Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
What is CPD?
Continuing professional development (CPD) is the component of learning and development that occurs after the formal completion of postgraduate training.
In public health, the overall aim of continuing professional development is to ensure that those who work in the field develop and maintain the necessary knowledge, skills and attributes to practise effectively and work towards improving the health of the population.
CPD is a professional obligation for all public health professionals.
In order to comply with the Faculty's minimum standards for CPD and to remain in good standing, all Faculty members must either submit a satisfactory CPD return for the previous calendar year, or have been formally exempted by the Faculty from this requirement.
New CPD policy from 1 April 2012 [pdf]
CPD Presentation [ppt]
FPH has made some adjustments to its CPD policy in light of revalidation. The new CPD policy will run in conjunction with the current CPD policy for the CPD year January 2011 to December 2011. Members are free either to apply the current CPD policy or the new draft CPD policy in making their returns for 2011. The new CPD policy will then be implemented in full from 1 April 2012 when the CPD year will change from January-December to April-March. Members will therefore have an extra three months to complete their 50 credits of CPD in the year 2011/2012. Activities recorded in January – March 2012 should be counted as 2011 activities and be included in 2011 CPD returns.
If you have any comments, queries or concerns, please contact your regional CPD Co-ordinator or email FPH's
