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Continuing Professional Development
4. General CPD Requirements

Five Year Cycle
1. Subject to the initial phasing-in period referred to under transitional provisions in clause 15, the CPD system functions in cycles of five years;
2. The five-year cycle of a registered person commences either in accordance with the provisions of Table A of clause 15.3 or, in the case of persons registered after the commencement of CPD, from the date of registration. In the latter case, the dates of registration and termination of the five-year cycle will be indicated on the registration certificate. The date on which a person has been registered is also obtainable from the Council's website;
3. Where a person has been registered in a professional category and is subsequently re-graded to another category, the date applicable to the category in which such person was first registered will be recorded as the date on which his five-year cycle commences.
Credits
1. During each cycle of five years, every registered person must obtain a minimum of 25 credits in order to qualify for renewal of his registration;
2. A registered person must obtain at least 3 credits per annum out of the three categories of activities referred to in Appendix A, subject to at least one credit being obtained from Category 1. Additional credits may be accumulated up to the maximum number of credits prescribed for each activity listed in column 3 of the Appendix;
3. Credits accumulated in excess of 5 during any particular year may be carried over to subsequent years of the five year cycle: Provided that no more than the maximum permissible credits for the particular activity may be carried over.
Categories of Activities for CPD Credits

Categories of activities for CPD credits are as set out in Appendix A.