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		Power Generation receives CPD re-accreditation from Engineers Ireland ESB power generation was recently awarded reaccreditation of its Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme for a further 3-year period by Engineers Ireland. The award was granted in recognition of HR systems and processes being successfully applied to ensure the professional development of engineers in Power Generation. These include: Strong ethos of Learning & Development as demonstrated by Power Generation's L&D policy Implementation of corporate CPD policy Financial and time investment in training in Power Generation Implementation of the Performance Management System (PMS) to achieve business goals and, in parallel, to support the development of people Structured development of graduate engineers involving A range of planned development assignments Provision of structured offthe- job training Implementation of a mentoring scheme The award event took place in the Head Office Conference Centre and saw Pat O'Doherty, Executive Director, Power Generation, receive the CPD accreditation parchment from Anne Butler, President, Engineers Ireland. Pat, in his address, spoke about the relevance of CPD in the context of the business challenges facing Power Generation. He went on to say that this award was continued acknowledgement by a professional organisation of the application of best practice HR systems and practices in Power Generation in providing engineering excellence.

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