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continuing professional education  

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  • Continuing professional education (CPE), or continuing education, is the education of professionals in a variety of fields and practice that offers preparation for a particular career or extends the individual's knowledge and learning within a profession. CPE helps learners keep their knowledge current, build competencies, progress through a career, achieve promotions, and even shift into a different field. [Source: Encyclopedia of Career Development; Continuing Professional Education]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/continuing_professional_education

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