Posted on 31 October, 2018
News
is circulating around that Senate Bill No. 2073, purportedly an act to
abolish the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Act of 2016 or R.A
No. 10912 is being pushed in the Senate.
This is to clarify that the abovementioned is a newly filed pending
Senate Bill and still has to pass through the required deliberation,
including the counterpart measure in the House of Representatives,
before it could amend an existing law.
CPD is essential for any professional to deliver services that comply
with the latest standards of quality, efficiency, safety, among
others. It also ensures compliance with regulatory laws, and
international commitments by professionals.
PRC and the Professional Regulatory Boards have put in place
initiatives to address issues of affordability and accessibility.
Guidelines are being prepared to standardize seminar fees, crediting of
professional activities and online courses.
From the enactment of RA 10912, employers and government agencies are
encouraged to be CPD providers so that existing capacity building
activities could be part of CPD compliance by the personnel/employee.
By September 2018, there are 1,617 CPD Providers and 34,156 CPD Programs
accredited. Moreover, informal learning and professional work
experience will now be considered as additional sources of credit units
subject to the submission of a proof of participation and a narrative of
learning outcomes. Applications for Renewal of Professional
Identification Cards (PICs) until the end of 2019 are accepted even
without full CPD compliance, provided the applicant undertakes to
complete his/her compliance.
The foregoing initiatives and accomplishment have been undertaken
despite the fact that CPD has been unfunded since the implementation of
the said law.
Please refer to our website for further updates on the implementation of CPD.
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