Continuing Professional Education
Information condensed from AHPC
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) consists of educational activities that serve to maintain, develop or increase the knowledge, skills and professional performance of registered Allied Health Professionals (AHPs).
The implementation of CPE ensures practice standards are maintained and steadily improved across our profession. The provision of quality and up-to-date allied health services is of utmost importance to safeguard the public’s interest.
CPE will be rolled out in two phases.
-
A voluntary phase will commence on 1st March 2024. The voluntary phase allows AHPs and educational providers to experience the CPE system. The voluntary phase prepares AHPs for the mandatory phase.
-
The mandatory phase will commence from 1 January 2026 and fulfilling CPE requirements will be required to for the renewal of the Practising Certificate (PC) from 1 January 2026 onwards.
Category | Type of Event | Participating Role | Points | Submitted by ST (self) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1A Local Events (Pre-approved) | • Teaching sessions / Tutorials • Case study presentations • Journal clubs • Special interest groups • Lectures / Talks | • Speaker • Participant • Facilitator | 1 point / hour | No |
-Local Events (Ad-hoc) 1B | • Scientific meeting • Structured formal & skills-based courses • Lectures • Workshops / Practical sessions • Special interest groups • Conference / Seminar | • Speaker • Presenter • Participant • Facilitator | 4 points/day of educational event | No |
-Local Events (Ad-hoc) 1B | • Basic Cardiac Life Support course | • Participant | 4 points | Yes |
-Post-graduate Course (Local) 1B | • Local post-graduate studies | • Post-graduate student (with formal award) | 1 point/hour | Yes |
-International Events 1C | • Scientific meeting • Structured formal & skills-based courses • Workshops / Practical sessions • Overseas attachment • Conference / Seminar | • Presenter • Participant • Speaker | 4 points/day of educational event (Capped at 40points) | Yes |
-Post-graduate Course (International) 1C | • International post-graduate studies (Includes online and international universities with local campuses) | • Post-graduate student (with formal award) | 4 points/day of educational event (Capped 40 points for online only programmes) | Yes |
Supervised Learning 1D a) providing formal clinical practice education supervision to student from the same profession. | • Clinical practice education (min. 2 students/block) • Attachments with structured programme (min. 5 days and 2 supervisees) | • Supervisor • Clinical educator | 5 points/ block of clinical placement or block of attachment for supervisors (Capped 40 points) | Yes |
Supervised Learning 1D b) formal local attachments with attachment outcomes | • Clinical practice education (min. 2 students/block) • Attachments with structured programme (min. 5 days and 2 supervisees) | • Supervisee | 4 points/ block of attachment for supervisees (Capped at 40 points) | Yes |