What we do
We assess learning activities: courses, conferences, workshops, e learning modules and structured reading programmes. An assessment looks at how the activity was designed, how it is delivered, how learning is evidenced, and how the provider manages changes to it over time.
Where an activity meets the outcomes in the CPD Accreditation Standards, we grant an accreditation for a defined period, publish it on the register, and issue an accreditation reference that the provider can print on certificates.
What we are not
CPD Accredited is an independent accreditation body. We are not a government department, a statutory regulator, or an awarding organisation. Accreditation confirms that a learning activity has been assessed against the CPD Accreditation Standards. It does not confer a regulated qualification, and it does not replace any requirement set by a professional body or statutory regulator.
This distinction matters in practice. If your professional body requires a specific qualification, or a statutory regulator requires training from a named provider, an accreditation from us does not replace that requirement. Check what your own body asks for before relying on accredited CPD to satisfy it.
Our standards
The Standards are published in full and free to read. Providers are assessed against the edition in force when their accreditation was granted, and against the current edition when they renew.
We publish a change summary whenever an edition is revised, so providers can see what has changed rather than having to compare documents themselves.
Independence
Assessment decisions are separated from the commercial relationship with the provider. An assessor does not assess an activity from a provider they have advised, delivered for, or hold a financial interest in. Where an assessor identifies a conflict, the assessment is reassigned.
Providers can challenge a decision. The appeals route, and the route for complaints about our own conduct, are set out under governance and appeals.
More about us
- How we accredit: the assessment method in detail.
- Governance and appeals: how we are governed and how to challenge a decision.
- Newsroom: standards changes, guidance and announcements.
- Contact us.