What it covers
Webinars are assessed as a format in their own right, because a single live online session cannot carry the assessment burden of a multi day programme and should not be expected to.
The bar is proportionality: a short awareness level session needs outcomes it can genuinely deliver in the time, and an honest credit figure.
What we assess
Assessment is against the CPD Accreditation Standards. For this format, the assessor looks specifically at:
- Whether the outcomes are achievable in the session length, rather than aspirational.
- How attendance is distinguished from participation, and what the certificate therefore claims.
- The question, poll or reflective task that evidences engagement with each outcome.
- Whether a recording is offered afterwards, and whether the credit differs for watching it later.
- Disclosure of any commercial sponsorship, and that the sponsor did not determine the content.
Credits
Webinar credits are usually stated in hours or part hours, and exclude introductions and product demonstrations.
Credits reflect learning time, not elapsed time. That is why an accredited full day event often states fewer hours than the length of the day.
What you receive
- Branded CPD certificates for attendees.
- A stated credit value attendees can put in their own CPD record.
- A register entry so attendees and their employers can verify the session.
- A QR code or reference on the certificate that resolves to the register entry.
What it does not cover
A webinar accreditation covers that webinar. A series is assessed either as one activity with one reference, or session by session, and you choose which at application.
How to apply
Register your organisation first, which is free, then submit this activity for assessment. See fees and timelines for what the assessment stage costs.