No one is exempt from CPD monitoring Kim Rowan


I was selected for a CPD review as part of CARB’s CPD monitoring process. This was initially a little alarming for me and also surprising considering that I am a member of staff at Chartered Accountants Ireland.


Considering my role as Tax Manager with the Institute and my involvement with lecturing on the Tax and Accountancy qualification programmes I would have assumed that CARB would know and be satisfied I was fully compliant. However, I was not immune from a CPD review and like any member of Chartered Accountants Ireland, when requested to do so, I had to provide my detailed CPD record for review.


As one of 222 members randomly selected for review early in 2011, I was requested to provide CARB with a copy of my CPD plan/record in respect of the 2010 CPD year. This review was additional to the annual CPD Declaration that as a member I am required to submit each year.


I had 7 days to


compile and analyse every course, seminar or event I attended, every lecture I had given, and every accountancy or tax article I had written or read in a twelve month period. Applying the Input Based approach I had to distinguish between structured and unstructured CPD and record the details


on a specific template document. Each item had to be further detailed by date, type of activity, subject and the number of hours. Once I completed the template I submitted to CARB for review.


While a daunting task being selected for review was a positive as it made me appreciate the importance and necessity to record and maintain a CPD record throughout the year. I also learned that no member is exempt from a CPD review, nor should they be.


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