Policy

Physiotherapists and physiotherapy assistants - you must be:

  • actively engaged in CPD
  • documenting and evidencing your CPD
  • applying learning from CPD to your practice
This is essential to maintain and enhance professionalism and competence.

 

Student physiotherapists - you must:

  • understand the principles of CPD
  • begin to collect evidence of learning from your CPD
  • continue the process once you have qualified

 

The CSP has been strengthening its approach to CPD and updated its policy on CPD which:

  • focuses on achievement by adopting an outcomes-based approach to your learning from CPD
  • links learning with enhancement of quality of patient care and professional excellence whilst ensuring public safety
  • makes CPD obligatory through the Rules of Professional Conduct and Code of Conduct
  • is based on individual responsibility, trust and self-evaluation/reflection
  • recognises a range of learning activities
  • expects the establishment and maintenance of a portfolio of learning
  • requires access to information and appropriate resources based on equity
  • encourages professional support, networking and collaboration
  • considers that CPD is the work oriented aspect of lifelong learning

 

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Time for CPD

The CSP recognises that you will need to undertake different amounts and different types of CPD during your career and does not, therefore, specify how many hours of CPD you must undertake per year.

However, while most employed members have access to a certain amount of time for formal CPD opportunities, less formal CPD activities are not always allocated sufficient time in work hours.

The CSP therefore recommends a minimum of one half-day a month is allocated for protected personal learning time for informal CPD activities.

The time can be used for:

This list is not exhaustive.

 

This time allocation should be in addition to mandatory training and study leave arrangements for formal courses.

Managers and staff are encouraged to work together to ensure that appropriate time is made available during working hours to undertake and record all CPD activities.

Personal time

However, as a professional, you may need to dedicate some of your non-working time to your CPD, particularly when it relates to your development beyond that specific to your current role and workplace.

Further information

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