35 hours per three-year revalidation period, including 20 participatory hours; maintain evidence and records. No fixed annual minimum.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
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CPD guidance for 26 UK regulators and professional bodies
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Health and Care Professions Council
HCPC · United Kingdom · Health and care professions
Official CPD guidanceContinuous accurate CPD record, varied learning, and evidence of benefits to practice and service users; sampled at profession-specific two-year renewals. No prescribed hours.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
Record at least two different pieces of CPD each registration year, including peer reflection on at least one; deadline 30 November. No prescribed hours.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
Social Work England CPD and free Passport guideUndertake relevant CPD every year across the whole scope of practice, plan learning and reflect for appraisal/revalidation. GMC does not mandate CPD points or hours; revalidation normally five-yearly.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
General Pharmaceutical Council
GPhC · Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) · Pharmacy
Official CPD guidanceAnnual revalidation: four CPD records (at least two planned), one peer discussion and one reflective account; no fixed hours. Northern Ireland is outside GPhC jurisdiction.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
GPhC CPD and free Passport guideRoyal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
RICS · United Kingdom; membership requirements also apply internationally · Surveying and built environment
Official CPD guidanceFrom 1 January 2026: at least 20 hours per calendar year, at least 10 structured. Each rolling three years cover global professional/ethical standards; AI, data and technology; and sustainability, each through at least one hour of structured CPD. Record activity outcomes, annual reflection and declaration by 31 January. Eligible substantial structured learning permits up to 20 hours carry-forward, at most 10 in each of the next two years; exemptions have separate rules.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
Five-year verifiable CPD: dentists 100 hours; dental therapists, dental hygienists, orthodontic therapists and clinical dental technicians 75; dental nurses and dental technicians 50. At least 10 hours in every two consecutive CPD years, including across cycle boundaries; annual statements, PDP, evidence and reflection required. No fixed annual hours. Multiple titles require the applicable higher total and relevant learning.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
Maintain continuing competence through regular reflection, identifying and addressing learning needs and keeping legal/ethical obligations current; annual declaration. No fixed hours.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
Outcomes-based grades: nine outcomes annually, at least five planned and at least one professionalism outcome; CPD year 1 October-30 September. Paralegal grade follows a separate hours-based scheme; do not apply nine outcomes universally.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
All registered architects undertake, record and reflect on CPD annually; address mandatory topics (environmental sustainability and fire/life safety) relevant to practice. No mandatory minimum hours or activity count; eight activities is guidance, not a compliance threshold.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
RCVS · United Kingdom · Veterinary practice
Official CPD guidanceAnnual CPD: practising veterinary surgeons 35 hours; veterinary nurses 15 hours. Plan, record and reflect using 1CPD. Role-specific totals: there is no single body-wide annual figure.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
RCVS CPD and free Passport guideAssociation of Chartered Certified Accountants
ACCA · United Kingdom; membership requirements also apply internationally · Accountancy
Official CPD guidanceStandard unit route: 40 units annually (one unit = one hour), at least 21 verifiable; remaining 19 may be non-verifiable. Alternative employer, IFAC-body and eligible part-time routes and waivers apply; annual declaration.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
ICAEW · United Kingdom; membership requirements also apply internationally · Accountancy
Official CPD guidanceAnnual category-based totals: categories 1/2/3 require 40/30/20 hours. Verifiable minima in practice 30/20/10; outside practice 15/10/5. Include required ethics learning; special charity trustee and exemption rules apply. No single universal annual total.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
CIMA · United Kingdom; membership requirements also apply internationally · Management accountancy
Official CPD guidanceMembers and CGMA designation holders identify needs, undertake relevant learning and record development; outcomes-based, with no prescribed hours or learning units. Exemptions may apply.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
Established practitioners: annual learning objectives, CPD, reflection and declaration, without prescribed hours. New Practitioner Programme: 45 hours during first three qualifying calendar years, including at least nine advocacy and three ethics hours; additional programme requirements apply.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
Royal Institute of British Architects
RIBA · United Kingdom; membership requirements also apply internationally · Architecture
Official CPD guidancePractising Chartered Members: at least 35 hours annually, including 20 across ten mandatory Core Curriculum topics (two hours per topic). Half structured where possible, not an unconditional 17.5-hour minimum. Pass any required mandatory competence tests and use RIBA online recording.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
RIBA CPD and free Passport guideRegistered engineers and technicians maintain competence, plan, record and reflect on CPD; licensed institutions sample records annually. No universal Council-set hourly minimum; institution-specific requirements may differ.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
CIPD · United Kingdom; membership requirements also apply internationally · Human resources and people development
Official CPD guidanceOutputs-based CPD: identify needs, plan, act, record and reflect on impact; annual sampled audits. No prescribed hours; retired and long-term-leave exceptions apply.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
IOSH · United Kingdom; membership requirements also apply internationally · Occupational safety and health
Official CPD guidanceTechnical, Certified, Chartered Members and Fellows: 30 hours per membership year; Chartered Members/Fellows also complete ethical practice e-learning. Record and reflect in Blueprint. Affiliate/Student CPD encouraged, not mandatory; transition exceptions apply.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
2025-2027 cycle: optometrists and dispensing opticians normally 36 points, at least 18 interactive and 18 from approved providers, four domains, peer review, development planning and reflection. Additional specialty requirements apply. Points are not hours; six points annually is an expectation, not an annual hours rule.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
At least 30 hours annually, including at least 15 learning with others; personal learning plan and evaluation. Complete applicable focused reflection and new-registrant clinical governance requirements.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
90 hours per three-year cycle, at least 45 learning with others, covering all four practice-standard themes. Include objective activity, communication/consent learning and peer discussion review. No fixed annual minimum.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
Chartered Insurance Institute
CII · United Kingdom; membership requirements also apply internationally · Insurance and financial planning
Official CPD guidanceQualified members: at least 35 hours annually, including 21 structured; needs-based planning, recording and reflection. Career-break/retired exceptions apply.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
CII CPD and free Passport guideChartered Institute for Securities & Investment
CISI · United Kingdom; membership requirements also apply internationally · Securities and investment
Official CPD guidanceCISI mandatory scheme for applicable membership/designation or regulatory status: 35 hours annually including at least 21 structured. Chartered members include at least one hour developing others; check additional retail-role requirements.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
Chartered Institute of Taxation
CIOT · United Kingdom; membership requirements also apply internationally · Taxation
Official CPD guidanceUndertake and record CPD appropriate to duties and professional responsibilities, including relevant professional standards; confirm on annual return. Needs-based, with no universal hours minimum.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
Institution of Civil Engineers
ICE · United Kingdom; membership requirements also apply internationally · Civil engineering
Official CPD guidanceProfessionally qualified members maintain written CPD records and submit on request. Cover at least one mandatory framework theme annually and all three over a rolling three-year period. No universal fixed annual hours stated in this guidance.
Source reviewed 2026-10-31. Check the latest rules and any exemptions with your body.
Independent recording tool, not endorsed by these bodies. Annual targets are editable planning aids, not compliance checks. Passport does not submit returns, approve activities or convert hours into regulator credits. Published standards tags are available only for existing supported frameworks.
WorkplaceHero is an independent record-keeping tool. We do not accredit learning, certify compliance or guarantee that a regulator will accept your record - meeting your regulator's requirements remains your responsibility. We research regulator and professional body guidance from official sources, record the source and the date we last checked it, and review entries when rules change. Requirements can change without notice, so always confirm the current rules, exemptions and deadlines with your regulator or professional body before relying on them. If you spot something out of date, tell us and we will check and correct it. Report an update
What's inside
CPD that feels less like admin and more like progress.
Fast logging
Log it in about 90 seconds
Courses, reading, podcasts, mentoring, the conversation that changed how you work. Add hours, a reflection and a certificate - and you're done.
Habit rings
Get into the rhythm
Weekly and monthly streaks and a Passport Score built on consistency, reflection and balance. Your top bar warns you before a streak slips.Consistency - close the ring by logging regularly, little and often.Reflection - fills as you write what you learned, not just what you did.Balance - rewards learning across different areas, not just one.
Trophy cabinet
Bronze to Diamond
Medals unlock as you log, with progress rings on the ones you're closest to - and a moment of confetti when they land.
Exports
PDF and CSV in one click
Ready for your regulator, appraisal or audit. Import your old spreadsheet too, so nothing gets left behind.
Yours for life
Moves with you
Your record belongs to you, not your employer. Change jobs and every entry, reflection and certificate comes too.
Built for the record you'll actually be asked for
Continuing Professional Development only counts if it's written down. Whether you're a nurse facing revalidation, a teacher heading into performance review, a surveyor with an annual return to file or an accountant staring at a CPD declaration, the difference between "I did some learning this year" and a credible record is whether you wrote it down at the time.
Most people don't. Not because they're lazy - because the tool is a spreadsheet buried three folders deep, and nobody opens a spreadsheet on a Tuesday night.
So we made logging take about ninety seconds.
See it in action
This is what your CPD log looks like
Real screens from the real tool - no mock-ups, no "imagine this". This is what you get the moment you sign up.
Two live rings separate your Role & Regulatory Target from wider development, alongside hours by month and activity mix - so you always know exactly where you stand.
Everything in one place
Courses, e-learning, reading, mentoring, conferences, shadowing, the CPD you did on the job without calling it CPD. One log, one format, one place you'll actually keep up with.
Hours and points, counted for you
Set your annual target and watch it fill up. No adding columns, no wondering whether you're short going into December.
Room for the bit that matters
Regulators don't just want hours - they want to know what changed. Every entry has space for your reflection and learning outcomes, so when someone asks "and how did that affect your practice?", you've already answered it.
Export in one click
A clean PDF or CSV summary, ready for your appraiser, your professional body or an interview panel. Filter by year, activity type or competency first if you only need part of it.
It moves with you
Change jobs, change sector, go freelance - your record comes with you. No employer platform holding your last four years of learning hostage.
What you get
- Activity log with date, type, hours, provider and evidence
- Reflections and learning outcomes on every entry
- Annual hours target with live progress
- Goals and a development plan you can revisit
- Filters for year, type and competency
- PDF and CSV export
- Reminder prompts, so logging becomes a habit rather than a January panic
Already keep a spreadsheet?
Bring your existing CPD with you
You don't have to start from scratch or retype years of records. If your CPD lives in Excel, Google Sheets or an old employer system, save it as a CSV and import the lot in one go.
Everything you import stays yours - edit it, add reflections, export it, or undo the whole import within 24 hours if it doesn't look right.
How importing works
- 1
Save your file as a CSV
In Excel or Google Sheets choose File, then Save as or Download, and pick CSV. One row per activity, with a header row at the top.
- 2
Open your CPD log and choose Import
The Import button sits next to CSV export on the Entries tab. There's a template you can download if you'd rather start from our format.
- 3
Match up your columns
We guess which of your columns is the date, title, hours, activity type, provider and reflection - you just correct anything we got wrong.
- 4
Check the preview and import
You'll see how many rows are ready, which have problems, and any that look like duplicates of entries you already have. Nothing is saved until you confirm.
Dates are read UK style, day first: 14/10/2026, 14 Oct 2026 or 14th October 2026 all work, and times after the date are ignored. Hours should be in hours, not minutes - half an hour is 0.5. The template includes example rows to copy.
Free vs Pro
Free is the full CPD log. Not a trial.
Everything you need to keep a credible record is free, permanently. PassportPro adds the understanding layer - what your record means, and where to take it next.
What you get
Free
£0 forever
PassportPro
£4.99/month
- Unlimited entries with evidence attached
- Store degrees, licences and qualificationsUp to 3Unlimited
- Expiry reminders for credentials
- Smart Drop reads certificates for you
- Targets for your regulator
- Reflections on every entry
- Streaks and badgesCore setFull ladder + Distinction
- ExportsPDF & CSVPassport PDF
- Record moves with you between jobs
- Development archetype and 70:20:10 balance
- Reflective depth insights
- Training Locker, Growth Plan and SMART goals
- AI coach that prompts, never writes
- Passport Score and habit rings
Your record is never held to ransom: every entry, certificate and badge stays yours, with or without Pro.
How WorkplaceHero compares to other CPD tools
A free CPD planning tool, CPD log and reflection journal in one. New to CPD? Start with what CPD is and why it matters, or see the full comparison of the best CPD planning tools.
| Tool | Planning | Logging | Reflection | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WorkplaceHeroThat's us | Targets and regulator presets | Yes | Prompts on every entry | Free |
| CPDme | Partial | Yes | Healthcare templates | Paid tiers |
| CPD Logbook | Limited | Yes | Basic notes | Free / paid |
| CIPD / BACP portals | Own cycle | Yes | Yes | With membership |
| Notion | DIY | DIY | DIY | Free |
| Excel | Manual | Yes | Free text | Free |
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Not sure a CPD log is worth the bother?
Fair. Plenty of people get away without one right up until the year they're audited, or the year they need to evidence three years of development for a job they really want.
The honest case for it: five minutes a month now saves you a very bad weekend later. And a proper record makes you far better at spotting the gaps in your own skills, which is the point of CPD in the first place.
Appraisal-ready
Walk into your review with it all on one page.
Export a clean PDF of your hours, activities and reflections in one click - or share a read-only link you can switch off any time. You choose what goes in it.
Frequently asked questions
Leading a team or organisation?
WorkplaceHero also runs the other side of the picture - the same login your people already use covers how your team learns and how it performs together.
Tell a colleague, unlock PassportPro
Once you have an account you get a personal invite link. Share it with a colleague, and when they join, log their first CPD entry and earn their first badge, you both get money off online compliance training.
- They get 7 days of PassportPro
- Full PassportPro free for a week, so they can bring their existing CPD across.
- You unlock Passport features
- 1 referral unlocks your archetype forever. 3 and 5 open deeper insights for 60 days. 10 in a year earns 6 months of PassportPro.
- Find it in your account
- Your link, your progress and your codes all sit in Settings & billing.
One reward per new person, up to 10 rewarded referrals a year. Codes last six months, are single use, and cannot be combined with another offer - the better of the two applies.