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Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Scheme
With reference to the voluntary Continuing Professional Development (CPD) scheme, the mandatory CPD scheme was implemented on 1 July 2023 as the commencement of the first 3-year cycle. All registered physiotherapists, independent of their current residence and Parts of Registration, are subjected to the Mandatory CPD(MCPD) scheme. Registrants are required to attain at least 45 CPD points (with at least 23 CPD points are core CPD activities) and a minimum of 5 CPD points for each year within the 3-year cycle. Registrants are advised to visit the PTB website regularly for the updates and requirements of the MCPD Scheme. Towards the end of the 3-year cycle, individual registered physiotherapist must declare the CPD attainment.
Announcement of CPD Point Requirement
An important update regarding the point requirements of the mandatory Continuing Professional Development ("CPD") scheme, as endorsed by the Education Committee of the Physiotherapists Board, is given below :-
Registrants are required to attain a minimum of 45 CPD points in a 3-year CPD cycle with a minimum of 5 CPD points in each year during the cycle. (A “year” here refers to a period from 1 July of a year to 30 June of the following year). Moreover, a minimum of 23 CPD points out of the 45 CPD points are required to be attained from core CPD activity in every 3-year CPD cycle.
Physiotherapists registered after the start of a 3-year mandatory CPD cycle are required to comply with the mandatory requirement on a pro-rata basis, if a registrant is registered during the first year of a 3-year cycle, a minimum of 30 CPD points should be attained in the remaining 2 years whereas registration during the second year of a 3-year cycle, a minimum of 15 CPD points should be attained before the cycle ends. For registrants enrolling in the last year of a 3-year cycle, a 1-year grace period will be granted and no CPD points are required. A summary of CPD point requirement for the whole CPD cycle is tabulated below:-
| Registered Date |
Minimum of
5 CPD
requirement
in 1st year cycle
(1 July 2023 -
30 June 2024) |
Minimum of
5 CPD
requirement
in 2nd year cycle
(1 July 2024 -
30 June 2025) |
Minimum of
5 CPD
requirement
in 3rd year cycle
(1 July 2025 -
30 June 2026) |
Minimum
Attainment
of Core CPD
points |
Total
Attainment
of CPD
points |
on or before
30 June 2023 |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
23 |
45 |
1 July 2023 -
30 June 2024 |
✗ |
✓ |
✓ |
15 |
30 |
1 July 2024 -
30 June 2025 |
✗ |
✗ |
✓ |
8 |
15 |
1 July 2025 -
30 June 2026 |
✗ |
✗ |
✗ |
0 |
0 |
An honour system is adopted, and registrants are required to declare the fulfillment of requirement of mandatory CPD nearer the end of the cycle (i.e. 30 June 2026). Registrants are advised to visit the PTB website regularly for the updates and requirements of the mandatory CPD Scheme.
Manuals for MCPD scheme
Form
For individual physiotherapists to document CPD records -
Every registrant must record personal CPD activities in the following CPD Record Form(s) with relevant document proofs for random audit check.
For individual physiotherapist / organisation application for accreditation of CPD activity / programme -
For activities / programmes under Category I "Attendance at lecture / seminar / conference" or Category II "Post-graduate studies" NOT listed as “Pre-approved CPD Programmes” and “Accredited CPD programmes for 2023-2026 CPD cycle”; and NOT organised by an Accredited Programme Provider; accreditation by the Physiotherapists Board and appointed Programme Administrator is required for the granting of CPD points.
Please email the completed application form with relevant supporting documents to pt.cpd@dh.gov.hk for the responsible Programme Administrators to proceed.
Pre-approved CPD programmes (Category I)
The accredited activities listed below DO NOT require CPD points application. Please keep the attendant certificates and related document proofs for 6 years for random audit check.
Accredited CPD programmes for 2023-2026 MCPD Cycle
The activities listed below have been approved for the 2023-2026 MCPD Cycle. Please keep the attendance certificates and related document proofs for 6 years for random audit check.
Accredited CPD "Self-Study" (3 CPD Points for Each Module)
Appointed Programme Administrators
Accredited CPD Programme Providers
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