Guidance on how to get your event accredited

The accreditation process is based on the Standards for CPD Activities: a Framework for Accreditation, published by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC). CPD credits are allocated on the basis on 1 credit per hour of ‘real education’ time, up to 3 credits per half-day and 5 credits per full day. FPH does not accredit events retrospectively.

To get your event accredited:

• Complete the Application form. 
• After submitting your application form, email supporting evidence to fph.org.uk, including:
  • Event programme showing topics mapped to key areas of public health and domains/attributes of Good Medical Practice,
  • Copy of the delegate evaluation form
  • List of speakers, including their post/title and a short CV or mini-biography
• Pay the relevant fee as per the invoice we will send you. Your application will not be processed until payment is made.

Once your application is submitted, we will acknowledge receipt and send you an invoice. Once you pay the invoice, we will process your application and we will then inform you by email of the outcome, normally within four to six weeks.

Requirements for FPH accreditation 

Learning outcomes and objectives criteria:
The overall learning outcomes and objectives should be clearly defined and reflect the purpose of the activity. They should meet an educational need and provide an effective learning experience. The learning outcomes must be measurable and represent concise objectives indicating what knowledge and/or skills the participants are expected to obtain as a result.

Education content of event criteria:
The following information is to be supplied as part of the application process and should be appropriate to the stated learning outcomes and objectives:

• Target audience 
• Teaching methods used

Key areas of public health competence criteria

The key areas for demonstration of public health competence have been defined to help public health professionals identify the key areas of personal development most relevant to their own role and aspiration, especially in light of annual appraisal and revalidation. As many public health professionals log their CPD against the key areas of public health competence, FPH encourages event providers to map and relate the content of their programme to it. The same applies to the GMC’s Good Medical Practice domains and attributes.

Evaluation

A delegate evaluation form should be produced for each event, including an opportunity to provide comment on every speaker/session, and a blank copy of the form is required. The questions in the form should encourage meaningful feedback. 

FPH Ethical Sponsorship Policy 

• Events provider must supply details of any sponsorship of the event, and any conflict of interest must be declared.
• FPH reserves the right to not accredit an event if the event takes a stand which is contrary to the ethos of FPH.
• FPH seeks to collaborate with a range of organisations to achieve shared objectives. However, it is vital that we maintain our independence and do not allow external partnership bring the name of FPH into disrepute. 

Making an application for FPH accreditation

The event provider must ensure that:
1. They submit a duly completed FPH CPD Accreditation Application Form, with payment details to cover the fee for the accreditation process, about 6 weeks prior to the event taking place to cpd@fph.org.uk together with:

• The event programme, which should clearly indicate: – Key aims/ learning objectives of the activity – Teaching method used.
• A copy of the delegate evaluation form
• A list of speakers, their post/title and short CV or mini-biography 
• the evaluation record from previous, on-going or recurring events (where applicable)
• The event learning material (where applicable) 
• The pre- or post-course education activity (where applicable)

2. They keep a record of attendance and copies of feedback forms for 24 months and take into account the received feedback for future activities. These records should be made available to FPH upon request. It is not necessary to send these to FPH unless requested. 

3. They provide attendance certificates to all participants as evidence of their CPD activities. On certificate of attendance, it should state that the event has been accredited by the Faculty of Public Health for [number of credits] CPD credit(s).

4. They provide feedback forms to the delegates, which invites delegates to record their rating of the event as well as comment on the quality, relevance and effectiveness speaker(s)/session(s). FPH made available an example document of a feedback form which can be found on the FPH website.