Professional development is learning to earn or maintain professional credentials such as academic degrees to formal coursework, conferences and informal learning opportunities situated in practice. It has been described as intensive and collaborative, ideally incorporating an evaluative stage.

CPD – Continuing professional development is important because it ensures you continue to be competent in your profession. It is an ongoing process and continues throughout a professional’s career.

CPE – Continuing professional development (CPD) or continuing professional education (CPE) is the means by which people maintain their knowledge and skills related to their professional lives. It is continuing education as applied to professional development. CPD obligations are common to most professions.

Continued Professional Development – Training
RiskCom S.A. (Pty) Ltd training now certified and accredited as meeting the academic requirements to issue CPD Credits for the following subjects offered:

  1. Apply health and safety to a work area – 5 CPD Credits
  2. Conduct a continuous risk assessment in a workplace – 5 CPD Credits
  3. Conduct, report and follow up on a pre-use, safety and/or audit inspection – 5 CPD Credits
  4. Control workplace hazards and risks – 5 CPD Credits
  5. Demonstrate an understanding of Occupational Hygiene – 2 CPD Credits
  6. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of relevant current occupational health and safety legislation – 5 CPD Credits
  7. Demonstrate knowledge pertaining to fires in working places – 5 CPD Credits
  8. Demonstrate knowledge pertaining to the preparation, conducting, recording and follow-up actions of a planned task observation in a working place – 5 CPD Credits
  9. Describe sources of and control measures for noise in a workplace – 2 CPD Credits
  10. Describe the functions of the workplace health and safety representative – 5 CPD Credits
  11. Participate in the implementation and evaluation of an environmental management programme in the workplace – 5 CPD Credits
  12. Explain basic health and safety principles in and around the workplace – 5 CPD Credits
  13. Maintain and adapt oral/ signed communication – 5 CPD Credits
  14. Manoeuvre materials safely by hand in a workplace – 5 CPD Credits
  15. Monitor, report and advise on the application of safety and health principles regarding the movement of people and materials in and around a working place – 5 CPD Credits
  16. Prevent musculoskeletal injuries to self during lifting and carrying activities – 5 CPD Credits
  17. Provide risk-based primary emergency care/first aid in the workplace – 5 CPD Credits
  18. Participate in the implementation and evaluation of a safety and health management programme in the workplace – 5 CPD Credits
  19. Take action to address impacts on the environment – 5 CPD Credits
  20. Verify compliance to safety, health and environmental requirements in the workplace – 5 CPD Credits
  21. Work with, use and care for materials and resources which can impact on health and the environment – 5 CPD Credits