| Activity Title |
The name or brief description of the PD activity, for example, "Event management training" or "Prepare paper for ALIA Access conference". |
| Activity Type |
Your activity must classify as one of the valid PD activities listed in the Summary of PD Activities. |
Associate Fellow
AFALIA (CP)
AFALIA Tec (CP) |
An Associate Fellow is a self-nominating category open to all members of the PD scheme after 5 years of compliance and fulfilling additional criteria. |
| Audit |
ALIA undertakes an audit of 10% of PD scheme participants each PD year. Upon request, members of the scheme must provide a record of their activities. More Information. |
| Certified Practitioner (CP) |
A member of the PD scheme who can demonstrate compliance with PD scheme requirements for at least one PD year. |
| Current PD Record |
A list of the PD activities you have completed. It includes activities automatically entered by the internal ALIA PD events database and activities you have entered yourself. |
| Finish Date |
The date you completed your PD activity. It can be the same as the start date if the activity was only for one day. |
| Learning Outcome |
Learning outcome provides the opportunity to reflect on your PD activity. It is more than a description of the activity.
It is:
- Recording your views,
- evaluating your experiences,
- thinking about relevance to your professional practice and
- linking new learning to what you have learned before
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| Mandatory Field |
This is a compulsory field and you cannot continue without completing it. |
| Member number |
Your unique ALIA allocated membership number found on your membership card. |
| Member password |
This is a secret six digit code you have chosen to use to log into your ALIA membership. If you have forgotten your password please click here to have it emailed to you. |
| PD E-list |
An email list which you can join to receive immediate updates about PD activities. Join the PD E-list. |
| PD FAQ's |
Answers to frequently asked questions about LIS Professional Development. View PD FAQ's. |
| PD Points |
PD points are how ALIA weights a PD activity. The Summary of PD activities gives a detailed account of how points are to be allocated and the PD Points maximum annual limit for each activity type. For more information go here. |
| PD Postings |
A monthly e-newsletter containing links to current PD opportunities. View PD Postings. |
| PD Record Menu |
Links you to your current PD record so you can view it. |
| PD Training |
A list of PD activities offered by ALIA, categorized by general interest area. To view check here. |
| PD Triennium |
A grouping of three PD years in which you have accumulated your minimum 120 points. |
| PD Year |
PD points are calculated based on the financial year, July 1 to June 30. This is the same as the membership year. |
| Provider |
The organisation that has offered the PD activity. For example, University of Sheffield for FOLIOz courses. This will not be relevant to activities such as professional reading. |
| Start Date |
The date you commenced an activity. |
| Summary of PD Activities |
The PD Summary provides a description of the types of activities that are valid PD including how points are allocated. View the Summary of PD activities. |
