Institute of Continuing Professional Development

Institute of Continuing Professional Development

The Institute of Continuing Professional Development (ICPD, or CPD Institute) is the main institute concerned with continuing professional development (CPD) in the United Kingdom.[1] It provides CPD qualifications.[2]

The institute has defined CPD to be:

"a process by which a professional person maintains the quality and relevance of professional services throughout his/her life."[3]

The ICPD is part of the Continuing Professional Development Foundation, an educational non-profit charitable trust that has provided CPD since 1981, based in London, England.[4] The institute has corporate affiliates.[5] A Fellow of the institute can use the post-nominal FInstCPD. In 2008, a new "Member" grade was launched.[6] A Member of the institute can use the post-nominal MInstCPD.

The CPD Institute cooperates with the Institution of Analysts and Programmers[7] and the Chartered Institute of Building[8] on professional development. The institute has a newsletter.[9] It also runs a group on LinkedIn.[10]

See also

  • List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom)

References

  1. ^ The Institute of Continuing Professional Development, newlifenetwork.co.uk.
  2. ^ British Qualifications: A Complete Guide to Professional, Vocational and Academic Qualifications in the UK, Kogan Page, 36th edition, 2006, page 789. ISBN 978-0749444846.
  3. ^ Auldeen Alsop, Continuing Professional Development: A Guide for Therapists, Wiley-Blackwell, 2000, page 2. ISBN 978-0632050079.
  4. ^ Continuing Professional Development Foundation.
  5. ^ Corporate Affiliates of The Institute of Continuing Professional Development, Edge NLP, UK, 4 September 2010.
  6. ^ CPD Institute launches new Member grade, Training Journal, 14 January 2008.
  7. ^ Institution of Analysts and Programmers, The Institute of Continuing Professional Development, UK.
  8. ^ CIOB joins forces with the Institute of Continuing Professional Development, Chartered Institute of Building, UK, 18 May 2006.
  9. ^ C. Staffell, Institute of Continuing Professional Development Newsletter, Issue 2, March 1999.
  10. ^ The Institute of Continuing Professional Development, LinkedIn.

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