Global Principles and Local Application 

Global Principles

Members shall plan, undertake, record and evaluate appropriate continuing professional development and, on request, provide the Society with evidence that they have done so.

Aims

● To improve your professional competence for your own benefit and that of your clients,employers and others.

● To enable you to demonstrate how you have sought to maintain your competence in the event of a claim or allegation. You are most likely to be able to demonstrate that you have complied with this rule if you, plan, carry out and record an annual programme of learning activities designed to maintain competence and improve professional knowledge. It may be more difficult for you to demonstrate compliance if you choose another method.

 Learning activities

Quality is as important as quantity. Make sure you gain from the activities and that they enable you to meet your learning aims.

 Examples of activities Society members undertake for CPD are:

● Professional work-based activities ● Personal and informal learning

● Voluntary or charity work ● Courses, seminars and conferences

 Appropriate learning

The Society requires members’ CPD to be effective, enabling them to do their work competently. The outcome of the learning is as important as the number of hours spent on it.

Planning

It is a good idea to set and prioritise learning goals and decide what actions you will undertake to achieve them. This will help you to target your learning effectively over the coming year.

Actions taken

Describe what learning activities you have undertaken to meet goals including: the type of learning, title, number of hours and date. RICS Regulation is looking to see that a variety of quality activities have been undertaken which have been tailored to the original goals.

Evaluation

Provide considered assessment of whether the learning has been constructive.

Reflection

Consider what further skills or knowledge might be developed because of the perspective gained from CPD

Local Application

Every Professional Member and Fellow of the Company shall for so long as he remains a member of the Company undergo in each year such continuing professional development and shall from time to time provide to the Company such evidence that he has done so as the Regulations or Rules shall provide.

It is a duty for the members to adhere to the CPD obligations as detailed in the codes of ethics or bye-laws. Members are obliged to:

•  Complete 60 hours Continuing Professional Development in every consecutive period of three years
  

What Qualifies as CPD?

To qualify as Continuing Professional Development, your CPD activities must be related to:

(a)  some part of the theory and practice of surveying as defined in the Memorandum; and/or

(b)  other technical topics related to a Member’s current or potential occupation; and/or

(c)  Personal or business skills designed to increase a Member’s management or business efficiency.