RICS members need 20 hours of CPD a year, at least 10 structured, recorded by 31 January. From 2026, three mandatory topics every three years. Plus the asbestos and AML training duties surveyors face.
Retail investment advisers need 35 hours of CPD a year, 21 structured, verified annually through a Statement of Professional Standing. Mortgage and insurance rules differ, and the 15-hour GI requirement ended in December 2025.
GOC CPD means 36 points per three-year cycle (54 for prescribers), with 18 interactive, 18 from GOC providers, a point in each domain, a peer review and a reflective exercise. The 2025-2027 cycle explained.
Self-managing landlords in Wales must complete approved training to be licensed. England requires none. The rules in each nation, plus the safety duties that apply wherever you let.
The DfT statutory standards say licensing authorities should require taxi and private hire drivers to complete safeguarding training, including County Lines awareness. What councils ask for and how it varies.
GPhC revalidation means four CPD records a year with at least two planned, one peer discussion and one reflective account. All six records explained, plus the 2026 change to the reflective account.
Charities have no CPD scheme, but trustees must take reasonable steps to protect people from harm. What the Charity Commission expects, the duties owed to volunteers, and a proportionate training plan.
EYFS training rules in full: safeguarding training for all practitioners renewed every two years, paediatric first aid on the premises at all times and renewed every three, plus qualifications and ratios.
The HCPC sets no CPD hours, but five standards and a random 2.5% audit of each profession at renewal. All five standards, what a profile that passes contains, and where online courses fit.
Security officers have no CPD scheme but a licence. Since 1 April 2025 renewals need a Level 2 refresher award, and first aid must be valid 12 months before training. The full requirements.
