CPD is a range of learning activities through which members maintain and develop their skills throughout their career to ensure that they retain their capacity to operate safely, effectively, and legally within their sphere of environmental management. Members should continue to learn and develop to keep their professional skills and knowledge up to date.

The criteria for satisfying the CIWEM Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements for Fellow, Member and Associate grades of membership plus those of the Science Council, Engineering Council and Society for the Environment are outlined in the document click here.

Records of CPD hours achieved each year must be kept, together with factual details of how it has been achieved and any further planning/training needs. This can be done electronically via the Members Area of the CIWEM website, or as a hard copy using either the CIWEM template click here, notebook or other computerised files.

N.B. Please note retired members who are no longer professionally active are not required to maintain a CPD record, unless registered as Chartered Scientists.