Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

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What is Continuing Professional Development?

As the name implies, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is with us throughout our careers, allowing you to stay in touch with developments in engineering.

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Getting Started with CPD

CPD is the ongoing process of tracking and documenting the skills, knowledge and experience that you gain both formally and informally as you work.

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CPD video

Continuing Professional Development video

Watch our short video 'Understanding Continuing Professional Development' to find out more about how the IET approaches CPD and how you can keep your knowledge and skills up to date.

Get to know the Engineering Council Code of Practice

It isn’t just the IET that stresses the importance of CPD. The Engineering Council have set out requirements for professionally registered engineers too.

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Policy on CPD

Find out about the CPD monitoring scheme and what the IET expects from its members for CPD.

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Career Manager - Log your CPD

Plan, record and review your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) using our skills development and recording tool.

You can also submit your annual CPD record.

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