Scheme Framework

Professional Competence Scheme Framework

The framework for professional competence is as follows:

• 50 CPD credits per annum.
• Minimum of 12 hours per annum clinical audit.
• Monitoring will be over a 5 year cycle.

The following represents a breakdown of the various categories of relevant CPD activities and the credits to be acquired.

• External: Maintenance of Knowledge and Skills
  20 credits per year minimum
• Internal: Practice Evaluation & Development
  20 credits per year minimum
• Personal Learning
  5 credits per year minimum
• Research or Training
  2 credits per year desirable
• Clinical Audit
  1 audit per year minimum

Planning and Recording your CPD & Clinical Audit Activity

The ICGP provides a bespoke ePortfolio to assist you in the planning and recording of your CPD and clinical audit activities. It is advisable that doctors would plan their CPD and audit activities in advance.

Examples of documentation required:

• Local/National/International meetings - Attendance certificates
• Medically Related Advanced Degrees - copy of diploma or final transcript
• Research - Copy of published article's title page
• Poster Presentation - Copy of page from conference proceedings that lists the poster abstract and identifies the presenter
• Postgraduate Trainer/Examiner/Question Setting - Confirmed by the ICGP
• Personal Learning: Self-documented