INACTIVE - Continuing Professional Education
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) is essential to ensure that professionals continually improve their technical knowledge and skills. It is a Membership requirement of the IIA.
Members accumulate CPE 'points' based on the number of hours of approved activity undertaken. Typically, Members are required to undertake 60 hours over two years, with a
minimum of 15 hours in any one year.
This requirement differs for Certified members, retired members and other member types.
Full information about CPE points is available in the
Constitution.
What is an Approved CPE Activity?
An approved activity includes:
Education
Attendance at technical sessions of professional societies; seminars and conferences; formal in-house training programmes; college or university courses passed; formal distance learning programs.
Publications
Books up to 50 hours; Articles up to 25 hours; Research papers up to 25 hours.
Oral Presentations
First presentation, twice the length of the presentation. Later presentation, the length of the presentation.
Participation
Participating as an officer or committee member in a professional or industry organisation related to internal auditing, up to 10 hours per annum.
Quality Assurance:
Undertaking Quality Assurance Review activities.
How do you Monitor and Report your CPE Activities?
Members are required to monitor and keep a record of their own CPE points and must attest compliance annually with their membership renewal.