CPD - The CPD Certification Service - Continuing Professional Development Accreditation

Light up the darkness.

Bob Marley

You do not learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and falling over.

Richard Branson

Mistakes are great, the more I make the smarter I get.

R. Buckminster Fuller

Teaching is only demonstrating that it is possible. Learning is making it possible for yourself.

Paulo Coelho

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Confucius

Wisdom comes not from age, but from education and learning.

Anton Chekhov

Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Much to learn, you still have.

Yoda

A man, though wise, should never be ashamed of learning more, and must unbend his mind.

Sophocles

Education is the key to unlocking the world, a passport to freedom.

Oprah Winfrey

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.

Chinese Proverb

All the world is my school and all humanity is my teacher.

George Whitman

I had six honest men. They taught me all I knew. Their names were: Where, What, When, Why, How and Who.

Rudyard Kipling

Commit yourself to lifelong learning. The most valuable asset you'll ever have is your mind and what you put into it.

Brian Tracey

You can never be overdressed or overeducated.

Oscar Wilde

It’s taken me all my life to learn what not to play.

Dizzy Gillespie

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.

Will Durant

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Benjamin Franklin

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Leonardo da Vinci

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Will Durant

Education is the movement from darkness to light.

Allan Bloom

For the best return on your money, pour your purse into your head.

Benjamin Franklin

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

Jimi Hendrix

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.

Henry Ford

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Aristotle

The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.

B.B. King

I am still learning.

Michelangelo, age 87

Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.

Socrates

The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be ignited.

Plutarch

Science is organised knowledge. Wisdom is organised life.

Will Durant

It is the art of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

Aristotle

You can always become better.

Tiger Woods

Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.

Albert Einstein

In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.

Phil Collins

You cannot open a book without learning something.

Confucius

Education's responsibility is to replace an empty mind with an open one.

Malcolm Forbes

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.

Pablo Picasso

You don't understand anything until you learn it more than one way.

Marvin Minsky

The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.

Brian Herbert

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.

Isaac Asimov

We are born not to be perfect, but to learn and reflect from imperfections

Princess Ramirez

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

Leonardo da Vinci

I was obliged to be industrious. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed equally well.

Johann Sebastian Bach

Every time man makes a new experiment he always learns more. He cannot learn less.

R. Buckminster Fuller

I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma.

Eartha Kitt

Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

Mahatma Gandhi

Education is not preparation; education is life itself.

John Dewey

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see.

John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning how to dance in the rain.

Taylor Swift

The willingness to learn new skills is very high.

Angela Merkel

Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can. There will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.

Sarah Caldwell

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

W.B. Yeats

Gold has a price, but learning is priceless.

Chinese Proverb

Learning is an experience. Everything else is just information.

Albert Einstein

Welcome to The CPD Certification Service

The CPD Certification Service was established in 1996 as the leading independent CPD accreditation institution operating across industry sectors to complement the Continuing Professional Development policies of professional institutes and academic bodies. The CPD Certification Service provides support, advice and recognised independent CPD accreditation compatible with global CPD principles.

CPD Explained

Modern society continues to develop in a time of rapid technological advancement, fast-changing consumer needs and continuously adapting working environment.

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There is an increasing expectation for professionals to undertake Continuing Professional Development regardless of industry sector, career level, job role and responsibilities. Search for CPD courses, seminars, events and providers here.

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The CPD Certification Service help companies to formalise their expertise into a structured and recognised approach to learning. This can then be applied to the needs of individual professionals CPD. Learn how to become accredited with The CPD Certification Service today.

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Julie Cagna – FP McCann

Ted Hankin – Institute of Construction Management

Charlotte Nutland – Basis Training

Stephen Oliver – The Will Company

Laura McRonald – ME Learning

Louise Stenson – NHS Supply Chain

Alison Cousins – Baldwin Boxall

Tim Brown – Unitrunk

Dr Andrew Barton – British Medical Association

Lindsay Comalie – Imperial College London

Clare Gallagher – Healthcare Conferences

Fiona Macaskill – Credit Services Association

Laura Demorais – Portman Group

Steve Payne – DVTEL

Adam Wiltshire – GovNet Communications

Sharon Oliver – Mitsubishi Electric

Charles O’Neil – Bayer Healthcare

Patrycja Denton – Capita Conferences

Our CPD seminar proved very worthwhile, winning an order worth £350k. Our aim was to meet & introduce our products to industry professionals, which is exactly what we did.

Julie Cagna – FP McCann

Many thanks again for providing such an excellent helpful service for organisations such as ours. Our regional lectures are CPD certified to allow individuals to achieve their CPD hours requirements.

Ted Hankin – Institute of Construction Management

We have won training contracts due to CPD accreditation. It highlights to delegates we take learning seriously as we invest in independent assessment of our training. The CPD Certification Service have helped to create higher quality training and strengthen our learning objectives.

Charlotte Nutland – Basis Training

CPD certification helps us provide structured CPD training to financial advisers helping them to understand the Will drafting industry and how to use it in their business.

Stephen Oliver – The Will Company

The majority of our customers ask whether our courses are CPD approved and recognise the importance of having courses reviewed by The CPD Certification Service.

Laura McRonald – ME Learning

CPD is widely recognised within the NHS to enable healthcare individuals to maintain training levels and enhance their professional development. NHS Supply Chain uses CPD to work with our colleagues in the wider NHS and share knowledge and expertise.

Louise Stenson – NHS Supply Chain

Our CPD is used for basic training and knowledge to places such as local councils – for awareness and to update them on the values of British and European Standards.

Alison Cousins – Baldwin Boxall

Putting the right material in front of the right people as often as possible is the key to success. The CPD Certification Service has enabled us to present content to people who it would have been difficult to see otherwise.

Tim Brown – Unitrunk

The support we have received from The CPD Service in the development of our CPD events has been excellent; it really ensures we keep the quality of events high.

Dr Andrew Barton – British Medical Association

Membership of the CPD Certification Service shows our commitment to excellence and to providing CPD for our staff.

Lindsay Comalie – Imperial College London

Our events are CPD certified, demonstrating our commitment to deliver high quality training and adhere to a code of best practice.

Clare Gallagher – Healthcare Conferences

This is the start of a plan to align more closely with CPD. This is the first stage on a journey to see not just our training but also all of our events, conferences, forums and webinars formally certified to CPD guidelines.

Fiona Macaskill – Credit Services Association

CPD certification ensures that all Portman Group training is structured, educational and relevant for the improvement of professional and industry standards.

Laura Demorais – Portman Group

Being a CPD member will allow further engagement with the consultant community and also provide end users the opportunity to receive education on changing technologies in the industry, such as 4K and cyber defense.

Steve Payne – DVTEL

All Inside Government events are CPD certified. CPD is an important way for employers to show that they have in place a structured approach to staff development and learning with clear career objectives.

Adam Wiltshire – GovNet Communications

As the market leader in our field, we believe we have the most comprehensive range of CPD certified training courses and seminars available all of which are fundamental to our ongoing marketing strategy.

Sharon Oliver – Mitsubishi Electric

The CPD Certification Service makes the process of CPD accreditation very straightforward to follow. A big thank you for all your help.

Charles O’Neil – Bayer Healthcare

Every conference we produce is CPD certified and the CPD logo is placed on the brochure. We also issue a certificate of attendance confirming that the event is a CPD accredited course.

Patrycja Denton – Capita Conferences