A lot of professionals who have already earned their Professional Identification Cards (PIC) from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) are often still confused about how to earn the required number of CPD units before renewing their licenses.
In this article, we will tackle the various activities available to earn CPD units, as well as the corresponding credit units and supporting documents that are needed to be presented upon license renewal.
Contents
- Professional Track
- Academic Track
- Master’s Degree or Equivalent
- Doctoral Degree or Equivalent
- Professional Chair
- Residency/Externship/Specialty/Subspecialty Program
- Residency/Externship/Specialty/Subspecialty Program
- Participant (Fellowship Grant)
- Resource Speaker (Fellowship Grant)
- Researcher (Fellowship Grant)
- Post Graduate Diploma/Certificate
- Self-Directed
- Participant (Program)
- Resource Speaker (Program)
- Panelist/Reactor (Program)
- Facilitator/Moderator (Program)
- In-Service Training
- Program/Training Module Development
- Technical Paper
- Authors (Article published in a refereed/peer-reviewed professional journal)
- Peer Reviewer (Article published in a refereed/peer-reviewed professional journal)
- Authors (Pamphlet/Book or Monograph)
- Editor (Pamphlet/Book or Monograph)
- Article in Magazine/Newspaper
- Inventions
- Study tours/visits
- Consultancy (Technical meetings/Accreditation and other activities as per request, etc.)
- Socio-civic Activities (Medical missions, outreach programs, etc.)
- Recognition/Title (Fellow, Hall of Fame Award, Outstanding Professional, etc.)
Professional Track
This includes training offered by various accredited CPD providers that are approved by the CPD Council prior to offer.
Participant (Program)
Credit Units: Approved credit units for the program
Supporting Documents: Certificate of attendance with date and number of hours
Resource Speaker (Program)
Credit Units: 3 CU per hour
Supporting Documents: Photocopy of Certificate of Appreciation with date and number of hours included
Panelist/Reactor (Program)
Credit Units: 2 CU per hour
Supporting Documents: Certification from sponsoring organization with date and number of hours
Facilitator/Moderator (Program)
Credit Units: 1 CU per hour
Supporting Documents: Certification from sponsoring organization with date and number of hours
Monitor (Program)
Credit Units: Twice the number of approved credit units for the program
Supporting Documents: Monitoring report and certificate of appearance
Academic Track
This is applied under Self-Directed Learning Modality.
Master’s Degree or Equivalent
Credit Units: Full credit units for compliance period upon completion of the degree
Supporting Documents: University diploma/certification/transcript of records (authenticated copy)
Doctoral Degree or Equivalent
Credit Units: Full credit units for compliance period upon completion of candidacy / Additional full credit units for compliance period upon completion of the degree
Supporting Documents: University diploma/certification/transcript of records (authenticated copy)
Professional Chair
Credit Units: 15 CU per year
Supporting Documents: Certification of Grant of Appointment paper
Residency/Externship/Specialty/Subspecialty Program
Credit Units: 10 CU per year
Supporting Documents: Hospital Certification / Certificate of Completion
Residency/Externship/Specialty/Subspecialty Program
Credit Units: 10 CU per year
Supporting Documents: Hospital Certification / Certificate of Completion
Participant (Fellowship Grant)
Credit Units: 2 CU per grant
Supporting Documents: Certification from the granting institution and/or Certificate of Fellowship
Resource Speaker (Fellowship Grant)
Credit Units: 4 CPD units per grant
Supporting Documents: Certification from the granting institution and/or Certificate of Fellowship
Researcher (Fellowship Grant)
Credit Units: 5 CU per grant
Supporting Documents: Certification from the granting institution and/or Certificate of Fellowship
Post Graduate Diploma/Certificate
Credit Units: Maximum of 30 CPD units for an 18-month period or a fraction thereof upon completion
Supporting Documents: Diploma/Certification from the institution
Self-Directed
(This includes training offered by non-accredited CPD providers to be applied under the Self-Directed Learning Modality.
Participant (Program)
Credit Units: Approved credit units for the program
Supporting Documents: Certificate of attendance with date and number of hours
Resource Speaker (Program)
Credit Units: 3 CPD units per hour
Supporting Documents: Photocopy of Certificate of Appreciation with date and number of hours included
Panelist/Reactor (Program)
Credit Units: 2 CPD units per hour
Supporting Documents: Certification from sponsoring organization with date and number of hours
Facilitator/Moderator (Program)
Credit Units: 1 CPD units per hour
Supporting Documents: Certification from sponsoring organization with date and number of hours
In-Service Training
Credit Units: Maximum of 20 CPD units for a 12-month period or a fraction thereof upon completion
Supporting Documents: Certificate of training and description of the training
Program/Training Module Development
Credit Units: 10 CPD units per module
Supporting Documents: Copy of module and evaluation
Technical Paper
Credit Units: 5 CPD units per technical paper
Supporting Documents: Certification of Completion and Approval
Authors (Article published in a refereed/peer-reviewed professional journal)
Credit Units: 10 CPD units (local and international)
Supporting Documents: Copy of published article and table of contents
Peer Reviewer (Article published in a refereed/peer-reviewed professional journal)
Credit Units: 2 CPD units (local and international / for multiple authors, divide CPD units equally among them)
Supporting Documents: Copy of published article and table of contents
Authors (Pamphlet/Book or Monograph)
Credit Units: 20 CPD units for a single author for a pamphlet with less than 100 pages / 40 CPD units for a single author for a pamphlet with more than 100 pages / for multiple authors, divide CPD units equally among them
Supporting Documents: Copy of the published book
Editor (Pamphlet/Book or Monograph)
Credit Units: Maximum of 20 CPD units
Supporting Documents: Copy of the published book
Article in Magazine/Newspaper
Credit Units: Maximum of 5 CPD units per article / for multiple authors, divide CU equally among them
Supporting Documents: Proof of publication article
Inventions
Credit Units: Full credit units for the compliance period
Supporting Documents: Certified copy of Patent Certificate
Study tours/visits
Credit Units: 2 CPD units per day / maximum of 20 CU/tour
Supporting Documents: Certification from sponsoring institution
Consultancy (Technical meetings/Accreditation and other activities as per request, etc.)
Credit Units: 1 CPD unit per hour
Supporting Documents: Certificate of Appearance and Invitation
Socio-civic Activities (Medical missions, outreach programs, etc.)
Credit Units: 1 CPD unit per hour
Supporting Documents: Project proposal, report, and photos
Recognition/Title (Fellow, Hall of Fame Award, Outstanding Professional, etc.)
Credit Units: Full credit units for the compliance period
Supporting Documents: Copy of certification from the awarding body (duly notarized)