Are instructor seminars a thing of the past
I am wondering if an instructor seminars have any value, I say this from the point of view of an experienced instructor and ATPL.
My first point is if I can pass the FI renewal, why do I need a seminar, I have met the standard.
Other professions have CPD (continued professional development) where you have to achieve, a number of CPD credits over the year or two years. For example the Law Society requires solicitors, to complete a number of CPD credits There are a number of options depending on a solicitors speciality.
For example, if the CAA stated I needed 12 CPD points every two years, I could attend by way of example a CRM course (say 6 CPD points) and maritime or mountain survival course (6 CPD points).
So my questions are:
(a) Do experienced instructors get much value from Instructors Seminars anymore?
(b) What do inexperienced instructors think of Instructor Seminars?
(c) Why can Instructor Seminars not be an online activity?