CIMA - Continuing Professional Development

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is defined as the systematic maintenance, enhancement and continuous improvement of the knowledge and skills needed to work as a professionally qualified management accountant. There are two strands to CPD:

update CPD, which ensures professional and technical competence within your field of work.
developmental CPD, which provides new knowledge, broadens skills and opens up new career opportunities.

At any time, one or both strands could be undertaken.

CIMA has produced professional development guidelines to help you plan your development. This should be done in conjunction with your employer, considering the needs of the market place and your preference amongst the multiple skills that make up management accountancy.

Recording your CPD

You will be required to log your new knowledge and skills so that you can:

write them in your CV and demonstrate your value to a prospective employer
include them in your appraisal and so inform your present employer of the value you have maintained and created in the organisation
insert them into tender documents to enhance your worth to prospective customers

CIMA can monitor CPDs for Members to maintain their registration.