CPD is Continuing Personal or Professional Development

The CPD Certification Service is the independent body operating across all market sectors and in support of all professional institutions, bodies and societies.
Its certified CPD quality mark is a recognised symbol of quality assured training.

The basic concept of CPD is an educational system which seeks to:
Operate throughout the working life of a professional Mirror the requirements imposed upon professionals by their professional organisations and, equally importantly, by their clients Operate in a systematic and structured manner Cover the full range of knowledge and skills, personal, technical and commercial, required by a professional in his or her working life.