Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Points
Overview
Registered exercise professionals undertake regular CPD to ensure they remain current with the latest knowledge, research, and exercise science to deliver safe and effective exercise advice to New Zealanders.
CPD Options
Verified CPD
These REPs recognised CPD provider courses are carefully assessed for quality and relevance, and you earn CPD points based on criteria. Registering requires 10 points per year, roughly equivalent to a full day of training.
Please note: First aid courses do not earn CPD points.
To view where “Verified CPD” is noted on your certificate click here
Non-Verified CPD (New)
We recognise education comes in various forms like mentoring and self-directed learning (books, videos etc). To choose this option, simply verify 10 hours of ongoing education anytime in the year.
Things that count include:
- 1:1 mentoring, relevant workshops, lectures, conferences, and any structured self directed learning (books, videos etc) that have specific education content relevant to your registration level(s).
- Group education sessions with other exercise professionals may count as long as the primary focus is education and up-skilling.
There is no requirement to have any of the up-skilling assessed (or verified), but the re-registering person is required to confirm that they have done training through the year, and list what it was.
This 3 question test will help you to identify if the professional development completed meets the non-verified CPD criteria:
- Did the CPD help you to up-skill, what did you learn?
- Is the CPD relevant to your registration level(s)?
- Was dedicated time allocated for this that can be quantified?
Structured Course Not Reviewed
During registration, you can request a review for a small fee ($15). Successful review of the course will grant you CPD points (the amount is subject to criteria), but the course won’t be listed on the REPs website.
Verified CPD Points – Credit/Deficit
CPD Deficit – You can carry forward a shortfall of up to 10 CPD points in any one registration year. The deficit must be cleared in addition to the current points required in the following registration year.
CPD Credit – CPD point credits are valid for up to two re-registration years. An exercise professional who has earned 20 CPD points during their current registration year (and didn’t have any shortfall in the prior registration year), will have CPD Points (10 points) carried forward to the next years re-registration.
CPD Points for Initial Entry Qualifications
Click the link below to view our list of Endorsed CPD options:
CPD – FAQs
Q: Why is REPs offering the new non-verified option?
Answer: We recognise that the way Exercise Professionals get their ongoing education has changed and diversified, so we’re adapting to this.
Q: How is the non-verified system measured?
Answer: The requirements of the CPD system remain at 10 CPD points / year or equivalent (8 hours of assessed learning). We will ask you to confirm that you have undertaken self directed learning equivalent to 8 hours, and state what it was, but we do not assess the content.
Q: Is the requirement still 10 CPD points per year?
Answer: It depends. If you’d like to be ‘CPD verified’ then yes. If not, then 8 hours of any self directed learning counts.
Q: Is the non-verified change lowering the standards?
Answer: No, this change is all about being more inclusive and catering to the diverse ways exercise professionals learn. You can still meet the current CPD method, and you’ll be acknowledged with a new ‘CPD verified’ badge on your REPS registration certificate – the choice is yours.
Q: Do I have to earn verified CPD at any time, or can I just do non-verified CPD ongoing each registration year?
Answer: This is your choice (noting that you might choose to do verified CPD if your employer or someone else you deal with requires it).
Q: How will the public be able to see that I have completed verified CPD?
Answer: Via a ‘CPD verified’ badge that is digitally shareable.
Q: Can I do a mix of verified and non-verified CPD in the registration year?
Answer: Yes. A reminder that to receive the ‘CPD verified’ badge, you need to have completed 10 CPD points that we’ve assessed (so is endorsed CPD).
Q: Does delivering PT sessions count as professional development?
Answer: No. This is just part of the normal functions of operating as a personal trainer.
Additional Links
Are you a CPD provider and want to have your course/event endorsed for CPD points?
If you are in education provider please click here for more information.
