Keep yourCertiﬁcations
CurrentthroughCPDpeoplecert.org

Introduction
Welcome to the essential guide on
maintaining your certiﬁcation throughContinuous Professional Development(CPD) points.
Discover how PeopleCert Membership empowers you to stay aheadin your ﬁeld, beneﬁtting both individual career growth andorganisational success.

For Individuals
CPD is your pathway to staying current
with efﬁciency, and unlocking newcareer opportunities.
PeopleCert Membership is our commitment to lifelong learningand professional excellence, equipping you with the tools and CPD
opportunities you need to take your career to the next level andstand out among your peers!

For Employers
Invest in your team's professional
development through CPD.
Did you know that workplace training positively impacts youremployees engagement?
Investing in your team's professional development is a strategy that
boosts motivation, retains talent, and sharpens internal processes.
PeopleCert Membership provides continuous learning
opportunities and career development resources, as well as thetools to streamline employee development processes.

About PeopleCertMembership
Become a PeopleCert Member and turnlearning into a lifetime adventure!
Our programme is designed to support you on your learningjourney, with industry news, best practice insights, articles, exam
preparation materials, and webinars from subject-matter experts
in your discipline. In addition, you can use your subscription tomanage your certiﬁcations and digital badges and log CPD points.

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Getting Started
Log CPD points to keep your certiﬁcations
current.
CPD points can be logged against 3 different categories:
Professional Experience, Professional Education, and Community.
Examples of activities per category are outlined below:

Keep your Certiﬁcation Current
by gaining 20 points per year!*
Professional
Experience

Professional
Education

Community

Professional practice:
applying best practicein the workplace

PeopleCert certiﬁcations

Organising industry /best practice related
eventsCoaching colleagues inrelation to best practice

Other certiﬁcations from
PeopleCert Accredited
Training Organisations

Contributing tocommunity
discussion forums

Mentoring individuals orgroups to support theirdevelopment

Other certiﬁcations from
non-PeopleCert Accredited
Training Organisations

Authoring thought
leadershipWork shadowing
colleagues in relation
to best practiceProfessional qualiﬁcations
from awarding bodies

Attending industry
events

*A minimum of 5 points inthis category is required

In house training

Reading community
discussion forums

e-learning

Volunteering to share yourknowledge and experience

Reading relevant books,
publications, research,white papers etc.

A maximum of 15 points
in this category is allowed

Engaging with podcasts
and webinars
A maximum of 15 points
in this category is allowed*To be eligible you must log 20 CPDs per year for 3 consecutive years.

To review all of your certiﬁcations information such as renewal date or CPDstatus, log in to your candidate account and click on "My Certiﬁcates" tab.

Are you eligible to log CPDs?
To unlock the ability to log CPD points,
you need to be subscribed to thePeopleCert Plus plan.
Upgrade to our monthly or annual PeopleCert Plus planto activate the CPD functionality in just a few simple steps!
This upgrade offers you the full beneﬁts of the PeopleCert
Membership, enhancing your professional development journey.

How to log your CPD Points
Step 1
Log in your PeopleCert Plus account.

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Step 2: View your certiﬁcations’ status
Click on "My Certiﬁcate" to view your cetiﬁcations and check theirstatus (Active or Not Current).
Here's what the colours you see mean:
Green indicates that your certiﬁcation is ACTIVE and you
have already logged the 20 CPD points that is mandatory
per year.
Orange indicates that your certﬁcation is ACTIVE but you
need to log extra points in order to reach the mandatory 20
points per year.
Grey indicates that your certiﬁcation is not current. You haveto log 20 CPD points that is mandatory per year.
The length of the bar depicts the time frame of a year.

Step 3: Log your CPD points
3.1 Click on the orange "Log CPD" button,
or access the CPD section from themenu bar.
Your certiﬁcations are grouped per Product Suite and thecertiﬁcations within each Product Suite all share the same
renewal date. By submitting enough CPD points to renew
one of your certiﬁcations, all the certiﬁcations under a
Product Suite are also renewed automatically.

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3.2 Choose the speciﬁc certiﬁcation you
want to update and log your points.

Click on the "Add CPD" button.

Type of CPD (mandatory):
Choose one of 3 the categories for each activity.

Points I’m claiming (mandatory):
Within Professional Education and Community, one point
equates to one hour’s worth of effort. You can record aminimum of 30 minutes or 0.5 points, and a maximum of 15hours or 15 points per activity. Take into consideration thateach point is rounded (i.e. if you add 5.2 this will change to 5,
6.7 will change 7 etc.).
If you add more points than required, then this message willappear:11

Completion date (mandatory):
For the ﬁve points of Professional Experience, you will need tolist ﬁve separate activities that you undertook in your role
related to the best practice knowledge gained in yourcertiﬁcation, and that link to the skills and behaviours withinyour certiﬁcation.
Description (mandatory):
Provide details of the activity for which you are logging yourCPDs.
What did you learn (mandatory):
Free text for you to complete.
Include an attachment (optional):
Candidates can add multiple attachments for each activity
in the following ﬁle formats: .jpg, .pdf & .png.

Click Submit
If you need more CPD points to complete the year, then you will seethe following:

When you reach 20 CPD points, you will see the following
message:13

Review and edit your CPDs
You can review your past CPDs by clicking on your CPD
submission at any time. You can edit or delete your past
CPDs by clicking on the pencil icon next to each submission.
Please note that you can only edit a CPD submission within
the current CPD period.

For audit purposes, CPD submissions from previous years
cannot be deleted.
CPD activity for the past year: Candidates can click on any
entry to review their submitted activities. However, you will
have no option to edit, as the form is locked.

Thank you for considering PeopleCert Membership for yourprofessional growth and we hope that this guide has been
useful to support your CPD journey.
Our team is available 24/7/365 and ready to assist you withany further inquiries at customerservice@peoplecert.org.
We're excited to be a part of your learning journey andlook forward to helping you achieve your career goals!
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