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CPD – fulfilling your annual requirements
Every year as CIPFA members, you to submit their CPD documents and activities. You can do your bit for
are required to declare that you have supporting evidence. This is made the environment and share your
met the requirements of the scheme up of the learning and development documents electronically with the
by submitting your statement of documents and the evidence to support CPD section or with anyone with an
declaration. This can be done via those activities listed in the learning email address by clicking on Share
the CIPFA Learning Centre or by and development record. my CPD.
downloading the template. Members who work for an accredited r Complete your electronic or paper-
Submitting your declaration at the employer would submit a copy of their based learning and development
end of your CPD year confirms that you staff development scheme paperwork record throughout the year recording
have undertaken development during that has been accredited for CPD all of your development activities.
that period and that you have completed purposes at this stage. r Keep any paper based evidence of
documents according to your chosen CPD activities in one place.
level of participation, level 1 or level 2. Here are our top tips for r If you change employer, particularly
members compiling their if you are moving from an accredited
Requirements whilst working Portfolio of Evidence: employer, remember to take all of
for an accredited employer r Set a monthly, quarterly or annual your paperwork relating to your
If you work for an accredited employer CPD reminder using the facility in My development in the year so far with
you are still required to declare your CLC Profile in My Membership on the you when you leave.
participation in the scheme annually CIPFA Learning Centre. Alternatively
by completing and submitting the set a reminder in your own calendar. Advice and support
statement of declaration. This way you will never forget when Further advice and support is available
your statement of declaration is due from the CPD section.
Assessing CPD documents to be sent to CIPFA. Contact Carla Rockson
Assessing CPD documents is done r Use the CIPFA Learning Centre t: 020 7543 5706 or Jill Metcalf
through a separate process of randomly to electronically store your CPD t: 020 7543 5724 e: cpd@cipfa.org.uk
selecting members and asking them documents and evidence of www.cipfa.org.uk/clc
submitting your declaration at the end of your
CPD year confirms that you have undertaken
development
Accounting and auditing standards updates
CIPFA monitors the development of all standards on www.cipfa.org.uk/panels/accounting/annual report.cfm
all aspects of accountancy and responds to relevant You can find information on individual consultations,
consultations. Responses are published on the CIPFA website exposure drafts and other matters on the AASP ‘new and
at www.cipfa.org.uk/pt/responses.cfm emerging standards’ webpages at
CIPFA’s Accounting and Auditing Standards Panel (AASP) www.cipfa.org.uk/panels/accounting/newstandards.cfm. Every
plays a coordinating role in the area of accounting and four months these and relevant consultation responses are
auditing standards. The panel helps develop CIPFA responses summarised in Accounting and Auditing Standards Updates at
to many consultations and liaises with other CIPFA expert www.cipfa.org.uk/panels/accounting/standards_update.cfm
panels on matters relating to pensions, sector SORPs and Information on all aspects of the AASP’s work can be
other matters. The panel helps generate more than half of found on the panel’s homepage www.cipfa.org.uk/panels/
CIPFA’s public responses to consultations. A report on its accounting/index.cfm
activities in 2008 is available at
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