Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Note this is a guide only and you must check with your state regulator/board/authority for current requirements.
Informal CPD activities generally include
- self-directed private study
- web-based informal learning
- research
- reading that relates to your profession.
Typically one point equals one hour of activity.
Architects
Minimum CPD requirements for architects are 20 hrs per year.
This includes up to 10 hours of informal CPD.
The CPD cycle for most states follows the financial year, except QLD and Tas, who’s CPD cycle is 1 April-31 March.
Lawyers
Minimum CPD requirements for lawyers are 10 units per year.
This includes up to 5 units of private study.
The CPD cycle is 1 April to 31 March in all states except Tas, who’s CPD cycle is 1 May – 30 April. The Law Council of Australia
Engineers
| State/Territory | Minimum Total CPD | CPD Notes | CPD Year/Cycle |
| Engineers Australia
EA Chartered members National Engineering Register |
150 hrs/3 yrs |
There are different types of activities e.g.
|
Rolling 3-year record |
| NSW – Building Commission NSW | 50 hrs/year | There are different pathways.
Up to 30 hours of Informal CPD / year Activities under 30 minutes may not be counted. CPD hours are then to be calculated in increments of 0.5 hours, the actual time spent must be rounded down to the nearest 30 minutes. |
A Registered Professional Engineer’s CPD year is 12 months commencing on their date of registration and the anniversary of that date each year. |
| QLD – Board of Professional Engineers Queensland – BPEQ | 150 hrs/3 yrs | Private study which extends knowledge and skills – A maximum of 18 hours of your total CPD may be claimed
Short courses, workshops, seminars and discussion groups, conferences, technical inspections and technical meetings – No limit |
3-year period (leading up to the renewal or restoration of registration) |
| VIC, SA, WA, TAS, ACT, NT | As per Engineers Australia |
Building Certifiers / Building Surveyors
Mandatory CPD frameworks exist for building practitioners; points/hours vary by class and registration board.
| State/Territory | Minimum Total CPD | CPD Notes | CPD Year/Cycle |
| Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors | 20 hrs/year | 10 hours/year can be informal | January to December |
| NSW – Building Commission NSW | 25 points/ year | Private study and research. Activities that fall within this category earn 1 point per hour spent undertaking the activity, up to a maximum of 10 points each year.
The smallest fraction of a CPD point that can be claimed is ½ CPD point for 30 minutes of an activity. |
A registered certifier’s CPD year is 12 months commencing on their date of registration and the anniversary of that date each year. |
| QLD – Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) | CPD depending on the type of licence and accreditation.
Each year a pool safety inspector must accrue:
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Structured training often required for registration classes.
1 point = 1 hour of participation in an approved educational activity. |
The 12 months up leading up to licence renewal date. |
| VIC, SA, WA, TAS, ACT, NT | Mandatory CPD frameworks exist for building practitioners; points/hours vary by class and registration board.
E.g. Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors |