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It is fitting that the logo of Philpott Children’s Tennis is a bright yellow happy face as there was no shortage of sunshine or smiles when children from the organization spent the day at Rogers Cup presented by National Bank earlier this month.Children tennis in Shanghai

The Doug Philpott Inner City Children’s Tennis Fund was established in 1985 in honour of Doug Philpott, a long-time supporter of tennis in Canada. Partnering with the City of Toronto and Jumpstart, Philpott Children’s Tennis has introduced the sport and its valuable life lessons to over 8,500 children each year in nearly twenty high-priority-needs neighbourhoods throughout Toronto. Thanks to the support of generous donors, tennis programming is offered free of charge and former participants are encouraged to continue influencing future generations by staying involved in the organization through coaching and mentoring.
On a hot Tuesday morning in early August, nearly 100 children were invited by Tennis Canada to attend Rogers Cup presented by National Bank, a prestigious WTA Premier 5 event featuring the world’s top womens tennis players, including the likes of 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams, recently-crowned Wimbledon champion Simona Halep and World No. 1 Naomi Osaka. The children were treated to an on-court tennis clinic, a backstage tour of Aviva Centre, lunch, and tickets to Centre Court to watch the world-class tennis on show.

In addition to the visit to the tournament, Tennis Canada and the WTA Tour invited a select group of 30 young participants from programs across the city to the official Rogers Cup presented by National Bank draw at Hotel X. At the event, participants got the chance to take part in a tennis clinic with Canadian superstar and eventual Rogers Cup champion Bianca Andreescu as well as WTA World No. 7 Kiki Bertens.
Prior to the clinic, Andreescu and Bertens presented Philpott Children’s Tennis with a $5,000 Tennis Warehouse gift certificate on behalf of WTA Charities. Richard Crowell, executive director of Philpott Children’s Tennis, says the donation will help immensely.

“One of the barriers to becoming a coach is a lack of access to proper clothing, footwear, and equipment,” he commented. “This grant will go a long way towards removing these barriers to help our players excel as future coaches in the sport.”

With more girls leading the way for the next generation of young tennis players in Toronto, there are sure to be plenty more smiles in the future.
Nov 18 '19 · 0 comments
It’s no surprise that anything employing the word baccalaureate and its built-in suggestion of academic excellence usually catches an admiring glance. But add “international” to that and our minds soar to what must be the Mt. Everest of academia.british school in china

Apparently surviving the thin air of educational high pursuit, Kyrene Middle School has planted its own flag of super-achievement in the form of the prestigious International Baccalaureate program, meaning that students promoted there can be recognized worldwide at any school they attend.

Incoming principal Scott Maxwell explained that KMS’s IB certification represents an offshoot of the 51-year-old international organization’s mission to maximize multidisciplinary student learning within a global context, which emphasizes cross-cultural influences.

That perspective, says Maxwell, fits the school’s regional identity perfectly. Maxwell, who takes his new job starting July 1 following former principal Julio Martinez, says achieving such prestigious recognition was no cakewalk.

“Getting this designation was a demanding two-year process that involved every aspect of what we do at the school,” says Maxwell, noting that the school will operate under the auspices of IB’s Middle Years Programme.

“Leading up to the final designation, IB personnel came onsite to visit classrooms, meet with parents and students, talk to teachers and take a look at our course offerings, to confirm we were ‘IB ready,’” Maxwell said.

“The actual certification also required a major reconfiguration of our curriculum.”“In all my years in education, I don’t know that I’ve ever encountered a school and area that’s so unique,” Maxwell declared.“We have kids from the Guadalupe neighborhoods, the African-American, Asian, and Native American communities, and others from fairly affluent areas, all learning together under the globally defined umbrella that IB provides.”

Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Maxwell grew up in Boston, studied in Beijing, taught in China and South Africa, and went on to earn a master’s degree in International Studies and Special Education from Middlebury Institute of International studies in Monterey, Calif.His international background in education makes Maxwell particularly enthusiastic to oversee the implementation of the IB program at the school.

“I’m so glad we were able to bring Mandarin into our language offerings, which now also include American Sign Language and Spanish,” Maxwell says, adding the IB system’s international perspective makes it unique in the world of education.
Nov 18 '19 · 0 comments
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged that China will open its doors only wider to the world. "China will adhere to its fundamental state policy of opening-up and remains committed to opening-up to promote reform, development and innovation. This will bring opening to an even higher level," President Xi said at the opening ceremony of the second China International Import Expo on Tuesday.The second China International Import Expo will be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai from November 5 to 10, 2019.For further information about China International Import Expo, please visit: https://www.shine.cn/China-International-Import-Expo/ or 
https://www.shine.cn/ciie2019/v1.To get more ciie shanghai, you can visit shine news official website.

"The huge Chinese market points to a potential that is simply unlimited," Xi said. "What I want to say to you today is that the Chinese market is so vast that you should all come and see what it has to offer."

China will better leverage the fundamental role of domestic consumption in economic development and foster a more robust domestic market in order to boost growth at home and create more room for global growth.

The country will attach greater importance to imports, continue to lower tariffs and institutional transaction costs, develop demonstration zones to promote import trade, and import more high-quality goods and services from around the world, according to Xi.

Xi pledged to take steps to promote balanced development of both imports and exports, and trade in goods and services. "This way, we will ensure a free yet orderly flow of both international and domestic factors of production, improve the efficient allocation of resources and deepen integration of markets."China's opening-up is all-dimensional and all-sectoral. A new structure of all-out opening-up is fast in the making," Xi said.

The country will continue to encourage bold trials and experiments in pilot free trade zones, and quicken the development of the Hainan free trade port. Hainan Province will be turned into a province-wide free trade port and become a pace-setter in the opening up of China. 

"China will continue to implement a number of strategies that I mentioned regarding the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, the Yangtze River Economic Belt, the Yangtze River Delta region, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area," Xi said.

Xi also said that "we will draw up and improve a new national strategy for environmental protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River basin," with the purpose to seek greater synergy of opening-up among different parts of the country. 

In addition, the business environment will be further improved in China, as Xi believes that a healthy business environment is one that provides the necessary conditions for enterprises to survive and thrive.

On October 24, the World Bank released its latest Doing Business report 2020, which ranks China 31 in the world, up from last year's 46th position. Last month, China issued a new regulation on optimizing the business environment. Going forward, the country will continue to remove major constraints on economic development, gear up reforms in key areas and modernize governance capacity as an institutional support for high-standard opening-up and high-quality development.

"We will give foreign investments greater market access to more sectors, shorten the negative list further, and improve institutions for investment promotion and protection, and for information reporting," Xi said.

"With regard to IP protection, we will cultivate an environment that appreciates the value of knowledge, improve the legal framework, step up law enforcement, and enhance protection through both civil and criminal justice systems."

Xi also mentioned that China will continue to deepen multilateral and bilateral cooperation, saying the country will be happy to conclude high-standard free trade agreements with more countries.

"Looking forward, China will follow the new development approach and the strategy of innovation-driven development, and redouble our efforts to foster new growth drivers by shifting our growth model, improving the economic structure, and creating new growth momentum," Xi concluded.
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Government officials and top multinational executives shared bright prospects of digital economy could bring to future development, and also shared ideas about mitigating potential risks and challenges from the rising digital economy as they exchanged viewpoints at the forum titled "E-Commerce in the Digital Era: New Platform and New Vision."The second China International Import Expo will be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai from November 5 to 10, 2019.For further information about China International Import Expo, please visit: https://www.shine.cn/China-International-Import-Expo/ or 
https://www.shine.cn/ciie2019/v1.To get more ciie shanghai, you can visit shine news official website.

Hungary Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said e-commerce is playing a vital role as it shortens time to bring distant market together, a most obvious example being that the number of Chinese travelers to Hungary jumped four times between 2010 and 2018, and that convenient payment channels and smartphone application have been put into place for Chinese tourists.

Hungary is also encouraging SMEs to fully leverage cross border trade opportunities.

Christopher Pissarides, a Nobel Laureate in Economics and Regius Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, also pointed out that large online platforms nowadays are also moving in the positive direction towards reduce the general cost of trade such as shipping, insurance, and financial services.

Paul Hudson, chief executive officer of France-headquartered multinational company Sanofi, added that for a health care company, it's not only about transaction opportunities it's offering, but also about the data of patients and how to leverage data connectivity to allow health care service to cover as far and as wide as possible in a vast market like China.

Italy Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio said his country has also been actively promoting the online to offline (O2O) model and has also been making efforts to promote Italy lifestyles and products through digital channels, and at the same time to allow small and medium enterprises to have full access to digital channels.
Jean-Paul Agon, chairman and CEO of the L’Oréal Group, noted that the booming online market in China has transformed its business in the country, and it's actively working with local digital platforms, such as a facial scanning function for those with skin acne problems through Alibaba's smartphone application where users can receive treatment advice and product recommendation online.

Cai Hongbin, Dean and Chair of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics of The University of Hong Kong, raised the issue about the increasing income gap and the economic concentration with the rising digital super powers, while automation technologies are also replacing human labors.

Arancha González, Executive Director at the International Trade Centre, acknowledged that although the positive sides is larger than the negative sides for the time being, all parties shall join hands to respond to the issue to help the underprivileged to get back to the labor market.

"To tackle challenges such as cyber security and privacy issues all sides shall start out from a common ground instead of competition," she noted.

Alibaba Chairman and chief executive officer Daniel Zhang also commented that the company is creating job opportunities for a number of industries such as courier delivery, data mining and online influencers, a much bigger working population than its current headcount, and that being a big platform doesn't guarantee it has a carefree future as the technology upgrades happen at a faster pace these days.

He also emphasized the importance of digital infrastructure such as payment and logistics, where online and offline merchants can fully leverage these technology backbones at a relatively low cost to tap a wider consumer market. that technology upgrade would lower the transaction cost for the whole society where SME would eventually benefit.
Nov 18 '19 · 0 comments

Hey, beauties! With all of the different types of false lashes on the market, it can become a bit overwhelming when trying to narrow down on the differences and which one is right for you. Just what are mink lashes anyway? And how do they compare to synthetic lashes? Luckily for you, we’re going to break it down and explain the main differences between the two most common types of strip false lashes: Synthetic and Mink. We hope this helps you make the right decision to achieve your most beautiful eyes yet!top eyelash vendors

The most common false eyelashes on the market are made from synthetic materials, typically plastic fibres, which look quite unnatural, as they are thicker than the typical human lashes, and also have stubbier ends. They can also be quite heavy and uncomfortable to wear due to the thicker and less malleable band.

On the contrary, mink lashes are light-weight and comfortable to wear because the fibres are softer and lighter, and naturally carry a beautiful curl. With ESQIDO's mink lashes, we also use a handcrafted cotton band that is extremely flexible, offering unparalleled comfort and ease of application. Every strand of ESQIDO mink lashes are expertly crafted by hand to create a unique and natural effect that no machine or synthetic lashes can imitate. Each fur strand is ultra fine, with the ends tapered off, giving you lashes that are virtually indistinguishable from your own.

An advantage that synthetic lashes have, is that they tend to be an inexpensive product, and are often sold for $10-$20 dollars at your local beauty retailer. They generally last for a single wear, or up to 3-4 wears. ESQIDO mink lashes on the other hand, can be worn up to 25 times with proper care, which often justifies the higher price point. Combined with the higher quality of materials and the beautiful styles, it's a smart investment in any lady's makeup bag.
WHAT ARE SYNTHETIC LASHES?

Synthetic lashes are the most common type of false eyelashes, which are made from plastic man-made fibers. The lashes tend to be a lot thicker in comparison to the natural human lash and are meant to be disposed of after a single use.

WHAT ARE MINK LASHES?

So, what are mink lashes made of? They are made from real mink fur, which allows for a light, soft, fluffy and ultimately, more natural look, matching to a similar quality of natural human lashes. Due to the high quality of materials and light weight of the lashes, mink lashes are able to be reused over and over!
QUALITY & COMFORT

Let’s start out with two of the most commonly asked questions, which are: How natural do false eyelashes look? Are they comfortable?

Synthetic

The most common type of false lashes are made from synthetic materials, typically plastic fibers, which are mostly machine moulded, and meant to be disposable or single-use. Due to the construction and the materials, synthetic lashes tend to be a lot thicker than the typical human lashes and have stubbier ends, so there will be a stark contrast between your own natural lashes, and the synthetic lashes you apply.

Since synthetic lashes are made from plastic, the band will be stiffer, and the overall weight will be more substantial, ultimately making them harder to apply (especially for novices), and offer minimal comfort.

Mink

This is where mink lashes takes the cake when comparing the two. Mink hairs are naturally soft and fine, which create a very light-weight experience when wearing the lashes, with much lower sheen for a beautiful, natural look. Since the lash strands are ultra-fine and tapered, they hold a beautiful curl, and they’re virtually indistinguishable from your natural lashes once applied.
With Esqido mink lashes, we also use a handcrafted cotton band that is extremely flexible, which makes them super comfortable and easier to apply. Because of our unique production process and premium materials, our mink lashes can be worn many times!

Nov 12 '19 · 0 comments

’m not a regular false lash wearer, but I’ve found that it’s nice to know how to apply them if you ever need or want to wear them!

There is a huge range of options for false lashes, from super dramatic to very natural. I tend to choose the natural looking lashes because I don’t like a dramatic look nor do I like the weight of thicker false lashes.eyelash vendors

In the video I’m using very natural looking lashes, but the technique would be the exact same if you were using a thicker or more dramatic lash. You simply may need to hold the lash on the lid a bit longer to make sure the glue sticks since it may weigh a bit more.
I like to apply one thin coat of mascara to my lashes before applying the false lash. I find that this helps the lashes look more “realistic” from the side view. You’ll see in the video that I also like to apply mascara to the false lashes after the glue has set as well. It keeps them from looking so obvious, I’ve found.

Practice makes perfect, so don’t save your first attempt at applying the lash for the night of a big event. Try it a few times beforehand so you can really get a feel of where the lash needs to be set on the lid.

To remove the lashes, I simply wash my face with my typical cleaner, applying plenty of warm water to my eye area. The water is usually enough to soften up the glue and allow the lashes to simply fall off (I save them and reuse them), but sometimes I need to pull them off slightly. It never feels harsh or damaging on my eyes because the water does so much of the work initially.

Nov 12 '19 · 0 comments

Memiliki kulit wajah yang glowing tentu menjadi impian seluruh wanita. Tidak jarang banyak wanita yang menggunakan berbagai krim pemutih hingga melakukan suntik hanya untuk mendapatkan kulit wajah yang bersih dan glowing secara cepat. Namun tahukah kamu? Bahwa krim-krim pemutih yang beredar di pasaran belum tentu aman dan cocok untuk kulitmu lho!. Bisa jadi krim pemutih yang kamu beli sembarangan mengandung bahan kimia berbahaya yang bisa menimbulkan efek samping. Untuk menghindari resiko, kamu bisa membuat wajah glowing menggunakan cara alami, aman dan efektif yaitu dengan menggunakan baby oil.cara ampuh memutihkan kulit

Cara Membuat Wajah Glowing dengan Baby Oil

Manfaat Baby Oil untuk wajah glowing sudah tidak usah diragukan lagi. Namun agar hasil yang diperoleh lebih maksimal, sebaiknya ikuti panduan langkah demi langkah berikut ini.

Gunakan Baby Oil Sebagai Pembersih Wajah

Cara yang pertama, yaitu dengan menjadikan baby oil sebagai pembersih wajah. Pilihlah baby oil tanpa alkohol untuk menghindari resiko alergi dan kulit kering. Carilah baby oil yang mengandung ekstrak almond. Vitamin E yang ada didalam minyak almond baik untuk mencerahkan dan membuat wajah glowing.Cara lain untuk membuat wajah glowing dengan baby oil yaitu dengan menjadikannya sebagai bahan tambahan pada masker. Baby oil dapat dicampurkan sebagai bahan tambahan pada masker buah untuk memutihkan wajah, seperti buah tomat, alpukat, kentang, stroberi dan lain sebagainya.

Campuran baby oil pada bahan-bahan masker tersebut dapat membantu memberikan tambahan glowing pada kulitmu. Sehingga wajah tak hanya terlihat putih, tapi juga akan terlihat glowing atau cerah bercahaya.

Nov 12 '19 · 0 comments

Liputan6.com, Jakarta Siapa sih yang nggak mau memiliki wajah mulus dan berseri? Semua orang pasti mendambakan memiliki kulit wajah yang bersih dan berseri, termasuk kaum Hawa. Namun terkadang sebagian perempuan memiliki kulit wajah yang kusam. Kulit kusam adalah salah satu masalah yang dihindari namun banyak dialami. Memiliki wajah yang kusam pastinya akan sangat mengurangi rasa percaya dirimu. Oleh karena itu penting untuk mengetahui cara merawat wajah agar tidak kusam dan kembali berseri.

Wajah kusam membuat kulit terlihat lelah dan tidak menarik. Wajah terlihat kusam karena penumpukan sel-sel kulit mati sehingga membuat wajah jadi tidak bercahaya. Sebenarnya, wajah kusam bisa disebabkan karena berbagai faktor. Beberapa di antaranya karena gaya hidup atau faktor lingkungan seperti malas cuci wajah sebelum tidur, terlalu sering terpapar sinar matahari dan tidak menggunakan sunscreen, atau kebiasaan merokok dan begadang.cara agar wajah tidak berminyak seharian
Jika kulit wajah kusam, maka orang-orang akan berfikir kalau kamu adalah orang yang tidak memperhatikan kebersihan dan penampilan. Nggak mau itu terjadi kan? Nah, berikut ini liputan6.com rangkum dari berbagai sumber Sabtu (27/10/2018) cara merawat wajah agar tidak kusam dan kembali berseri secara alami.

1. Bersihkan wajah 2 - 3 kali sehari

Cara merawat wajah agar tidak kusam yang pertama adalah membersihkan wajah. Kegunaannya bukan hanya untuk menjaga kebersihan kulit, tapi mengurangi minyak di kulit. Membersihkan wajah memang ritual yang nggak boleh kamu lewati, selain untuk mendapatkan kulit wajah yang bersih, juga akan mendapatkan wajah yang cerah dan segar. Namun jangan terlalu sering membersihkan wajah. Pasalnya, membersihkan wajah secara berlebihan dapat mengurangi kadar minyak yang ada. Sebenarnya minyak pada wajah juga memiliki fungsi untuk menjaga kelembapan keseimbangan kadar minyak dan air jadi penentu kondisi kelembaban kulit wajah. Jadi, sebagai cara merawat wajah agar tidak kusam yang baik, sebaiknya bersihkan wajah 2-3 kali sehari saja.
2. Masker alami putih telur dan madu

Cara merawat wajah selanjutnya adalah dengan memanfaatkan putih telur dan madu. Gunakan putih telur dan madu sebagai masker untuk merawat wajah kusam. Putih telur yang dipercaya bisa mengencangkan kulit, sedangkan madu mengandung vitamin dan mineral yang cukup untuk menambah nutrisi kulitmu.

Pakai masker putih telur dan madu ini seminggu sekali sebelum tidur. Caranya sangat mudah, campur putih telur dengan madu, kemudian oleskan ke permukaan kulit wajah. Diamkan semalaman. Cuci wajah setelah bangun keesokan harinya. Lakukan perawawatan ini secara rutin demi wajah yang kembali halus dan bersinar.
3. Telur dan lemon

Wajah kusam tidak saja dialami oleh mereka dengan tipe kulit berminyak. Kamu yang memiliki tipe kulit kering juga bisa mengalami wajah kusam. Nah, jika kamu memiliki wajah yang kering, manfaatkanlah telur yang bisa menjadi pelembab dan pemutih alami untuk wajah. Gunakan juga lemon untuk membersihkan pori-pori dan noda.

Cara merawat wajah kusam dengan telur dan lemon adalah, campurkan 2 butir telur dengan seperempat cup sari perasan lemon. Oleskan ke wajah dan diamkan sekitar 15 menit hingga mengering. Bilas dengan air hangat.
4. Beras

Meski sederhana, beras ternyata memiliki kemampuan untuk mengelupas sel-sel kulit mati, memberikan kelembaban alami, dan mencerahkan kulit. Oleh karena itu beras dapat digunakan sebagai cara merawat wajah agar tidak kusam. Cara meraciknya, rendam setengah cup beras dalam satu cup air selama 60 menit hingga air memutih, lalu saringlah airnya. Ambil sebuah handuk kertas dan buatlah lubang untuk area mata dan mulut. Rendam handuk kertas di air beras selama 10 menit lalu peras sedikit agar air tidak menetes. Letakkan pada wajah dan diamkan masker selama 15 menit. Masker beras cocok untuk semua jenis kulit.

Nov 12 '19 · 0 comments
Salah satu impian terbesar wanita adalah memiliki kulit yang putih, bersih dan sehat. pasalnya, memiliki kulit yang putih, bersih dan sehat dapat meningkat rasa percaya diri setiap wanita. berbagai cara dilakukan hanya untuk memutihkan kulit, salah satu cara yang banyak dilakukan dan digunakan wanita yaitu dengan melakukan perawatan.
Salah satu perawatan memutihkan kulit yang paling banyak digunakan oleh para wanita yaitu dengan menggunakan bahan alami. Selain aman dicoba, memutihkan kulit secara alami juga tergolong lebih murah dan minim efek samping.cara agar tidak jerawatan lagi
So, bagaimana cara ampuh memutihkan kulit secara alami? Simak dibawah ini untuk mengetahuinya!.
1. Dengan Bengkoang
Cara memutihkan kulit secara alami yang pertama yaitu dengan menggunakan Bengkoang. Sudah tidak bisa diragukan lagi manfaat Bengkoang untuk memutihkan kulit. hal ini karena sudah banyaknya produk kecantikan yang menggunakan bengkoang sebagai bahan pemutih. Bengkoang mengandung banyak vitamin B dan C yang berperan penting untuk memutihkan dan menjaga kulit agar tetap putih, bersih dan sehat.
2. Lemon
Lemon kaya akan antioksidan dan vitamin C yang dipercaya sangat ampuh untuk memutihkan kulit secara alami selanjutnya.
3. Kentang
Tak hanya dipercaya ampuh untuk memutihkan kulit secara cepat dan ampuh, tetapi Kentang juga dipercaya bisa memperlambat penuaan kulit dan membantu mempercepat proses regenerasi kulit. selain itu, kandungan antioksidan alaminya juga dipercaya bisa untuk menghilangkan atau menyamarkan belas luka yang menganggu.
4. Susu
Begitu banyak manfaat Susu untuk kecantikan, salah satunya yang paling dipercaya yaitu dapat memutihkan kulit dengan cepat. Susu mengandung vitamin D yang juga bisa meningkatkan produksi kolagen yang berguna untuk merawat dan menjaga kesehatan dan kelembaban kulit.

5. Lidah Buaya
Gel Lidah Buaya mengandung antrakuinon yang dipercaya dapat memutihkan kulit secara alami berikutnya yang paling aman untuk dicoba. Lidah Buaya sangat cocok digunakan untuk memutihkan kulit yang habis terbakar atau terpapar oleh sinar matahari.

6. Air beras
Cara memutihkan kulit selanjutnya yaitu dengan menggunakan air beras. Siapa sangka bila air beras yang terbilang cukup sepele ini ternyata memiliki begitu banyak manfaat untuk kecantikan kulit. air beras mengandung asam ferullic serta allatoin yang berfungsi untuk melindung dan memutihkan kulit secara alami dengan cepat dan aman bila digunakan secara benar.

7. Alpukat
Buah alpukat mengandung banyak karotenoid antioksidan, vitamin E , dan Vitamin C. dimana vitamin E ini berfungsi untuk mencegah penuaan dini akibat paparan sinar matahri. Sementara vitamin C nya dapat berfungsi untuk membuat kulit tampak lebih cerah, putih dan sehat. sehingga kamu tak hanya akan mendapatkan kulit yang putih, tapi juga awet muda.

8. Kunyit
Kunyit mengandung curcumin yang dipercaya sangat ampuh untuk mencerahkan kulit serta memutihkan kulit yang belang secara alami.
Nov 12 '19 · 0 comments
Change is constant, and in the ever-changing world we live in, it becomes almost imperative to keep progressing in our professional endeavours. The best option to keep up with this is to use continuing professional development (CPD) programmes to stay ahead of the curve. Continuous learning results in superior growth, so if you want to achieve greater success in your professional career, CPD is the way forward.CPD (Continuing Professional development)

What is continuing professional development?
Continuous professional development refers to the process of training and developing professional knowledge and skills through independent, participation-based or interactive learning. This form of learning allows professionals to improve their capabilities with the help of certified learning. CPD courses for professionals should reflect their current expectations as well as future ambitions. As your career develops, the knowledge and skills you require will also evolve. This is where CPD will come to your rescue and help you steer your career in the future.

CPD can only be effective when:
It is part of a planned process;
There is a clear perspective on the improvement required;
It is tailored individually to each professional;
It is taught by people who have the necessary expertise, experience and skills.
In addition, professionals have to set their short-term and long-term objectives while implementing a structured learning plan. They may also be required to record what they are learning and the progress they make in order to keep track of the skills and knowledge they obtain. CPD training helps professionals to:
Stay up to date with the latest trends and learn new skills;
Improve their performance at work;
Boost their self-confidence;
Enhance their professional reputation and future job prospects;
Obtain concrete proof of their professionalism and commitment.
Types of continuing professional development
Formal CPD: This type of CPD involves active and structured learning that is usually done outside the organisation for which you work. Formal CPD usually consists of more than one professional, however in some cases it could just involve a single professional. Some activities in this form of structured learning include:
Offline and online training programmes;
Learning-focused seminars and conferences;
Workshops and events;
Lectures.
Informal CPD: Informal CPD is also known as self-directed learning, in which the professionals carry out development activities according to their own choice and without a structured syllabus. This form of learning usually consists of:
Studying publications written by industry experts;
Perusing relevant case studies and articles;
Listening to industry-specific podcasts and following industry-specific news;
Studying and revising for professional exams.
Importance of continuing professional development
“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think” – Albert Einstein.
In order to improve their skills and knowledge while working, professionals usually opt for continuous professional development programmes. This is because at this level, they have already earned academic qualifications and are now working in the industry of their choice. CDP helps business professionals learn in a structured and practical format that boosts their overall skills and knowledge. It also helps them ascertain the knowledge and skills they need to obtain within a short time period, so the improvement can be recognisable.
Benefits of continuous professional development
Continuous professional development programmes provide two-fold benefits — for the learner and for the employer. Let’s take a look at the benefits of CPD for the learner:
Improves intellect, personal skills and confidence;Opens doors to excellent future employment opportunities;Improves learning ability;
Promotes independent learning;
Demonstrates ambition and commitment to professional self-improvement;Relevant practical qualifications that will impress current and prospective employers.Now, take a look at the benefits of CPD for the employer:Sets a high standard across the company for staff development;Improves productivity with the help of motivated and skilled employees;Endorses a learning culture in the organisation;

Enhances the reputation of the company among prospective employees and clients;Increases employee retention;Allows the company to keep up with the latest trends and changes in the industry.A company can only bring in these benefits if it supports the professional development of its employees.

If you are a working professional who wants to keep up with the changes in your field, taking up a continuous professional development course could help you revitalise your career and improve future employment prospects. London School of Business and Finance offers a variety of continuous professional development courses that are suited to a number of industries.
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