What counts as CPD?
A professional development activity must represent the personal and professional aspirations set out in your professional development plan. This means that any professional development course, seminar and training event you attend should be linked to your development plan. The activity needs to be assessed beforehand if possible to ensure that it aims to provide you with the tools, guidance, skills and competences you need to ensure that you are progressing in your current role, or working towards expanding your role or even entering into a new role. The professional development plan should also be flexible enough to allow you to take advantage of the learning opportunities that arise throughout your working (and personal) life. Therefore, what counts as CPD for the purposes of your obligation to membership is defined by your development plan, your job description and the skills and competences needed to carry out your role and responsibilities. This means that when the the relevant in
