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What is CPD (continuing professional development)?

CPD is the ongoing learning professionals track and log to keep their skills current across their career — and our AI training sessions count toward it, with a certificate for every attendee.

In short

CPD turns scattered, on-the-job learning into a recorded, reviewable picture of how your team is keeping its skills current — and a structured AI workshop with a certificate per attendee is a clean entry in that record.

The basics

What it actually means

CPD stands for continuing professional development: the process of tracking and documenting the skills, knowledge and experience you gain as you work, beyond any initial training. It covers both formal activity — courses, workshops, qualifications — and the informal learning that happens day to day, from a useful conversation with a colleague to taking on a new piece of work.

The point of CPD isn't the activity on its own; it's recording and reflecting on it so you can see how your capability is developing over time. Many professional bodies ask members to log a set amount of CPD each year and may audit a sample of records, so for a lot of roles it's an expected part of staying current rather than an optional extra.

How it works for you

What counts, and what we provide

A wide range of learning counts toward CPD — training courses, workshops, reading, mentoring, shadowing and reflective practice all qualify, and most professional bodies accept a mix of formal and informal sources. What matters is that the learning is relevant to your practice and that you record it.

Our AI training sessions count toward CPD, and every attendee receives a certificate confirming what they covered and when. That gives each person a tidy, dated piece of evidence to add to their own CPD record — useful whether they log it for a professional body or simply for an internal review of how the team is keeping pace with AI.

How we help

How our training fits your CPD record

Knowing what CPD is doesn't fill in your record — doing relevant, evidenced learning does. If your team is expected to keep skills current, you'll recognise the friction: training that's too generic to feel worth logging, sessions that leave nothing to point to afterwards, and a vague sense that everyone is "keeping up with AI" without anything written down to show it.

That's the gap our workshops close — practical AI training, built on your team's real work, that produces a clear record you can actually use:

Counts toward CPD

Our sessions are structured, relevant learning built on your team's real tasks, so they sit naturally within the formal-learning side of a CPD record alongside courses and workshops your team already log.

A certificate per attendee

Everyone who attends gets their own certificate confirming the session, the date and what was covered — a clear, dated piece of evidence each person can add to their CPD log.

Worth recording

Because we train on your actual work rather than generic examples, attendees leave with capability they'll genuinely use — the kind of learning that's meaningful to reflect on, not just a tick in a box.

How it compares

CPD certificate vs a formal qualification

Formal qualificationCPD certificate
What it isA regulated award (degree, diploma, charter)Evidence of completed professional learning
What it provesAssessed competence to a national standardThat you took part in relevant, ongoing development
Time to earnMonths or yearsA workshop or session
Goes in your CPD recordYesYes
What our training givesNot a qualificationA certificate per attendee that counts toward CPD

FAQ

Common questions

Do your AI training sessions count toward CPD?
Yes. Our sessions are structured, relevant learning built on your team's real work, so they sit within the formal-learning side of a CPD record. Every attendee receives a certificate confirming the session and what was covered, which they can add to their own CPD log.
Do you give a certificate, or is your training a formal qualification?
Every attendee receives a certificate confirming the session, the date and the topics covered — clear evidence that counts toward CPD. It is practical, hands-on training rather than a regulated qualification such as a degree or diploma, so it complements those rather than replacing them.
What does the certificate include?
Each attendee gets their own certificate confirming the session they attended, the date and the topics covered. It's a clear, dated record they can keep for their CPD log or an internal review of the team's development.
How much CPD do professionals need each year?
It varies by profession and professional body — many set an annual expectation and may audit a sample of records. We don't set CPD requirements; we provide relevant training and a certificate so your team has solid evidence to put toward whatever their body or employer expects.

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