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EC UK Quality Assurance Committee on CPD requirement

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Quality Assurance Committee on CPD requirement



Published: 01/11/2018

 



All Engineering Council registrants are committed to maintaining and enhancing their competence, which means undertaking Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

From 1 January 2019, licensed members will be required to sample their registrants’ CPD and sampling activity will become part of the licence review process.
Professionally active registrants who persistently do not respond to or engage with requests for CPD records from their institution risk removal from the Engineering Council Register.


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    I think you've picked up there that there's two rather different interpretations of "CPD": One is CPD points on a certificate which say that you attended a lecture / seminar / conference (even if you slept through it). I totally agree with you that this is of very limited value. If someone says "I attended this conference and now I see how xxx applies to our industry, we ought to look at doing yyy" than that's different of course, that's genuine CPD.


    Then the other is what I would 100% agree with you is "real" CPD which is developing new knowledge / skills or honing / updating that which you already have in any way that suits. My understanding is that the EC is perfectly happy to accept this as CPD (it would be very daft if they didn't).


    Personally I very strongly wish IET events weren't advertised as "this will gain you x CPD points", I think it sends completely the wrong message in so many ways - both as to what CPD is and why it's worth attending IET events.


    Good points!


    Cheers,


    Andy
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    I think you've picked up there that there's two rather different interpretations of "CPD": One is CPD points on a certificate which say that you attended a lecture / seminar / conference (even if you slept through it). I totally agree with you that this is of very limited value. If someone says "I attended this conference and now I see how xxx applies to our industry, we ought to look at doing yyy" than that's different of course, that's genuine CPD.


    Then the other is what I would 100% agree with you is "real" CPD which is developing new knowledge / skills or honing / updating that which you already have in any way that suits. My understanding is that the EC is perfectly happy to accept this as CPD (it would be very daft if they didn't).


    Personally I very strongly wish IET events weren't advertised as "this will gain you x CPD points", I think it sends completely the wrong message in so many ways - both as to what CPD is and why it's worth attending IET events.


    Good points!


    Cheers,


    Andy
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