About
The CPD Standards Office supports all those involved in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) to make it better, easier and more affordable.
The CPD Standards Office was formed as a result of a comprehensive research project into the quality of continuing CPD provision across the country. The research surveyed over 1000 professionals, and interviewed a range of professional bodies and regulators and found that the standards of CPD varied greatly and that too much of the training provided was of remarkably low quality.
Delegates complained about a “lack of passion” and “courses pitched at a too simple level”.
By providing independent accreditation, The CPD Standards Office's mission is to improve the quality of continuing professional development (CPD) to ensure positive and successful CPD experiences, and to also make it more affordable and easier to access.
The CPD Standards Office helps CPD providers ensure that they deliver consistently high-quality training that is inclusive and collaborative. Its marks of excellence for training and learning providers demonstrate to individual professionals that the learning activity conforms to CPD best practice and is appropriate for inclusion in a formal CPD record.
Activities centre on:
- Research – into all areas of CPD and professional development
- Accreditation – to the CPD Standards Office’s mark of quality
- Advice – to individuals, employers, professional bodies and CPD providers.
Rresearch explores how CPD can:
- Be delivered to a high standard by trainers, coaches and other providers
- Include effective activities that combine traditional and modern forms of learning
- Become a positive and valuable experience for individual professionals
- Deliver benefits to businesses, organisations and other stakeholders
- Work effectively within CPD schemes administrated by institutes and membership organisations.
During its research, accreditation and consultancy activities The CPD Standards Office has worked with:
- Association of Project Management
- Aviva
- British Psychological Society – Department of Occupational Psychology
- CPD Institute
- Engineering Council
- Financial Skills Partnership
- Global PA Network – A membership organisation representing over 5,000 PAs and Secretaries
- Kingston University Business School
- Memberwise – A network of over 1,250 professional associations and membership bodies
- Nationwide Building Society
- Royal Statistical Society
- Science Council
- The Professionalism Group – A group which helps individuals and organisations to develop professionalism.
CPD Stakeholders:
The CPD Standards Office forms part of the Professional Development Consortium. The Consortium works to build bridges between stakeholders to increase the benefits of CPD to individuals and employers. In particular, it encourages the spread of best practice and the sharing of support.
Media profile
- CEO:
- Amanda Rosewarne
Contact
- The CPD Standards Office
- 0845 862 1386
- www.cpdstandards.com
- Contact The CPD Standards Office