2.3.3 Structured activities

At least 28 hours of this type of activities are required. Examples of structured CPD include the following;

• Attendance at courses, seminars, conferences, workshops and briefings,
• Distance, online and open learning study programs and long term study leading to further qualifications,
• Delivering presentations at courses, conferences or seminars
• Serving on technical panels, organised and monitored discussion groups and forums,
• Writing technical and business articles

2.3.4 Unstructured activities

Up to a maximum of 12 hours p.a. of this activity may be earned. Examples of this unstructured CPD activity may include the following;

• Reading technical and business material
• Following financial and business matters in print and media
• Researching technical or business issues from printed material, internet or field research.
• Mentoring and coaching

2.3.5 In order to ensure quality of CPD provided, members are advised that CPD activities undertaken should be that provided by LIA, recognised institutions of Higher Learning and other reputable organisations.

2.3.6 LIA reserves the right to accredit certain CPD providers or to reject CPD provided by any organisation.

2.3.7 In all of the above activities, relevance is still important in order to ensure that members are engaged in CPD activities that will benefit them in discharging their duty.

2.4 Step 4: Measuring the CPD activity hours

2.4.1 Once CPD activities have been pursued it is important to measure the appropriate hours for the CPD for submission to the Institute for recognition and monitoring of CPD activity undertaken.

2.4.2 In structured activities, the number of hours that may be credited for the structured CPD is the time spent on the activity, except for writing technical and business articles, where the maximum time that may be claimed is 3 hours per article written.

2.4.3 For unstructured activities, the time that may be credited for reading technical and business articles and reading financial and business matters for research or knowledge is 5 minutes per A4 sized page written in 14 point text or less. Maximum time that may be credited per article is 1 hour (i.e. 12 pages).

• Articles that are longer than 12 pages (A4 size) can only be credited with the maximum of 1 hour of CPD.
• Articles in larger or smaller sized pages should be converted into equivalent A4 sized pages e.g. A3 size page = 2 A4 size page, A6 page = ½ A4 size page.

2.5 Step 5: Recording, retaining and submitting evidence of CPD activities

2.5.1 Members are advised to continuously update their CPD records (summary log book and evidence log book) after each CPD activity.

2.5.2 Each sheet of the evidence log book has to be filled in for each CPD activity. The evidence sheet allows for some reflection on the CPD activity undertaken. This should enable the member to identify the learning gained from the activity and its relevance to their required identified competence from step 1.

2.5.3 The summary log book enables the Institute to monitor compliance to CPD and is the first reference point on the CPD activities undertaken by members and where was CPD gained from.

2.5.4 In addition to the above, members are required to retain evidence of CPD undertaken. The evidence will depend on the CPD undertaken but may include course agenda, attendance confirmation, minutes of meetings, results of tests, office records, references of articles read or written etc.

2.5.5 Finally, members have to submit the summary log book to the institute for review every six months. The submission deadlines are as follows;

• Mid year submission latest by 15th July every year
• End of year submission latest by 15th January the following year

[1] Also refer to LIA CPD Policy for description of structured activities.

[2] Also refer to LIA CPD Policy for description of unstructured activities.