REGULATORY
IT’S NOT THAT SCARY Meeting your CPD requirements appears to be a daunting task, but it is not nearly that difficult. There are six categories of CPD and numerous training and self- study opportunities available. The difficulty isn’t doing it, it is keeping track of it! Stay current and update regularly — many Members find that the details are all there when they record them continuously throughout the year. It’s much more difficult recording everything at membership renewal time. STILL HAVING TROUBLE? If you still find it difficult to meet your CPD requirements, you just may need help assessing and categorizing what you are doing. Still stuck for hours? Consider applying through Volunteer with APEGA . We regularly need volunteers to assist in the self- regulation of our professions and share their knowledge with young people and new Members.
THE RIGHT CATEGORY FOR THE RIGHT ACTIVITY 1. There is a difference between informal and formal course categories. If the course is less than four hours and there is no formal testing, it’s informal. If you are being tested and certificates are issued, it’s formal. 2. Participation in community groups is allowed under the CPD program, but remember: it is limited to only 10 professional
development hours (PDHs) per reporting period. Are you generating more hours than that and worrying that you’ll lose them? You can carry over excess hours to the next two reporting periods.
3. Reading up on new standards and codes applicable to your field can be claimed as informal. 4. Formal activity isn’t all technical. It can include non-technical courses such as media
relations or time management training — if it’s relevant to your practice or job description. If a completion certificate is offered, health and safety courses also qualify. 5. Any activities that could be considered part of your regular employment fall under professional practice hours — not other categories. For example: • if you are their supervisor, you cannot claim mentoring hours for time spent mentoring Members-in-Training. But you can claim mentoring hours if they do not report to you. • if you are required to make presentations to a council or board as part of your job, record the time as professional
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practice hours. If you are giving a presentation at a conference, record the time as presentation hours.
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