Regulation 1 – CPD Requirements

“In the interest of maintaining high and up-to-date levels of professional knowledge among the Incorporated members of the Institution, the following updated Continuing Professional Development (CPD) regulations will come into force on the 1st of January 2008.

Each Incorporated member is required to achieve a minimum of 5 points per annum. No more than 50% of the CPD requirement can be fulfilled by product training.

Failure to maintain the required level of CPD will invoke reprimand and the initiation of a 1 year cautionary period, starting at the reprimand date. During that year the shortfall must be rectified and the current year’s CPD requirement must also be fulfilled.

Failure by a member to fulfil his/her CPD requirement within the cautionary period will lead to termination of membership in accordance with Article 6.1 of the Institution's Articles of Association. Re-election to membership will be automatic once the deficit has been removed and re-election is requested.

CPD activities include the following:   

• writing of articles and technical papers (for IIS News,  GI-related publications or learned journals)
• presentation of lectures or seminars in IIS-approved areas of activity
• providing mentorship or participating in professional interviews for IIS members involved in the process of membership upgrade
• attendance at full or part-time courses (including instructor-led, correspondence and distance learning) in IIS-approved areas of activity
• attendance at approved lectures, seminars, or meetings (including IIS annual, extraordinary, commission, working group or council meetings)
• carrying out relevant expert witness work.

A distinction is made between development/education activities and specific product training (either software or hardware). Product training qualifies for CPD points at a reduced rate to those listed in the following. A sub-group of IIS EduCOM will annually define and publish CPD points (via the IIS newsletter and websites) for a range of training courses and events. Activities and training not included in the approved list will be considered upon application. Applications should ideally be made in advance of undertaking the activity to ensure approval as relevant CPD.

• writing an article or technical paper                                                                     4 points
• presentation of a lecture or seminar                                                                    3 points
• participation in IIS working groups, commissions or mentoring programmes       3 points
• sitting on IIS member upgrade interview board                                                   2 points
• attendance at a full day course or seminar                                                          2 points
• attendance at a lecture, meeting or seminar lasting one half-day or less            1 point
• expert witness work                                                                               Upon application
• academic courses with standardised ECTS, Fetac, etc. rank                 Upon application
• product training                                                    Upon application or from approved list

Members wishing to change membership grade will be required to undertake Continuing Professional Development in accordance with upgrade procedures as defined in Regulation 4 of the Articles of Association.”