What is CPD?

As a member, you are required to maintain and develop your skills throughout your career. You must confirm that you are doing so by making a CPD declaration every year.

What activities count as CPD?

Make a CPD declaration

You need to make a CPD declaration every year.

Declare CPD

You don’t necessarily need to attend training courses to maintain CPD compliance. Activity should be relevant and proportionate to your role(s). We recognise that people learn in different ways, through several different channels.

Find out more about the ICAEW’s reflect, act, impact and declare approach:

download our guide to CPD

These are the popular ways members stay up to date:

Arrange an informal training session with a colleague
Read the ICAEW email alert – it contains updates and news relevant to your role
Attend a workshop, conference, seminar or webinar
Access technical helpsheets, ethical guidance and practice resources by topic from ICAEW's Technical Advisory Service.
Contact our Technical and ethics advisory helpline
Access a range of online technical resources
Join an ICAEW Faculty or ICAEW Community to access exclusive, sector-specific technical content and events.
Read a book or journal, such as a community newsletter, faculty publication or access our range of free e-books
Participate in the ICAEW community forums
Access ICAEW library and information services which support chartered accountants in all aspects of their work