What is CPD?

CPD stands for Continuing Professional Development and the IMI define CPD as a range of learning activities through which industry professionals maintain and develop themselves throughout their career.  This is so they keep their skills and knowledge up-to-date enabling them to work effectively and ethically, adhering to the IMI Code of Conduct. CPD can cover the whole spectrum of learning and can include on-the-job development, structured formally assessed training courses and qualifications through to more informal or unstructured opportunities such as reading technical journals and learning through experience.      

Professional Register and CPD

By signing up to the Professional Register you are committing to achieve 90 CPD credits over a 3 year CPD cycle.  The 90 credit target is achievable by everyone because it does not necessarily mean 90 hours of learning as the impact of learning is taken into account when claiming CPD credit.  For example, for self-evaluated CPD, one hour of activity equates to one CPD credit but you can add up to 6 additional CPD credits if you can evidence changes in behaviour and/or working practice.  Cost should not be a barrier either as you do not have to attend formal paid for courses to meet the requirement.  

The CPD target is approximately 12 days of CPD activity without taking into account additional impact credits.  It is highly recommended that the target is met by achieving 30 credits per year which is equal to approximately 4 days of CPD activity per year.  This will avoid a backlog towards the end of the registration period and help to spread any cost and time away from the workplace within any one year.  It is also more appropriate for continuing professional development as there will not be long time periods where no CPD activity is undertaken. 

You can make your own decisions about the kinds of CPD activity that you do and the IMI's Credit-Based System for CPD and Professional Register gives you the flexibility to plan your own CPD in a way that suits your work, your learning needs, your preferences, and the time and resources available to you. 

For further guiding information on IMI CPD credits and how to achieve the CPD target please read the IMI's Credit-Based System for CPD and Professional Register User Guide.  To obtain a copy please contact the membership or CPD team on 01992 511521 or download one by clicking here.  A simple one page version can be downloaded by clicking here.

How Do I Record my CPD?

The IMI has invested in a state of the art on-line CPD management system, specifically designed for IMI members who sign up to the Professional Register to record, track and monitor all of their CPD activities.  For more information on how this works and what it looks like please contact the membership or CPD team on 01992 511521.