RA 10912

RA 10912

An act mandating and strengthening the continuing professional development program for all regulated professions, creating the continuing professional development council, and appropriating funds therefor, and for other related purposes.

July 21, 2016

RA 10912 was approved on?

Title, Policy, and Definition of Terms

Article I

Title: Continuing Professional Development Act of 2016

Section 1

Declaration of Policy

Section 2

Definition of Terms

Section 3

Accreditation

Refers to the formal or official approval granted to a person, a program, or an organization, upon meeting essential requirements of achievement standards, including qualifications or unit(s) of a qualification, usually for a particular period of time.

Accredited Integrated Professional Organization or the Accredited Professional Organization

AIPO/APO stands for ____________.

ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement or ASEANMRA

Refers to a regional arrangement entered into by the ASEAN Member States, predicated on the mutual recognition of qualifications, requirements met, licenses and certificates granted, experience gained by professionals, in order to enhance mobility of professional services within the region.

Competence

Refers to an ability that extends beyond the possession of knowledge and skills, which include cognitive, functional, personal, and ethical _________.

Continuing Professional Development or CPD

Refers to the inoculation of advanced knowledge, skills, and ethical values in a post-licensure specialization or in an inter- or multidisciplinary field of study, for assimilation into professional practice, self-directed research and/or lifelong learning.

CPD Council

It refers to a body created to promote and ensure the continuous improvement of professionals, in accordance with national, regional and international standards of practice.

CPD Credit Unit

It refers to the value of an amount of learning that can be transferred to a qualification achieved from formal, informal or nonformal learning setting, wherein credits can be accumulated to predetermined levels for award of a qualification.

CPD Program

It refers to a set of learning activities accredited by the cpd council such as seminars, workshops, technical lectures or subject matter meetings, nondegree training lectures and scientific meetings, modules, tours and visits, which equip the professionals with advanced knowledge, skills and values in specialized or in an inter- or multidisciplinary field of study, self-directed research and/or lifelong learning.

CPD Provider

It refers to a natural or juridical person accredited by the CPD Council to conduct CPD Programs;

Formal Learning

It refers to educational arrangements such as curricular qualifications and teaching-learning requirements that take place in education and training institutions recognized by relevant national authorities, and which lead to diplomas and qualifications.

Informal Learning

Refers to learning that occurs in daily life assessed, through the recognition, validation and accreditation process, and which can contribute to a qualification.

Lifelong Learning

It refers to learning activities undertaken throughout life for the development of competencies and qualifications of the professional.

Non-Formal Learning

It refers to learning that has been acquired in addition or alternatively to formal learning, which may be structured and made more flexible according to educational and training arrangements.

Online Learning Activities

It refers to structured or unstructured learning initiatives, which make use of the internet and other web-based Information and Communications Technology solutions.

Professional

It refers to a person who is registered and licensed to practice a regulated profession in the Philippines and who holds a valid Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card (PIC) from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).

Self-Directed Learning

It refers to learning activities such as online training, local/international seminars/nondegree courses, institution/company-sponsored training programs, and the like, which did not undergo CPD accreditation but may be applied for and awarded CPD units by the respective CPD Council.

CPD Programs, Councils, and Secretariat

Article II

Strengthening the CPD Program

Section 4

Nature of CPD Programs

Section 5

Powers, Functions, and Responsibilities of the PRC and the Professional Regulatory Boards (PRB's)

Section 6

CPD Council

Section 7

Chairperson and Two (2) Members

Every CPD Council shall be composed of ________.

Powers, Functions, and Responsibilities of the CPD Council

Section 8

Secretariat

Section 9

CPD Programs Implementation and Monitoring

Article III

CPD as Mandatory Requirement in the Renewal of Professional License and Accreditation System for the Practice of Professions

Section 10

CPD (Continuing Professional Development)

It is hereby made as mandatory requirement in the renewal of the PICs of all registered and licensed professionals under the regulation of the PRC.

60 CPE Units

CPE Units Before

45 CPD Units

CPD Units Now