What is a CPD award?

What are CPD points? Continuing Professional Development points are often awarded at the end of some body of learning or skill assessment. The awarding body can be yourself, your professional organisation or some other method.

What is a CPD qualification equivalent to?

Unlike a qualification that has set learning hours, CPD certificates record the number of time spent partaking in that certain activity. Any course other than a qualification that you attend is not equivalent to or similar to an NVQ level.

Is CPD accreditation good?

Certificates from officially verified CPD courses are more credible to both employers and businesses as the learning value has been scrutinised to ensure both integrity and quality.

Is a CPD certificate Recognised?

Is the CPD certificate a recognised qualification? CPD or Continuing Professional Development was established in 1996 and is an independent accreditation service that is recognised. CPD has always remained committed to enhancing the personal skills along with the professional skills in a range of career paths.

How do I choose a CPD?

You should always try to choose CPD activities you believe will be beneficial. If they are not, you should think about why the activity was not as helpful as you expected, and what you might do differently in future. As long as you can explain this if asked, you will meet this standard.

How do you evaluate CPD?

Five principles to help you evaluate your CPD

1 Participants’ reaction. This tells you how colleagues initially respond to a professional learning activity.
2 Participants’ learning.
3 Organisation and support.
4 Participants’ use of new knowledge/skills.
5 Student learning outcomes.

What qualifications are Recognised in UK?

Qualification levels

RQF/CQFW	Example qualification
5	Higher National Diploma
4	Higher National Certificate
3	A-level, National Diploma
2	GCSE (grades A*–C)