The IMA Continuing Professional Development Scheme
Once you have successfully completed the qualification, in order to stay accredited you will need to maintain a level of Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
- We will provide a simple recording form for you to keep a record of your learning and development activities each year. Each activity will attract a number of CPD hours. We have created a table of activities with corresponding hours.
- We would require 16 CPD hours to be accumulated each year. This will be the same requirement whether you are full or part time.
- Activities must come from at least two of the four different categories and must include an activity in category one, Training
- Training
- Meetings and Discussion Groups
- Qualifications
- Research, reading and writing
- Each CPD year will run from 1st November to 31st October
- Hours cannot be carried over
- The Accreditation qualification will satisfy requirements for your first part year, until the first November
| Cohort | Exam | Results Notification | CPD accumulation starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2011 | March 2011 | May 2011 | November 2011 |
| April 2011 | June 2011 | August 2011 | November 2011 |
| July 2011 | September 2011 | November 2011 | November 2012 |
| October 2011 | December 2011 | February 2012 | November 2012 |
- CPD activities should relate to the area of law of Money Advice and should be to the appropriate level of skills and knowledge (Caseworker level or above).
- Graduates will be required to keep evidence of their activities (where possible) as we reserve the right to request supporting evidence. However, we do not require members to pay for CPD Certificates for formal training courses. It is sufficient to keep a copy of the course attendance certificate.
- We will operate a random sampling of forms from time to time so you must keep it up to date and available upon request.
- Your record of development can also be used by you as a career development resource in wider contexts, for example to support CVs and applications for jobs.
- CPD Hours are expected to be accumulated for all accredited Money Advisers. Where personal circumstances prevent the accumulation of hours for example during periods of extended leave, notification should be provided to the IMA as soon as possible. Where CPD Hours cannot be accumulated allowances will be considered by the Accreditation Panel on an individual basis.
