Auditing CPD

The CIPD will carry out an annual audit on members’ CPD. This happens towards the end of each year. Members will be randomly selected, and will be asked to submit three CPD records to be audited.

We’ll let you know by email if you’ve been selected, and you’ll be given clear instructions on how to submit your CPD to us. You’ll have around two months to do this. You need to submit your CPD before the deadline, using the My CPD Records tool on the Learning Hub.

The audit uses set criteria which will be shared with you, focused on the impact of your learning at your membership grade. You’ll receive feedback on your CPD.

You should use the My CPD Records tool on the Learning Hub, which asks you four questions about each piece of CPD that you do. This helps you to reflect on your CPD, and share what you are now doing differently as a result of that learning. Feel free to share your thoughts and feelings as well as practical or factual information when answering the questions. We want to know what you’ve learned, how your learning has changed your professional practice, and what you’ll do differently in the future.

We’ve put these prompts together to help you reflect on your CPD and complete your CPD records: How to reflect well on your CPD

To add a CPD record:

• Go to the My CPD Records tool
• Click on ‘Add a new CPD record'
• Give the CPD record a name.
• Select an area of the Profession Map that your CPD most closely aligns to (choose ‘other’ if it doesn’t align to any of them)
• Select what type of learning you’re reflecting on
• Upload any evidence if you want to, or any URLs for your own reference
• Answer the four questions which will help you to reflect on your CPD.

If you’re selected to take part in the audit you’ll need to actively submit three CPD records to us, by going to the ‘CPD Audit’ tab on the My CPD Records tool.

If you’re unsure what CPD to reflect on, have a think about your recent work experiences. 

• Have you delivered a piece of work over the last year where you could reflect on what you did well and what you can improve? 
• Have you worked with anyone where you’ve had to adapt the way you work with them?
• Have you done any online learning, or been to a learning event which you’ve then used in your role?

You can record and reflect on anything where you’ve learned something and used it to improve your work, whether that’s working in a new team, doing an online course, reading something on LinkedIn, or simply reflecting on how the last few months of your work have gone, for example.

If you don't know where to start, we’ve curated some resources and ideas for you.

We’ve also put together some examples of what a good CPD record looks like for different membership grades.

If you don’t submit your CPD when asked, this may be a breach of our Code of Conduct and Ethics, and we may take disciplinary action. If there is a specific reason that you’re not able to complete the audit, you need to contact us to let us know. If you’re exempted from an audit you may still be asked to submit your CPD the following year and beyond.