Harsha Rio, Wadesango Newman
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is an integral part of teacher education because only continued learning ensures that teachers keep up to date with new research and technology on how students learn better. The purpose of the research was to explore the influence of continuous professional development in promoting quality teaching and learning leading to enhanced student achievement in South African schools. The desktop research method was engaged. Basically the desktop research involved collecting data from existing credible published resources. On the basis of the findings of this study, some recommendation was made. The primary recommendation of this study is for all CPD programmes to be driven by identified professional development needs for the educator as well as learning needs of the student. Identifying CPD needs ensures that a realistic professional development programme would be built.