• To comply with Society regulations
• To remain competent for the benefit of your clients
• To remain competent for the benefit of your employer
• To gain knowledge needed to move into a new area of business
• To develop a skill needed for promotion, such as management expertise
• To learn a new skill such as a new language
• To remain up-to-date with new developments in your area of expertise
• To keep abreast of new advances in technology

CPD is vital to both the individual and organisational success. It is no longer possible for third level education to provide property, land and construction professionals with all the necessary skills and abilities required for the duration of your professional life. Skills and knowledge become outdated in the ever changing environment. As professionals in today’s environment, there is an absolute need for your personal development and continuous education and training.

Many professions undergo changes in technology and legislation; if the individual professional does not continue to learn, your skills and abilities may become defunct and you become no longer adequately qualified to practice in that area. CPD should be seen from a wider perspective to include everything from job-related training to learning activities which enable individuals to participate in all aspects of their professional and personal life.
Continuing education is an essential concomitant of a continuing career. CPD, training and education play an important role in the regeneration of a nation. In times of recession, and indeed prosperity, priority must always be placed on up-skilling.
The pace of change in this knowledge-based society is so fast that educating, up-skilling, re-skilling, and continuous training development will give you the human resources to secure future employability.

Career development and career change depend on you being competent in your area of expertise, having the knowledge, skills and updated qualifications, if necessary.

Benefits of CPD/Life Long Learning

• CPD acts as a tool to counteract the inevitable obsolescence of skills and knowledge

• CPD overcomes the limitations of the initial academic qualification and its gradual obsolescence

• Maintains professional competence and standards of service

• Gives a wider view of professional concerns

• Aids job satisfaction

• Future Employability

• Demonstrates that the professional is acting responsibly with regard to the  employer, client and wider community

• Widens the scope of professional activities.