The concept of reflection as a tool to improve professional practice has been widely debated in educational circles for a number of decades. Reflective-frameworks enable individuals to make connections and comparisons between their existing experiences and accepted standards. In essence individuals make meaning from their experiences in relation to accepted practice. Building on the experiences of investigations into the compulsory sectors “information and communication technology professional development (ICT PD) cluster model” this case study explores the use of reflective-frameworks. It will illustrate how the use of a competency assessment tool (The CAT) helps individuals generate personal learning plans to suit their time-frames and location. The paper concludes by arguing self-reflective frameworks encourage empowerment models of learning.