We are delighted that ActionCOACH Oakham & Kettering is a CPD accredited provider with the backing of The CPD Standards Office.
CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and is the term used to describe the learning activities professionals engage in to develop and enhance their abilities. It enables learning to become conscious and proactive, rather than passive and reactive.
Individuals who are members of professional bodies or regulators are often expected to achieve a certain number of CPD points or hours per year, in order to maintain their license to practice or chartered status.
CPD combines different methodologies to learning, such as training workshops, conferences, and events, e-learning programs, best practice techniques, and ideas sharing, all focused on an individual to improve and have effective professional development.
At ActionCOACH we provide three main ways to achieve CPD points through our 6-Steps Seminars, ActionCLUB and GrowthCLUB.
Calculating CPD Points & Hours
Understanding CPD Points and Hours – what are they?
The number of CPD hours expected varies from profession to profession, and within sectors.
Each professional body, institute, and regulator sets a CPD policy for their individual members, and by each professional body or regulator.
CPD hours are part of the “input-based” CPD scheme, and can also be known as CPD Points, CPD Credits, or CPD merits.
As well as input-based CPD schemes, there are also those that are output, and outcome-based, and not every institute or regulator runs an input-based CPD scheme. Output and Outcome CPD Schemes expect delegates to reflect on their learning and record their experience of the CPD activity differently to simply counting the number of hours of training they receive.
Not everyone will be members of input-based CPD schemes, and therefore not everyone will be seeking CPD hours.
For more information about our CPD Schemes please email angelaturton@actioncoach.com
We will advise you on the number of CPD hours, or points but as a general rule:
- One CPD hour is one full contact hour of teaching or learning, and can include question and answer sessions but not networking time.
- One CPD point usually equals One CPD hour. However, this can vary from sector to sector, and we advise that if you are listing CPD points on your certificate, you ensure it is fully aligned to the key professional bodies or institutes within your sector.
- In the medical sector, point allocation changes dependent on the activity.
CPD Certificates
As a formal CPD accredited provider, we will provide you with a formal CPD Certificate template and tools to monitor your CPD activity. For example, we will provide:
A template Certificate of Attendance will be awarded if you are attending our face to face CPD activities e.g. our 6 steps training seminar
A template Certificate of Completion will be awarded if you undertake one of our longer-term coaching programmes such as ActionCLUB and GrowthCLUB
As part of your assessment process, you will be advised on the approximate number of CPD hours that can be awarded and a CPD learning tool will be provided to detail your activity.
Many business owners find that undertaking CDP activity not only improves their knowledge, it also adds credibility to their reputation. Email angelaturton@actioncoach.com if you’d like to discuss how we can help you achieve CPD points.
