How to Achieve CPD Hours
How to achieve CPD hours easily? The table below is an example that helps you plan your CPD activities.
| (a) Verifiable CPD activities* | No. of events offered in 3 years | CPD hours (programme offered by the Institute in 3 years) | No. of events recommended to attend per annum to meet CPD requirements | Proforma CPD achievement per annum | No of events recommended in a 3-year cycle | Proforma CPD achievement in a 3-year cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual update conferences | 8 events | 28.5 | 1 | 3.5 | 3 | 10.5 |
| CPD Seminars | 328 seminars | 509 | 3 | 4.5 | 9 | 13.5 |
| CPD Workshops | 296 workshops | 1284 | 1 (1 half day workshop) |
3.5 |
3 (3 half day) |
10.5 |
| Webinars | 47 webinars | 66.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| e-Seminars |
99 e-seminars |
169.5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| e-Manager | 152 courses | 206 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| e-Series | 71 courses | 114 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| e-Finance | 153 courses | 178 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Authorized supervisor (note 1) |
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| Sub Total (a): | 2555.5 | 20.5 | 61.5 | |||
| (b) Non verifiable CPD activities | No. of events offered in 3 years | CPD hours (programme offered by the Institute in 3 years) | No. of events recommended to attend per annum to meet CPD requirements | Proforma CPD achievement per annum | No of events recommended in a 3-year cycle | Proforma CPD achievement in a 3-year cycle |
| Reading A Plus magazine | 36 issues | n/a | 12 (1 hour p.m.) | 12 | 36 (1 hour p.m.) | 36 |
| Free learning resources (note 3) |
coursewares | n/a | 12 (1 hour p.m.) | 12 | 36 (1 hour p.m.) |
36 |
| Newspaper reading e.g. SCMP (note 4) | n/a | n/a | daily | 5 | daily |
15 |
| "Networking" and "Observation, feedback and reflection" (Note 5) | n/a | n/a | 5 | 15 | ||
| Sub Total (b): | 0 | 34 | 102 | |||
| Grand Total (a + b): | 2555.5 | 54.5 | 163.5 |
* Please refer to Institute's CPD Learning Resource Centre for details.
Note 1: Member can claim a maximum of 20 CPD hours per year as an Authorized Supervisor / External Authorized Supervisor/ Counsellor of an Authorized Employer.
Note 2: Member can claim 2 workshops of total 14 contact hours and actual preparation time for each module in one QP session as CPD verifiable hours.
Note 3: Free learning resources include IAS Plus (Deloitte), Dbriefs Legal (Deloitte), webcasts by EY or KPMG, etc.
Note 4: Member can claim a maximum of 5 non-verifiable CPD hours per year for newspaper reading.
Note 5: Member can claim a maximum of 5 non-verifiable CPD hours in total per year for "networking" and "observation, feedback and reflection" together (not 5 hours individually) in addition to any networking time included in verifiable CPD events such as conference, seminars, etc. with effect from 1 December 2013.
updated: August 2020
