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CPD Licensed Bodies are organisations (Recognised Voluntary Associations and Higher Education Institutions) recognised by ECSA and are delegated to verify CPD Service Providers and to validate CPD Category 1a Activities. Recognised CPD Licensed Bodies ensure that the quality of CPD Activities is of an appropriate standard for the target audience (Professional Engineer, Professional Engineering Technologist, Professional Engineering Technician, Professional Certificated Engineer, and Specified Category registrations) and the discipline (e.g., electrical, civil, mechanical, etc.). In addition, CPD Licensed Bodies ensure the quality of CPD Activities by monitoring and auditing the Verified CPD Service Providers at least once every 3 years A CPD Licensed Body can only operate under its defined scope of competence (specified category, discipline and area of specialisation), as specified in its approved application to ECSA. Any change to the scope of the CPD Licensed Body competence constitutes a material change and should be communicated and endorsed by ECSA. ECSA monitors and audits the CPD Licensed Bodies to ensure that the CPD Activities they offer are of an appropriate standard and quality for the target audience.
Verified CPD Service Providers comprise Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), ECSA-Recognised Voluntary Associations (VAs), and any provider (private or public) that has been verified by ECSA to offer appropriate learning in respect of Category 1a CPD Activities.
CPD Licensed Bodies cannot verify themselves as CPD Service Providers and need to apply to ECSA.
CPD Service providers can apply to Recognised Licensed Bodies for verification and for the validation of CPD Activities. The status of a Verified CPD Service Provider is not transferable to a third party, and is accountable for delivering the validated activities.
ECSA Category 1a CPD Activities are structured developmental/educational activities that can be delivered online, face to face or in a hybrid format. Activity types can include conferences, congresses, workshops, lectures, seminars, courses, colloquiums and webinars. The award of credits is based on notional hours of the CPD Activity. In essence, 10 notional hours are equivalent to 1 credit.
Verified CPD Service Providers are accountable for delivering validated CPD Activities. Each validated activity must have a unique validation number. This unique validation number must be displayed on all marketing material for the activity, on the website, on confirmation of attendance, on certificates issued to attendees and on any other related documents. The unique validation number of the validated CPD Activities for that specific validated activity is not transferable to a third party’s activities. An activity must be validated prior to hosting the activity.
ECSA develops and operates a quality assurance system that leads to the recognition of various organisations such as CPD Licensed Bodies and/or Verified CPD Service Providers. The criteria, policies and procedures that define the licensing, verification and validation are defined in the CPD Standard (ECPD-01-STA). The auditing of ECSA stakeholders assure the public, employers, and registered persons that the validated CPD activities fulfil their key purpose of providing the attendees with the ability to advance their engineering and remain proficient in their area of competence. ECSA will grant recognition, verification and validation for a defined period. In addition, the ECSA may authorise provisional recognition, verification and/or validation after consideration of the full report from the auditing team and may recommend additional audits at its discretion. ECSA may withhold recognition, verification and/or validation from the relevant bodies or to withdraw recognition, verification and/or validation from existing bodies.
The auditing process may be undertaken by face-to-face, virtual or hybrid methods. The ECSA CPD Committee decides on the appropriate auditing method considering several factors, including the availability of documentation, the type of auditing process, the cost, and the permissible logistics.
