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CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (CPE)

OUTLINE • Training is linear and formal
I. Lifelong learning for professionals • Training objectives are usually focused on learning a
II. Continuing Professional Development and its particular skill or set of skills to improve professional
Legal Basis competence.
III. The CPD Processes

CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

OBJECTIVES
• Explain the importance of lifelong learning among
laboratory professionals
• Discuss the legal basis for the implementation of CPD
law in the Philippines
• Determine the process of application for and
acquisition of CPD units for registered professionals
• Identify the factor that affect the implementation of the
CPD law in the Philippine context.
LIFELONG LEARNING FOR PROFESSIONALS
ASEAN QUALIFICATIONS REFERENCE
FRAMEWORK
• Common reference framework that enables comparison
of educational qualifications across ASEAN Member
States (AMS).
• Objectives: encourage the development of qualifications
that can facilitate lifelong learning.
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AND ITS LEGAL BASIS
PURPOSE OF CPD:
• Maintenance, enhancement, and extension of
knowledge, expertise, and competence of
professionals after attaining a bachelor’s degree.
• Ensure the competency of professionals.
• Longest phase of professional education
BENEFITS OF CPD (AS AN INDIVIDUAL)
• Builds confidence and credibility
• Showcases achievements, useful for appraisals
• Achieve career goals by focusing on training and
development
• Copes positively with changes by constantly updating
knowledge and skills
• Improves productivity and efficiency by reflecting
learning and highlighting the gaps in knowledge and
experience
BENEFITS TO ORGANIZATION
• Maximize staff potential
• Helps employees to set SMART objectives
• Promotes staff development
• Add value for reflecting; helps staffs consciously apply
learning to their role and for the organization's
development
• Linking to appraisals; helps employees focus their
achievements throughout the years
(CPD)
• Refers to the development of one’s knowledge, skills
and attitude significantly relevant to capability and
competency in his or her profession.
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO 266
• “Institutionalization of the Continuing Professional
Education (CPE) programs of the various Professional
Regulatory Boards (PRBS) under the supervision of
PRC”
o Effect on November 13, 1995
o 60 CPE units
o Pres. Fidel V. Ramos
o requiring all Filipino professionals to undergo
continuing education programs
PRC RESOLUTION NO. 381 S. 1995
• “Standardized Guidelines and Procedures for the
Implementation of the Continuing Professional Education
(CPE) Programs for all Professions”
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 260 SERIES OF
1996
• Operations of CPE councils were strengthened
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 266
• Required the completion of 60 CPE units as a condition
of the renewal of licenses of professionals in the country.
• Repealed by PRC MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2000 (R.A
8981)
RESOLUTION NO. 179
• Mandating the implementation of a voluntary CPE
program for professionals.
REPEALED BY PRC RESOLUTION 2008 - 466
→ emphasized the moral obligation of professionals to obtain
CPE units
REPEALED BY PRC RESOLUTION 2013 - 774
→ revised the CPD/CPE guidelines to CPD guidelines
REPUBLIC ACT 10912 (CPD LAW OF 2016)
• Effect on August 16, 2016
• Strengthening of CPD programs for all regulate
professions and the creation of CPD Councils for each
profession.
Objectives: continuously improve the competence
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of professionals in accordance with international 6. NRL-SLH/ SACCL

standards of practice towards the uplifting of the 7. UST
general welfare, economic growth, and development of 8. FEU
the nation. 9. CEU
• Lifelong learning 10. Newborn Screening Society of the Philippines
• R.A. 10912 defines lifelong learning as “Learning 11. Asian Hospital
activities undertaken throughout life for the 12. Philippine Society of Echocardiography
development of competencies and qualifications of the 13. Angeles University Foundation
professionals” 14. University of Immaculate Conception
• While CPD was defined as the “inculcation of advanced 15. University of the Philippines Manila – College of Public
knowledge, skills, and ethical values in a post licensure Health
specialization or in an inter or multidisciplinary field of 16. Bicol Sanitarium
study, for assimilation into professional practice, self- 17. FEU Manila – Department of Medical Technology
directed research, and/or lifelong learning.” 18. DOH region III
19. DOH- Health Facility Development Bureau
• RA 10912 seeks to formulate and implement CPD 20. Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center
programs for each profession in order to: (Department of Laboratory)
o Enhance and upgrade the competencies and 21. SLMC- QC
qualifications of professionals for the practice of their
profession pursuant to the PQF, AQRF, and the ADDITIONAL INFO
ASEAN MRA; • CPD is a mandatory requirement in renewal of PIC
o Ensure international alignment of competencies and (Professional Identification Card)
qualifications of professionals through career • Even working abroad and senior citizen
progression mechanisms leading to specialization/ • Renewal after 3 years
sub-specialization; • For medical technologist
o Ensure the development of quality-assured o 45 units is required (average of 15 units per year)
mechanisms for the validation, accreditation and • Any excess number of CPD units cannot be carried over
recognition of formal, non-formal, and informal to the next three-year period except for the credit units
learning outcomes, including professional work from doctorate and master’s degrees or specialty
experiences and prior learning; trainings which are only credited once during the
o Ensure maintenance of core competencies and compliance period.
development of advanced and new competencies in • If a professional attended a training or seminar that was
order to respond to national, regional and not organized by a CPD provider or has no assigned CPD
international labor market needs; units, he/she can apply the said training to the CPD
o Recognize and ensure the contributions of Council.
professionals in uplifting the general welfare, • Evaluation period: 60 days
economic growth, development of the nation. • The professional who cannot complete the required
number of CPD units can file an AFFIDAVIT of
UNDERTAKING to allow him or her to renew his or her
THE CPD PROCESS PIC. (the short fall in the required number of CPD units
• Each profession has its own council which composed of: will be added to his or her next renewal).
o A member from PRB (Professional Regulatory
Board) as chair
o President or officer of an APO (Accredited REQUIRED NUMBER OF CPD UNITS DURING THE
Professional Organization) as first member TRANSITION PERIOD
o President or officer of the national organization
of deans or department chairpersons of schools,
colleges, universities offering the course as a second
member PIC RENEWAL MINIUM CPD UNITS
• In Medical Technology PERIOD REQUIRED FOR THE
o First member PROFESSION
§ The president of PAMET January – June 2017 0%
o Second member July- December 2017 30 %
§ The president of PASMETH
2018 60%
CPD PROVIDERS 2019 100%
• Will apply at least 45 days prior the CPD activity
• The CPD council will evaluate the proposed activity
and designate the number of units to be assigned. BARRIERS TO CPD
§ Time
§ Difficulty of access to CPD programs for
CURRENT LIST OF CPD PROVIDERS professionals assigned in remote areas
1. PAMET § money/ funding/ budget
2. PASMETH § Employer support
3. RITM § Personal commitments (family/partner)
4. PBCC
5. PCQACL

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GENERAL MATRIX OF CPD ACTIVITIES Professional chair 15 CU per Certification of

year grant or
PROGRAM/ CREDIT SUPPORTING appointment
ACTIVITY UNITS (CU) DOCUMENT paper
Residency/externs 10 CU per Hospital
1. PROFESSIONAL TRACK (training offered by hip/specialty/sub- year certification and
accredited CPD providers, face to face/ online) (valid 3 specialty program certification of
years prior to the renewal) completion
Participant Approved Certificate of
credit units of attendance with FELLOWSHIP Certification from
the program number of hours, GRANT the granting
seminar institution and/or
program, and list 2 CU per grant
• Participant certificate of
of participants fellowship
Resource Speaker 3 CU per hour Photocopy of
certificate, copy 4 CU per grant
of papers, and
program • Resource
invitation speaker
Panelist/ reactor 2 CU per hour Certification from
sponsoring
organization and • researcher 5 CU per grant
copy of program
Facilitator/ 1 CU per hours Certification from
sponsoring Post-graduate Maximum of Diploma/certificat
moderator organization and diploma 30 CU for an ion form the
copy of program 18-month institution
period or a
fraction thereof
Monitor Twice the Monitoring upon
number of report, certificate completion
approved of appearance
credit units of and the authority
the program to monitor
In-service training Maximum of Certificate of 3. SELF-DIRECTED (training offered by non-accredited
20 CU for a 12 training and CPD providers, face too face/ online) (valid 3 years prior to
month period training the renewal)
or a fraction description Participant Credit units of Certificate of
thereof upon the program attendance with
completion number of hours,
seminar
program, and list
of participants
2. ACADEMIC TRACK (valid 5 years form the conferment Resource Speaker 3 CU per hour Photocopy of
of diploma/ certificate) certificate, copy
of papers, and
Master’s degree or Full credit University program
equivalent units for certification/ invitation
compliance diploma and Panelist/ Reactor 2 CU per hour Certificate from
period upon transcript of sponsoring
completion of record organization and
degree (authenticated copy of the
copy) program
Facilitator/ 1 CU per hour Certificate from
Doctorate degree Full credit University moderator sponsoring
units upon certification/ organization and
completion of diploma and copy of the
candidacy for transcript of program
compliance record In-service training Maximum of Certificate of
period (authenticated 20 CU for a training and
copy) 12-month training
Additional full period or a description
credit units for fraction thereof
compliance upon
period upon completion
completion of
degree

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Program/ training 10 CU per Copy of module • Editor Maximum of

module module and evaluation 20 CU
development
Technical paper 5 CU per Certification of
technical completion and Article in Maximum of 5 Proof of
paper for approval for magazine/newspa CU per article publication of
published published paper per article
paper
ARTICLE For multiple
PUBLISHED IN A authors, divide
REFEREED/PEER- CU equally
REVIEWED among them
PROFESSIONAL Invention Full credit Certified copy of
JOURNAL units for patent certificate
compliance
Local-10 CU Copy of period
• Authors Study tours/ visits 2 CU/day Certification from
published article
and table of (maximum of sponsoring
International – 20 CU/tour) institution
15 CU contents
Consultancy 1 CU per hour Certificate of
appearance and
For multiple (e.g., technical invitation
authors, divide meetings/accreditati
CU equally on and other
among them activities as per
request of an
institution, etc.)
• Peer review 2 CU per Socio-civic 1 CU per hour Project proposal,
article activities using report, and
profession photos

PAMPHLET/ (e.g, medical

BOOK OR missions, outreach
MONOGRAPH prgrams, etc.)
Recognition/ title Full credit Copy of
• Authors units for certification form
20 CU for compliance the awarding
dingle author (e.g., fellows, hall of
fame award, period body (duly
for pamphlet notarized)
(less than 100 outstanding
pages professional,
lifetime
achievement
40 CU for awardee, etc.)
single author
for book or
monograph
(more than
100 pages)
4. Such other activities to be recommended by the CPD
council and approved by the Board and the commission

Reference book : Principles of Medical Laboratory

Science 1 (Petrona A. Benitez and et al.)

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