Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a career long process by which professionals keep their subject, skills and knowledge uptodate. This is applicable to all professions and should be encouraged as standard practice in the workplace
Evidence of a committment to CPD is needed for all CGeog applications. It is strongly recommended that supporting evidence from the last 6 years is included, in whatever format is most suitable. Evidence of a future committment to CPD is also essential for a successful CGeog application.
Once you have been awarded Chartered status, you will be required to log all the CPD you do and submit this to the RGS-IBG on an annual basis. The minimum number of CPD points per year you will need to collect as a Chartered Geographer is 35; with the general rule being 1 hour of CPD equals 1 CPD point. You will need to do at least 15 hours internal and 20 hours external CPD.
CPD should be a lifelong acitivity where you plan what you need to do next to enhance your career, carry this out, and then analyse what you learnt and what you will need to do next to improve even further.