Formal
CPD involves participating in organised activities such as courses, seminars,
workshops, updates, conferences and panel/group meetings that have appropriate
content for Chartered Secretaries and where attendance at the event can be
evidenced. A wide range of courses and activities will be suitable for your CPD
needs. Courses
can be undertaken by face to face tuition, online or via other electronic forms
of delivery. Some examples of these activities are shown in the table below.
Examples of formal CPD
Activity/Event
Examples
Participation
in a structured activity/event either as a
delegate, speaker, panel member or other participant
Completing
relevant short courses, seminars, or workshops that can be evidenced. These
can be organised by ICSA or other providers.
Participation
in staff development training courses/activities provided by employers that
can be evidenced.
Participation
or attendance at relevant conferences, events, displays, updates, specialist
panels, groups and specialist panel meetings that can be evidenced. These can be organised by ICSA or other
providers.
Attendance
at relevant work based meetings and events that can be evidenced.
Sharing
professional knowledge
Writing
relevant books, articles and papers
Lecturing,
teaching and addressing meetings
Being
an examiner or being involved in professional or higher education
What
is informal CPD?
Informal
CPD involves activities you can undertake yourself, including experiential and
workplace learning, reading and research. It may be difficult for a third party
to evidence this type of CPD so you will need to keep your own records. Some
examples of these activities are shown in the table below.
Examples of informal CPD
Activity
Examples
Personal
study/research
Reading,
researching information via the internet, reviewing books or articles for
professional purposes
Reading
Chartered Secretary magazine.
Reading
an ICSA Information and Training book or publication
Reading
other professional body magazines
Reading
other relevant publications eg business journals
Professional
research undertaken in the course of work
Preparation
research for projects in the workplace
Workplace
learning/support
Coaching, mentoring, peer
review, work shadowing/secondments, meetings or project work
