What counts as CPD?
CPD is any learning activity you undertake to support your professional development. Our Activity Points Chart provides guidance on activities and how many points each is worth.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is the learning you undertake as a professional, helping you to maintain and advance your knowledge, skills and practice. CPD is an investment in your career growth, empowering you to enhance your proficiency and direct your progression.
IoIC's CPD Programme
The IoIC's CPD Programme provides a framework to help structure and focus learning and development. IoIC members can also manage their CPD via a dedicated online portal where they can record learning and track their progress.
Key aspects to the IoIC's approach to CPD:
- We recommend that you aim complete at least 40 CPD Points worth of learning per year.
- Creating a development plan can help align learning with professional objectives.
- Use the IoIC Profession Map to help identify development needs, assessing your skills against the map using the IC Diagnostic.
- Use the IoIC's CPD Cycle to help structure your approach to your learning and development.
- Reflecting on learning helps drive deeper understanding, continuous improvement and increases self-awareness.
- Recording your CPD helps you keep track of your progress and demonstrates your commitment to your development.
- IoIC Members who record 40 CPD Points or more in a year via their online portal will be awarded a Certificate and Badge of CPD Completion to demonstrate achievement.
Why undertake CPD?
The IoIC believes that continuing professional development (CPD) is fundamental to the development of individuals, teams and the IC profession as a whole.
Some key benefits of CPD include:
- Identifying and meeting professional development needs
- Embedding reflective thinking into working life and professional practice
- Understanding and driving best practice
- Demonstrating professional standards and strengthening professional credibility
- Planning future career goals and achieving career progression
- Boosting confidence and influence
- Showcasing achievements, skills and knowledge
- Supporting the development of the internal communication profession.
The CPD Cycle
The IoIC's CPD Cycle provides a structured approach to continuing professional development with five simple steps.
IoIC Profession Map
Benchmark your skills and knowledge against the Profession Map. Use the Map to chart your career progression and achieve your goals.
Resources and learning
The IoIC offers a wide range of resources and learning to help you build skills, knowledge and confidence.
Log your CPD
We recommend that you aim complete at least 40 CPD Points worth of learning per year.
Record your learning as CPD.
Your CPD Report
View and download your CPD report.
If you've achieved 40 or more points in the last year you can also request your certificate of completion.
