CPD Requirements

What do I need to do for CPD?

• Develop an annual Professional Development Plan (PDP)
• Complete a minimum of 50 CPD hours each year that are relevant to your scope of practice and individual needs
• Spread your 50 CPD hours across three types of activities:
  • Reviewing Performance & Measuring Outcomes
    Complete at least 5 hours for each type, with a further 15 hours mixed to suit your practice, to reach a combined total of 25 hours.
  • Educational Activities
    Complete at least 12.5 hours.
  • Your choice
    Complete the remaining 12.5 CPD hours across any of the three activity types.

CPD content and specific requirements

Program Level Requirements

The CPD activities you undertake should be tailored to suit your scope of practice, as well as your individual professional development goals and interests. To meet the CPD requirements, all practitioners will need to complete (as part of their 50 hours), at least one activity (any length) from each of the following:

• culturally safe practice
• addressing health inequities
• maintaining and developing professionalism
• maintaining and developing ethical practice

These areas are known as program-level requirements. For each area, you can choose the most suitable amount of time and activity format to improve your knowledge and understanding. For example, you might choose an in-person workshop, a webinar, a podcast or journal reading. You might complete a separate activity focussed on each program-level requirement, or you may find an activity which covers two or more.

High-level Requirements

As a general practitioner, your CPD hours must also include completing a CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) course every three years.