management and enterprise software, John is a former itSMF USA Member of the Year and is currently a SFIA (Skills Framework for the Information Age) Evangelist for the Americas at SkillsTX.

SFIA Evangelist, Vice President, Americas at SkillsTX

Vicky Hunter is a Portfolio Director at PeopleCert. She has worked in the education sector for 20 years and has diverse experience in a broad range of product and qualification development roles in both commercial and not-for-profit organisations. She is passionate about best practice and the value of lifelong learning.

Vicky Hunter -
Portfolio Director IT, PeopleCert

Thanos joined PeopleCert in 2017, steering the group’s technology product roadmap. He is currently leading PeopleCert's Membership efforts as Director of Membership. He brings more than 20 years of experience in corporate technology product management roles, having previously led global product management initiatives and teams at Microsoft and SingularLogic. As a product-focused technology enthusiast, he has been leading startup incubation efforts, is a startup mentor and has been involved in delivering training on Strategy and Product Management.

Thanos Moraitinis -
Director Membership, PeopleCert, Thanos holds a BA in Public Administration from the University of Athens, an MBA from the Strathclyde Business School, and is a certified Project Manager.