The Importance of Professional Development

ARTHUR ANTOINE, **PhD, PE, Assoc. DBIA, PMP**
NSBE DENVER Corporate Liaison

Professional development is improving one's skills, knowledge, and competencies to maintain a competitive edge in the marketplace. It is important to invest time and resources into your professional development. It will help you grow your career and become more valuable to your company. Professional development can be done through formal education, on-the-job training, or self-study. Formal education is completed in a classroom and includes various management or marketing courses. On-the-job training is an informal way to learn new skills at work, while self-study involves studying at home on your own time and often entails reading books or watching videos online.

Our speaker is the epitome of professional development, as he holds many certifications and degrees, demonstrating his continued need for personal growth and development. It was a pleasure hearing from our corporate Liason, Dr. Arthur Antoine, who hails from the beautiful island of St. Lucia. Dr. Antoine started his educational journey at The University of West Indies, St Augustine Campus in Trinidad and Tobago, where he studied Civil Engineering. Dr. Antoine shared his career and educational path with our members, and I believe we all left the call more inspired to continue our personal growth. You can learn more about our speaker and get a more in-depth look at the presentation by watching the recorded call.