What counts as personal cpd

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WHAT COUNTS AS CPD?

Many different activities can qualify as CPD, and you will need to think about which of these are most appropriate to your particular situation. It is not only achieved as a result of formal training and qualifications but can also occur through experience-based learning in the workplace and through personal roles and activities outside.

As an example, although all of the time spent training colleagues or as a school governor will not qualify as CPD, it may be possible to identify specific areas within these roles where learning has been achieved. These activities can therefore be incorporated in the Planner as relevant CPD as long as an indication of the subject area and outcome of the particular experience accompanies them.

The following list is not exhaustive, but suggests some examples that you might find useful.

METHOD OF CPD	EXAMPLES
Formal Events	Courses, seminars, conferences Workshops & briefing sessions
Long-term qualifications & projects (6 months or more)	Full/part-time study Open distance learning Contributions to original research
On-the-job development	Internal discussion groups Adviser/consultancy positions Professional interviews Voluntary (professional) work Special project work Staff training Developing transferable skills e.g. languages, IT, business/financial skills Skills related to management responsibilities
Private study, structured reading	Assimilation of knowledge on specific topics from various texts & references Use of audio, video or multi-media resources and company, public or institute Library services
Presentations and Publications Professional meetings, working groups and panels (e.g. Institutional)	Research for publications and papers Preparation for presentations to colleagues/clients/branch Participation in public meetings Lecturing on careers/the profession Practice, policy & market panels Special working groups Course accreditation exercises External examiner positions Branch officer, (i.e. organisational skills)
Responsibility within the community	Voluntary (non-professional) work School governor/member of PTA Parish council/other local government work Youth groups Local business community boards (e.g. TEC, Chamber of Commerce)