CPD Standards Office · Provider ref 23047
Across the UK workforce, CPD is expected of most professionals in most sectors. It is governed by sector-specific professional bodies or regulators — and employers increasingly measure staff on it. Here is what that means for the cohorts we work with.
Whether you are a SENCO, a nurse, an HR lead, a coach, a probation officer, a nutritionist, a parent-advocate, or the organisation that employs them — chances are CPD is either required, expected, or highly recommended. Our units are independently accredited by the CPD Standards Office, so the hours you earn with us are recognised.
The framework
In the UK, CPD reaches you through one of three routes — often more than one at once. Understanding which route applies to you is the fastest way to know how many hours you need and what will count.
The UK has over 400 professional bodies, institutes and membership associations. If you belong to one (CIPD, BPS, BACP, RCN, RIBA, IET, ICAEW, etc.), your CPD scheme is set by that body — not by your employer. Our accredited units are recognised across professional-body CPD schemes.
If you work in a formally regulated sector (SRA, FCA, NMC, GMC, GPhC, GDC, Ofsted-regulated settings), CPD is tied to your licence to practise. Regulators exist to protect the public, so CPD is taken seriously and evidence is often audited.
Even outside regulated professions, employers now expect staff to evidence ongoing learning — for appraisal, promotion, and funder / commissioner requirements. The individual usually owns sourcing the right training; we make that easy with accredited, cohort-relevant units.
Cohort by cohort
CPD requirements look different depending on your role. Here is how it applies across the specific groups we support every week — and how our units fit each one.
Teachers and support staff are expected to evidence CPD for appraisal, safeguarding, and Ofsted / QAA inspection. SENCOs and inclusion leads specifically need current neurodiversity and mental-health training. Our accredited units give schools and universities an evidenced, whole-staff route into neuro-informed practice.
Nurses (NMC — 35 hours over 3 years), doctors, pharmacists, dentists, social workers, key workers, nutritionists and therapists all have mandatory CPD tied to their licence to practise. Our units on brain health, gut-brain, neurodiversity and regulation count toward those hours and deepen root-cause practice.
Solicitors (SRA), probation officers, youth justice workers, police and safeguarding leads work in regulated environments where evidenced learning is non-negotiable. Our neurodiversity and trauma-informed units help these professionals reduce re-offending, protect vulnerable people and meet regulator expectations.
CIPD members log CPD annually. HR, L&D, EDI and wellbeing leads increasingly need specialist evidence in neuro-inclusion, menopause & late diagnosis, and workplace brain health — the exact areas our accredited units cover, giving your team recognised hours with real workplace impact.
Coaches, counsellors, therapists and independent practitioners need accredited hours to maintain professional body membership, secure insurance, and reassure clients. CPD-accredited units are a clear credibility marker — ours give you evidenced specialist knowledge to differentiate your practice.
Staff and volunteers in community, faith and third-sector roles are increasingly required by funders and commissioners to demonstrate ongoing training in mental health, neurodiversity and safeguarding. Our accredited units help small organisations meet those expectations without huge in-house training budgets.
CPD is not only for regulated professions. Parents, kinship carers and family advocates who complete our accredited units gain formal, verifiable learning they can use in EHCP meetings, tribunals, workplace adjustments conversations, and their own professional CVs — turning lived experience into evidenced expertise.
If you employ or commission any of the above, CPD-accredited training gives you assurance that every staff member has been taught quality-verified content by an independently accredited provider (CPDSO ref 23047) — protecting your organisation, your clients and your regulator relationships.
A note for training providers & employers
If you commission or deliver training for any of the cohorts above, CPD accreditation gives your programme far stronger appeal — and protects you against the risk of hours not being recognised by regulators or professional bodies. We partner with employers, schools, universities, health services and charities to deliver our accredited units at scale.
Book a discovery call and we'll help you map your professional body or regulator requirements against the units we deliver — so you leave with a clear, evidenced CPD plan.
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