Exemptions no longer available
The following exemptions from CPD are no longer available:
- career break
- maternity and paternity leave
- unemployment.
This means that if you have been or are on a career break, are unemployed or on maternity/paternity leave, you will need to ensure that you still comply with the CPD Regulations and will need to undertake appropriate CPD for your circumstances.
For the current Annual Return, and annually there after, you will be required to self-certify your CPD compliance. If you are selected as part of our annual CPD sample you will require to complete and submit a CPD record.
You will be expected to have undertaken CPD activities relevant to your role up to the date you stopped work. During the period that you are not working you should continue to keep up to date with CPD unless this is not practical (for example if you are a full time carer). If it is not practicable you should have, at the very least, a CPD plan in place for how you will get up to date on the lead up to returning to work.
Once you have returned to work you should be conducting CPD activities to ensure you have the skills and knowledge for your role. ICAS firmly believes that, if you are intending to return to work, continuing to develop and maintain professional competence will enhance employability and therefore encourages you to keep your knowledge and skills up-to-date where possible.
CPD Exemptions available
An exemption from CPD may only be claimed by:
Members who are absent from work for the full year due to ill health OR Members who are fully retired.
