Understanding Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for Professional Growth
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is crucial for maintaining and enhancing professional competence. Verifiable CPD involves activities with tangible evidence, while unverifiable CPD lacks such evidence. Documentation is key to supporting CPD activities, and examples of verifiable and unverifiable learning are provided. Various sources for verifiable CPD and the importance of documenting CPD activities are highlighted in the content.
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) CPD is any learning that develops and maintains professional competence to enable a member to continue to perform their professional role.
What is verifiable CPD? Is a CPD learning activity that a third party is able to verify objectively. Examples of verifiable CPD Learning that results in obtaining a certificate Learning activities where attendance is taken Learning that concludes with an exam Learning activities that results in a presentation Learning and research that results in a written report or publication
Where can I take verifiable CPD? CPA Alberta courses; CPA Canada webinars; Organized employer-based-in-house training session; Formal study, including e-learning courses leading to a designation, degree, certificate, or diploma.
Documenting Verifiable CPD Documentation should support your learning activity: What - Describe the learning activity. Who - Identify the provider of the activity. How - Connect the member to the activity. When - Identify when the activity took place. Provide a basis for concluding that the number of reported hours is reasonable.
What is unverifiable learning? Learning activities which do not result in a product or for which no evidence exists are considered unverifiable. Examples of unverifiable hours: On the job learning of a new software, systems, procedures or techniques for a professional role Technical reading, self study of published materials Casual reading of professional journals or magazines
In review: Verifiable learning activities result in tangible evidence that you participated in the activity and a third party would be able to verify the evidence objectively. Unverifiable learning activities do not result in tangible evidence. Member registrations can be reached at cpdreporting@cpaalberta.ca call toll free 1-800-232-9406.
