CPD Activities Submission

Key Updates in the 2024 CPD Rules:
CPD Activities Submission
CPD Cycle Duration

The CPD cycle is 5 years and starts from the anniversary date of registration (found on your Certificate of Registration).

CPD Rules

Registered professionals must accumulate a minimum of 25 CPD credits over the five-year cycle.

Category Distribution

These credits must be earned across at least two of the three CPD activity categories, with a minimum of 5 credits obtained from validated educational or developmental activities (Category 1a).

Annual Recording

Professionals are required to record their CPD activities annually on the ECSA portal, ensuring accurate tracking against their compliance cycle.


These updates emphasise ECSA’s commitment to maintaining and enhancing the professional standards within the engineering fraternity, ensuring that practitioners remain competent and up to date with modern engineering practices.

Use the step-by-step guide available here to upload activities across all CPD categories and stay on track with your professional development requirements.

All registered persons are required to submit evidence of CPD activities to maintain their registration with ECSA. The CPD online portal allows you to log and manage your CPD activities quickly and securely, ensuring accurate tracking against your compliance cycle. Whether you have attended a course, presented a paper, mentored a colleague, or engaged in other qualifying activities, this platform makes it simple to record and submit the necessary documentation.

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