# Introduction The personal and professional skills (PPS) course is one of the four compulsory elements of the CP core programme. It is a scheduled course in both years of the CP and makes links to the career-related study and all the other core components. {% hint style="success" %} The course is designed by each school, reflecting local and national requirements and relevant to each student's future plans for employment, training, or university. {% endhint %} It will give students the chance to experience practical real-world learning and provide them with authentic opportunities. This might include: * workplace visits * masterclasses * work shadowing * internships * other work-related experiences. ![](https://559400562-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FHwZ1GmTVHRf1xiFpcoLV%2Fuploads%2FJ39BBjkwjrjFdBIyFPVv%2FShutterstock_1085296016.jpg?alt=media\&token=5045aab4-9a0b-4d0d-93e2-85bd0153e10a) PPS is a course that will support student aspirations, develop key skills, and will be challenging, practical, and relevant. {% hint style="info" %} Put simply, the personal and professional skills course prepares students for the future! {% endhint %} The presentation below can be used to introduce PPS to students and members of staff who are unfamiliar with this IBCP core element. It can also be used as a further introduction to this student guide. Coordinators and teachers are welcome to use and adapt by using File> Copy. {% embed url="" %}