CPD accreditation in Hong Kong
CPD accreditation is suitable for all organisations ranging from small consultancy firms to large training providers, multi-national corporations, conference & events organisers, universities, further education colleges, local authorities, councils and Government departments.
Established in 1996, The CPD Certification Service has over 35,000 CPD providers, courses and events and more than 27 years’ experience advising organisations on how to become CPD accredited for training courses and events.
Becoming a CPD accredited training provider in Hong Kong means the training and events that you offer have reached an industry recognised standard for Continuing Professional Development.
What is Continuing Professional Development (CPD)?
Continuing Professional Development is a commitment to ongoing lifelong learning. CPD identifies opportunities to learn something new, refresh existing knowledge, improve skills, or simply keep up-to-date with the latest developments within a profession or industry.
Continuing Professional Development enables learning to become conscious and proactive, rather than passive and reactive, helping individuals to log and record their increasing skills, knowledge and experience gained throughout their career.
In practice, CPD can mean everything from completing training courses or attending educational conferences or events, studying online or going to workshops and seminars to learn new aspects of a job.
International growth of CPD
More and more countries are adopting and encouraging CPD as the concept for professional learning within their remit as a recognised international benchmark.
At its beginning, Continuing Professional Development was established by a number of established UK professional bodies in the 1980s for key industries such as medical and healthcare, finance, engineering, architecture and law. In more recent decades, CPD has continued to grow with international globalisation and the ease of new learning technologies in distance and online education.
Institutional bodies and associations across the world recognise the need for a structured approach to learning following completion of formal education. The CPD Certification Service are the world’s leading CPD accreditation organisation that can assess your learning activities to ensure compatibility for Continuing Professional Development requirements.
CPD accreditation process
The CPD accreditation process is simple and helps organisations in Hong Kong to formalise their training and events into a recognised approach to professional learning.
Step one
Contact our team
Use our simple form to contact our friendly team and tell us about your organisation, training courses and events.
Step two
Discuss your CPD
Our professional team can provide information on the steps to get courses accredited and become a CPD training provider.
Step three
Become CPD accredited
As a CPD provider you can submit your training and events directly to the Assessments team for accreditation.
Hong Kong CPD Requirements
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in Hong Kong is fairly established with many professional bodies having similar CPD requirements for industry professionals to UK policies, particular in the legal, medical and education sectors. Some examples of CPD requirements in Hong Kong can be found below.
Intro to CPD in Hong Kong
The common terminology relating to Continuing Professional Development in Hong Kong reflects the standard terminology used in UK, which includes:
- Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Professional Development (PD)
- Continuing Legal Education (CLE)
- Continuing Medical Education (CME)
- Risk Management Education (RME)
- Continuing Professional Development hours (CPD hours)
- Continuing Professional Development points (CPD points)
CPD for Teachers in Education
Teachers in Hong Kong, regardless of position or professional responsibility, are required to complete a minimum of 150 hours of CPD within a rolling 3-year period. The Teachers Continuing Professional Development committee was established in 2003 to support the CPD requirements as well as to standardise and improve the quality of front-line educators.
CPD for Lawyers in Hong Kong
Legal practitioners in Hong Kong are required to complete a minimum amount of CPD within each CPD practice year.
The Law Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) have stated that lawyers must have a minimum of 30 CPD hours / points within the CPD practice year. A CPD practice year is an annual period of 12 months commencing on 1st November and finishing on 31st October the following year.
CPD for Healthcare practitioners
The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (HKAM) has set specific requirements for CPD, also referred to as Continuing Medical Education (CME), hours for its members.
The minimum CPD / CME requirement is 90 hours or points in a 3-year cycle. HKAM is the only statutory body in Hong Kong with the authority to determine whether a registered medical practitioner or dentist has completed the necessary amount of their CPD / CME requirements.
CPD for Accountants in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) requires its members to complete a minimum of 120 hours of relevant CPD in a rolling 3-year period. Failure to comply with the requirements could lead to membership refusal by the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council.
CPD requirements for Engineers in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Institute of Engineers (HKIE) have set their own CPD requirements for engineers in Hong Kong. Corporate members are expected to undertake a minimum of 30 CPD hours every year and members are expected to submit their CPD each year starting 1st January, with audits from HKIE occurring annually.
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Benefits of CPD Membership
Becoming a CPD accredited provider and certifying your training materials follows a simple process. The CPD Certification Service provides different membership levels to suit needs and budgets.
CPD membership is determined by an initial dialogue and recommendations for your most effective routes to market. Becoming a CPD provider can help to distinguish organisations from their market competitors, as well as meet the right target audience and help increase delegate bookings for events and courses.
- Provide review and advice on organisational CPD requirements
- CPD accreditation for courses & events, from 1 - 250+ activities a year
- Licence to use CPD Member logo on company marketing materials
- CPD Certified symbol on approved CPD training courses materials
- Presence in CPD Member Directory for user validation and searching
- Ability to publicise CPD certified events on industry Event Calendar
CPD providers are able to utilise key features of membership to help support their business, marketing and training objectives. Please contact our team to discuss in more detail.
What activities can get CPD accreditation?
Continuing Professional Development accreditation covers a whole range of different learning methods. Our Assessments team review thousands of CPD courses, workshops seminars and events every year.
TRAINING COURSES
CPD training courses are the most well-known method of completing Continuing Professional Development. They vary in length and will often be specific to one subject or offer skills in a particular area of an industry.
SEMINARS
Seminars are a type of short course and are typically a few hours long, but sometimes last up to one day. CPD seminars provide an opportunity to focus on a particular subject matter in detail and they are usually conducted in group settings with interactive discussion allowing individuals to contribute.
WORKSHOPS
CPD workshops are interactive educational group sessions which are similar to seminars but with a few differences. CPD workshops are less theoretical and tend to offer a more hands-on, practical skills approach to learning.
WEBINARS
Webinars are a method of online learning which is held virtually and attended by an online audience. Often, the main objective of a CPD webinar is to educate and inform professionals in a short and concise manner about new and relevant information.
EVENTS
There are a number of different forms of learning that can be considered a CPD event. CPD events include conferences held at venues, often with keynote sessions and breakout learning by topic. Seminars and workshops may also feature as part of wider CPD events.
ONLINE COURSES
Online CPD courses are an increasingly popular method of learning that offer convenience and affordability. As in-person event and course materials can be shared free online, there is no need to attend.
Working with The CPD Certification Service
The CPD Certification Service is a key driving force in the promotion of Continuing Professional Development across the world.
Why get your training CPD accredited?
Continuing Professional Development is a powerful learning tool that professionals from across all industries can apply to their lives to remain focused on improving skills and take an empowering approach to career progression.
CPD encourages looking forward and identifying opportunities to learn something new, refresh existing knowledge, and improve skills, making learning to be proactive throughout an individuals career.
Working with The CPD Service
We have over 35,000 CPD providers, courses and events in over 100 countries, and more than 27 years' experience advising organisations on how to get training courses and events accredited for Continuing Professional Development.
CPD accreditation benchmarks learning to the highest recognised industry CPD standards. Our Assessments team provide feedback and recommendations to make improvements where suitable. CPD accreditation offers reassurance and peace of mind to individuals undertaking the learning for their Continuing Professional Development requirements.
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