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Professional Development Framework Tool (PDFT)

The PDFT (was ACLF) is a competency framework designed to be used by advanced level practitioners. It provides a reference for the competencies desired at each level of practice and describes a clear pathway for personal and professional development up to and including Consultant pharmacists (in England). Unlike the GLF, which is used as an assessment tool, the PDFT is currently used as a self-development tool for advanced level practitioners to map their own practice and identify their own levels of competence.

• See Codeg web site - http://www.codeg.org/ - PDFT - mostly repeated here
• Extensive document from Fast Track MSc Handbook Has section about mapping ACLF. See Apendix 3 and 4. pp 51.. Note: The students in course have been using the framework and will be a source of experience for its use.

eACLF Description

• Description pdf file - pdf file about ePDFT
• ACLF Structure - Description of the various parts - a break down with explanation of what is in the pdf file
• ACLF Glossary - the glossary table from the pdf file
• ACLF Evidence - the example table from the pdf
• ACLF Clusters - table of cluster and competencies

eACLF Design

• PDFT Design Meetings - project discussion - design changes - views
• ACLF Design - menu of project design - structure - ideas - mechanisms
• PDFT Development - notes about changes, addtions, new ideas out of working model - matrix evidence form
• ACLF Database - Description of Database and tables
• ACLF asp Program - Documentation and explanation of program
• PDFT users
• PDFT Testing - procedures for testing and using demo users
• PDFT Supporting Documents - difficulties with the linking of supporting documents

Links

• Main web link on codegnet.org.uk (www3.pharmacy.ac.uk/codeg) codeg/pdft