How to register your CPD training for certification

With over 27 years’ experience as a global professional membership body, our purpose is to drive excellence in CPD accreditation. Our Assessments team ensure courses and events are assessed and checked to the highest standards, providing assurance to individuals that they will get the most out of learning. This article provides an overview for training providers on how to register CPD learning activities for review and approval.

What is CPD and how does it work?

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a holistic approach towards the enhancement of personal skills and proficiency throughout a professional’s career. It is used to describe the learning activities that individuals engage in to develop and enhance their abilities. In practice, it can mean everything from taking a training course or attending an educational event, to studying for new qualifications or learning new aspects of a job.

CPD is carried out by millions of individuals across a whole range of industries and professions. Engaging in CPD enables learning to become conscious and proactive, rather than passive and reactive, and allows individuals to continually upskill regardless of occupation, age or educational level. Most professional bodies and institutes will provide ongoing requirements, generally as a set number of training hours to achieve on an annual basis. It is important for all professionals to understand how their CPD should be recorded and how much learning time is required for their role each year.

What types of CPD can you register for CPD certification?

The CPD Certification Service work with organisations ranging from small consultancy firms to large training providers, multi-national corporations, conference & event organisers, universities, further education colleges, local authorities, councils and Government departments. CPD certification follows an established and practical framework that can apply to a number of core learning activities.

The most familiar and popular methods of learning include training courses, workshops, seminars, eLearning, conferences and educational events. The learning methodologies may vary between the different types of CPD, depending on the subject matter, intended audience, and specialism of a particular organisation. Talk to our helpful team to find out if your training and events are suitable for CPD certification.

How to register CPD activities with The CPD Certification Service

Accredited CPD means that the learning activity has been assessed and reaches the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. The structure and educational value of training materials has been scrutinised to ensure integrity and quality. The CPD Certification Service provides recognised, independent CPD accreditation compatible with global CPD principles.

CPD certification is a straightforward process and follows an intentionally practical method that has been continuously developed over the past few decades. Membership levels are determined by an initial consultation resulting in recommendations for your most effective routes to market. Please read our related article on the process of gaining accreditation for further explanation on becoming CPD accredited.

Our CPD quality marks are protected by international copyright legislation. The recognised and authoritative CPD Member and CPD Certified symbols offer professional bodies, institutional associations, educational providers and consumers alike reassurance that the further learning achieves the qualitative standards required by all parties.

Benefits of using The CPD Certification Service to register your training and events

Established in 1996, The CPD Certification Service has over 27 years’ experience providing CPD accreditation. With members in over 100 countries, our CPD providers benefit from the ability to promote themselves as part of an international community where quality is both recognised and assured. 

Becoming an accredited CPD provider with us helps organisations to create a discernible advantage from others in their market and demonstrate a commitment towards both clients and employees that professionalism is important. Obtaining CPD certification acts as a powerful tool for improvement in business performance and can even lead to increased growth and profitability.

Continuing Professional Development attracts a higher level of candidates when recruiting for new roles, by encouraging better talent towards the organisation. Providing training courses and events with CPD certification by an independent and authoritative organisation such as The CPD Certification Service will enable businesses to meet new audiences by demonstrating a commitment to recognised learning standards.

CPD can be used to ensure quality levels remain high across all departments. Registered and accredited CPD providers are able to utilise key features of membership to support their business, marketing and training objectives. Please visit our CPD Provider Directory to see the full range of registered CPD members.

Register your CPD with us and become a CPD provider

We hope this article on how to register CPD training for certification was useful. Thousands of CPD training courses, eLearning programs, conferences, workshops, seminars and educational events are formally submitted to us to be registered as CPD accredited every year, adding significant value for both organisations and individuals, and helping to improve training and events across industries.

If you are interested in offering training courses, seminars, workshops, eLearning, or educational events suitable for Continuing Professional Development, please visit the Become a CPD Provider page. Becoming a CPD provider and certifying your training materials follows a simple process. The CPD Certification Service provides different membership levels to suit needs and budgets. Please contact our team or call us on +44 (0)208 840 4383 to discuss in more detail.

Record training activities using myCPD Portal

myCPD Portal is a free to use online recording tool that allows professionals or organisations to manage, log and track their Continuing Professional Development training in one simple place. Users can set annual CPD targets and monitor learning progress throughout the year, keep individual records for learning activities and store certificates of attendance for any ongoing CPD requirements.