The Dawn of Continuous Learning The process of undergoing continuous professional learning is encouraged and attested by professional bodies and associations of which the Royal Medical Colleges (established in the 16th century) were the first. It was only towards the…
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a mandatory requirement for over half a million individual members of construction professional bodies and member institutions. CPD has been long-established within the construction sector, and many professional bodies have had long standing CPD requirements…
What is a trust mark? Trust marks are a way for organisations to demonstrate their legitimacy and visual aids that indicate trust, quality and reliability. They were first developed by the British Standards Institute (BSI) 100 years ago, by a…
World of Learning is a conference and exhibition bringing together senior-level buyers and leading suppliers of learning and development (L&D) products, solutions and advice. An essential event for L&D professionals, World of Learning provides a unique forum for professionals to…
Background Specialist Language Courses (SLC) designs and facilitates complex technical – and business focused language programmes to an international market, focusing on courses where language skills make a critical difference to organisational and individual effectiveness. As a consultancy SLC offers…
Background Pitman Training is the UK’s leading independent training provider, helping the nation transform careers and change lives through self-paced vocational training. Revolutionising office skills since 1837, Pitman Training has a wealth of heritage which underpins the foundations of its…
Background Squared was originally developed by Google in 2012 as a 6 week face to face immersive learning experience to help combat some of the challenges the media industry was facing around hiring, developing and retaining great digital talent. Squared…
We are finalists! The CPD Standards Office applied for the ‘Best COVID Response’ award with the National Association Awards and we have been selected as a finalist which is super exciting for all of us here at CPDSO! Reaching…
At the end of December 2020, 1.72 million people were out of work in the UK, an increase of 1.2% compared to September 2019. The job market is now more competitive than ever, with many seeking any type of work…
The International CPD Standards Office wants to know more about your negative experiences of online training. As many of you know, we are proud to promote our accredited, gold standard global CPD training and coaching providers. Since COVID19’s lockdown, there…
Responding to the demand to get training events back on track for 2020, we have been working hard over these past weeks at the CPDSO, in partnership with a great CPDSO member Barry Bailey, from Mobile Team Challenge (MTC), to…
Since inception in 2012, the CPD Standards Office has relentlessly campaigned for excellence in lifelong learning on both a UK national, and global basis. Since COVID19’s lockdown, there has been a boom in online learning, and the web has become…