CPD FAQs
IBMS Continuing Professional Development (CPD) FAQ
The IBMS CPD scheme is a flexible system to record your CPD and meets the requirements for achieving and maintaining your professional registration.
Here are the most commonly asked questions about using the system:
How do I join the IBMS CPD scheme?
To join the IBMS CPD scheme and access an ePortfolio you will need to register as an IBMS member.
Once you have registered and logged in to your MyIBMS account, you will need to visit the Update my Details page and select My Preferences. Scroll to the bottom of the page and tick the CPD User box.
You will be registered as an IBMS CPD User the next day.
Once your registration has gone through you will be able to access your IBMS ePortfolio and start your CPD Diploma by visiting My CPD.
I am not a member of the IBMS, can I use the IBMS CPD scheme?
The IBMS CPD scheme is a benefit of IBMS membership and only open to IBMS members.
How do I use my IBMS CPD ePortfolio?
To get started, read our detailed CPD User Guide which includes information on adding activities, reflection and supporting documents to your diploma, submitting your diploma for validation and starting a new diploma.
How do I record CPD activities in my ePortfolio?
You can select pre-defined activities from the CPD system or simply create your own activity and add it to your ePortfolio.
Can I add activities that I completed before my new diploma’s start date?
Once a diploma is issued the two-year CPD cycle starts again.
You can add activities that took place on the previous two-year diploma cycle to your ePortfolio but they will not count towards your diploma.
Can I carry over any extra activities, above 24, into my next diploma?
You cannot transfer activities that you have already recorded on one diploma onto another diploma.
Once I have achieved a CPD Diploma how do I start a new one?
The IBMS Education team will automatically set you up on a new diploma once your current diploma had been validated and issued.
The new diploma will be available when you next login to the IBMS website.
How do I use my IBMS ePortfolio to meet requirements for my professional registration?
You can download the activities and reflection from each of your IBMS CPD diplomas in either .csv or .pdf format by visiting My CPD, clicking on the diploma you would like to download the activities and reflection from and clicking either the .csv or .pdf buttons.
To download supporting evidence, visit My CPD, click on the diploma you would like to download the supporting evidence from. Find the activity that you would like to download the supporting evidence for and click “Edit”. Click on the Uploaded documents tab and select the document title to download the supporting evidence.
If you have any further questions about the IBMS CPD scheme in our FAQs or CPD Guides please contact cpd@ibms.org.