The reputation of the Institution and its membership is influenced by the professional competence exhibited by its members.  It is important that this competence is maintained and that where difficulties exist these are identified and help given.  The Institution will, confidentially, monitor a small random sample of individual member's CPD records and their relevance to that individual's professional development plans on a yearly basis.

Members who have been selected for the current year, and whose plans meet the requirements of the Institution's CPD scheme will be excluded from the random sample for at least the following three years.

Members who have been selected for the current year, and whose submitted records do not appear to meet the requirements of the CPD scheme, will be contacted to explain the areas of concern. Where problems relate to a misunderstanding of the requirements or a genuine difficulty in meeting the objectives, the Institution will offer help either from Britannia Walk or Branch level.

Where shortcomings are identified at the end of this process, the member will be asked to produce an action plan in order to meet agreed objectives which will be monitored at the end of a twelve month period.

Eligibility

All CIHT members are expected and encouraged to undertake CPD with the exception of honorary Fellows, retired members; and members who are undertaking full or part-time study which leads to a relevant qualification. 

CPD Record

Your CPD Record shows what you have done, what you have learned and how it relates to your PDP. The act of recording CPD activities is in itself an opportunity to reflect on what you have gained and to analyse the progress towards your PDP objectives. CIHT provides an example proforma CPD Record Sheet    however we recognise that members may wish to hold their CPD and PDP forms online for ease of recording and review. If this is the case, members must ensure that the basic information required by the Institution is replicated in any computer produced documentation and can be presented for scrutiny e.g. in a hard copy format.