You must keep a diary record of how you met your CPD obligations, including documentary proof of your participation wherever possible.

To assist you keep track of your CPD activities, Fair Trading has developed a CPD diary.

If you participated in any face-to-face CPD activity the person or organisation providing the learning must give you a Record of Attendance containing:

1. Your name, contact details and Office of Fair Trading licence or certificate number
2. Title of the course/event/activity/training and the CPD topic area covered
3. Course code (if any)
4. Date, time and place of the course/event/activity/training
5. Duration of the course/event/activity/training
6. Type of assessment (if applicable)
7. Name of the trainer and organisation
8. CPD points earned.

If you participated in formal learning for 2 points per hour, you will also receive a Qualification, or Statement of Attainment/Achievement/Attendance specifying what has been assessed.

You are not required to send these records to Fair Trading. However, if you are audited by Fair Trading you must be able to prove that you complied with CPD requirements, or face the possibility of losing your licence.

Your licence may be audited by Fair Trading annually, or as part of the licence renewal process. Fair Trading will send warning letters to any licensee who fails to address the CPD question in their lincence renewal or advises they have undertaken CPD but not achieved the number of required points. Any licensee who knowingly misrepresents their compliance with CPD will have action taken against their licence.

Cancelled licenses

During 2007, 6 people had their licences cancelled for not complying with CPD requirements.