CPD guides for health and social care registrants
Plain answers to the questions registrants ask about continuing professional development in Ireland: the 30-credit rule, what a credit is, reflections, audits, leave, learning plans and evidence. Each is written from the regulator's published pages, with the date it was last reviewed.
How the 30 CPD credits in every 12 months rule works
Registrants need at least 30 CPD credits in every 12-month period. How the period is counted, how audit blocks work, and when you would drop under 30.
Last reviewed 28 September 2026
What counts as a CPD credit, and how to claim fractions
One hour of new or enhanced learning is one CPD credit, and you may claim any fraction of an hour. What counts, what does not, and how to work out the number.
Last reviewed 28 September 2026
How to write a CPD reflection that stands up at audit
An audit checks that each activity shows what you learned, how you used it and its effect, with a reflection. A plain method for each field, with no templates.
Last reviewed 28 September 2026
The first CPD audit for social care workers, from 1 December 2026
Social care workers face their first CPD audit from 1 December 2026, over 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026. Who is eligible and how to get to 30 credits.
Last reviewed 28 September 2026
CPD on leave, part-time or on a career break
The same 30 CPD credits in every 12 months apply on leave, part-time work or a career break. How deferral works if you are called for audit while off work.
Last reviewed 28 September 2026
How to review your learning needs and build a CPD plan
An audited CPD record ends with a review of learning needs and planned activities for the next 12 months. How to write both, and keep each year on record.
Last reviewed 28 September 2026
What CPD evidence to keep, and for how long
Keep your CPD record while you are registered and keep supporting evidence, but do not submit it. What to keep, how to store it and how to move records.
Last reviewed 28 September 2026
How CPD audit selection works, and what happens next
Who can be selected for a CPD audit, when, how long you have to submit, what the record must contain, and the two possible outcomes, from the published pages.
Last reviewed 28 September 2026
Keep your own CPD log
Reflectora logs each activity with its credits and the four reflective fields, counts your credits in every 12-month period, shows the date you would fall under 30 if you logged nothing new, and prints an audit pack in your own layout. Everything stays in this browser.