posted on 8/2/2016
Manila, August 2, 2016 –
Pursuant to Section 5 of Republic Act No. 8981, otherwise known as the “PRC
Modernization Act of 2000”, Section 7(a) of Republic Act No. 8981 and
Resolution No. 2013-774, Series of 2013 entitled “Revised Guidelines on the
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program for all Registered and
Licensed Professional, the Professional Regulation Commission, after a series
of consultations and meetings, amended some of the provisions of the said
guidelines in order to strengthen and enhance its implementation of effective
August 5, 2016.
Amendment to the Revised
Guidelines on the CPD Program includes the following:
Section 5 of Section 2:
Creation and Composition of CPD Council - Every CPDC shall be composed of a
Chairperson and two (2) members. The Chairperson of the CPDC shall be the
Chairperson or a member of the PRC so chosen by the PRC concerned to sit in The
CPDC. The first member shall be the president or any representative duly
authorized by the Accredited Integrated Professional Organization (AIPO). The
second member shall be the president or any representative duly authorized by
the organization of deans or department heads of schools, colleges or
universities offering the course requiring licensure examination.
1.) Section 12 of Section
3: Operational Protocol
1. Specific date/s of regular monthly meeting/s.
2. Provide a list of additional requirements for accreditation as CPD provider and CPD program which are necessary for the development of their profession but not stated in the CPD guidelines.
3. Provide guidelines for crediting various types of self – directed and/or lifelong learning activities.
2.) Section 14 of Section 4: Qualifications for Accreditation of CPD Providers
A. Local CPD Provider
1. Individual/Sole Proprietor
1.1 A registered and
licensed professional of good standing.
1.2 Non – conviction of a
crime involving moral turpitude.
1.3 Registered entity
with the Department of Trade and Industry and the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
1.4 As may be required by
the CPD Council.
2.
Firms/Partnership/Corporation
2.1 A duly registered
partnership, corporation, institution or organization.
2.2 The Articles of
Incorporation/ Partnership includes as one of its purposes the training and
development of professional.
2.3 Duly registered with
the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Securities and Exchange Commission
and/or other pertinent government bodies.
2.4 As may be required by
the CPD Council.
3. Government
Institutions/ Agencies
3.1 Any government
institution/ agency with mandate or program on CPD for professionals.
3.2 As may be required by
the CPD Council.
B. Foreign CPD Providers
1. Foreign Entity/ Firm/
Association
1.1 A duly registered
entity, firm or association in the country/ state of the applicant which
intends to provide CPD program.
1.2 Articles of
Incorporation/Partnership/Creation or its equivalent, which includes as one of
its purposes, the training and development of professionals.
1.3 Accredited CPD
Provider of the country of origin.
1.4 Duly authenticated by
the Philippine Embassy/Consulate/Legation in the country/state of the applicant
and accompanied by an official English translation.
1.5 As may be required by
the CPD Council.
3.) Section 19 of Section
5: CPD Credited Units – Registered and licensed professionals shall complete
the required units every three (3) years as specified in Annex “A” (Credited
Units Required per Professional) or as specified in their Professional
Regulatory Law or as provided by the PRB and the Commission that may be issued.
Any excess CUs earned
shall not be carried over the next three-year period except credited units
earned for doctorate and master’s degrees or specialty trainings which shall
only be credited once during the compliance period.
Credit units may be
earned by professionals who participate in programs that emanate from the PRB
for the development of the profession.
4.) Section 20 of Section
6: Maximum Creditable Units for Self – Directed And/or Lifelong Learning – The
maximum creditable units for self – directed and/or lifelong learning shall be
determined by the CPD Council as approved by the Board and the Commission
through their Operational Protocol.
5.) Section 7: Quality
Assurance Review – Section 21 and 22, Article III of the CPD Guidelines are
hereby consolidated under Quality Assurance Review.
Every CPD provider shall
be monitored and its performance shall be evaluated periodically during the
validity of its accreditation.
For this purpose, the
following shall act as CPD program monitors in the order of preference
indicated hereunder:
1. CPDC member
2. Any other member of
the PRB
3. Duly – designated APO
Officers, Board Members, pertinent Committee Chairs and members from national
and local chapters where the APO is not the provider of the program to be
monitored.
4. Member of the academe
who is not a participant in the CPD program.
5. Duly designated
professionals among the staff or relevant government or non – government organization.
The CPDCs shall set the
qualifications for CPD monitors and draw up a list of such CPD monitors. It
shall also approve a monitoring tool for CPD programs.
A CPD Monitor shall be
credited with twice the number of CUs approved for a CPD program for which
he/she acted.
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