CPD requirements by profession
What your regulator actually asks for, what has to be recorded against each activity, and how to keep evidence you can hand over without a weekend of reconstruction.
HCPC CPD audit: what to keep, how many hours, and what the profile needsFor physiotherapists, paramedics, radiographers, occupational therapists, dietitians and the other professions on the HCPC register.GMC appraisal CPD evidence: what to bring, and how to show reflectionFor doctors on the GMC register.NMC revalidation CPD: the hours, the log, and the CodeFor nurses, midwives and nursing associates.GPhC revalidation: planned and unplanned learningFor pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.Enhanced CPD for the GDC: development outcomesFor dentists, dental nurses, hygienists and therapists.RICS CPD: 20 hours, and what counts as structuredFor chartered surveyors.CPD for financial advisers: 35 hours a yearFor retail investment advisers and other regulated advisers.CPD for architects: ARB topics and RIBA hoursFor architects registered with ARB, and RIBA chartered members.CPD for teachers: Professional Update and professional learningFor teachers registered with GTCS, EWC in Wales, or GTCNI.Engineering CPD: the annual sample, and what it asks forFor mechanical, civil, electrical, chemical and aerospace engineers registered through IMechE, ICE, IET, IChemE or RAeS.Multi-source feedback (MSF): colleague feedback for your personal development planFor doctors preparing for appraisal and revalidation, and any professional using colleague feedback for personal development planning.Personal development plan (PDP): writing goals your appraisal can sign offFor doctors preparing for appraisal, and any UK professional whose review expects agreed development goals.
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