CPD Planning allows you to plan future CPD activities and receive smart reminders and prompts to help you capture evidence and reflections at the right time.

Planned CPD entries are clearly marked and can be used for portfolios, audits, and reviews.

How to Enable CPD Planning

1. Go to Settings from your dashboard
2. Find Planned CPD
3. Toggle the feature ON

You can turn CPD Planning on or off at any time.

How to Plan Future CPD

1. Go to your Diary
2. Create a new CPD entry
3. Add a title and details (e.g. attending a conference, course, or event)
4. Set the date in the future
5. Save the entry

The CPD entry will now be saved as Planned CPD.

How Planned CPD Appears

• Planned CPD entries appear at the top of your portfolio
• They are clearly marked as future-dated
• Planned CPD is shown in the calendar in blue
• Planned CPD can be included in portfolio reports (e.g. next 6–12 months)

Smart AI Prompts & Reminders

On the day of your planned CPD activity, the system will:

• Send an in-app notification
• Prompt you to add notes and reflections
• Suggest capturing supporting evidence (e.g. agendas, documents)
• Remind you to record any changes to your practice

The AI reviews your planned entry and provides prompts based on:

• The CPD topic
• Your previous CPD history
• How long it has been since you last completed similar CPD

Capturing Better Evidence

Helpful tips suggested by the system include:

• Uploading conference agendas as evidence
• Adding notes during or after the event
• Recording networking and learning activities
• Documenting practice changes

Conference agendas are especially valuable as supporting evidence.

Best Practice Tip

If you attend a conference with multiple speakers:

• Record each speaker separately if they impact your practice
• Create individual CPD entries for key sessions
• Add reflections for each learning outcome

This strengthens your CPD for audits, revalidation, and interviews.

Hi there,

If you would prefer not to receive the monthly summary of your CPD activity, you can easily turn this off within your account settings.

Follow the steps below:

Step 1: Go to Settings

• Log in to your CPDme account
• Click on your profile icon (top right corner)
• Select Settings

Step 2: Open Notifications

• Within Settings, click on Notifications

Step 3: Disable the Monthly CPD Summary

• Locate the option labelled Monthly CPD Summary
• Toggle the switch off to disable the email

Your preference will save automatically.

Need Help?

If you experience any difficulty updating your notification preferences, please contact our support team via the chat icon in the bottom right of your screen and we’ll be happy to assist.

🎥 Video Walkthrough

You can also watch our short video guide above for a visual demonstration of the process.

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Hi there,

We’re excited to introduce CPDassist. CPDme's NEW AI-powered support tool designed to help you structure, reflect, and record your CPD more efficiently, while always keeping you in control of your professional record. We are pleased to announce that after 6 months of research and development, our inbuilt CPDassist is now live on our platform.

CPDassist is there to support good reflective practice, helping you turn your learning notes, experience, and evidence into clear, professional CPD entries that accurately reflect your work and development.

🔍 Transparency matters At CPDme, we fully support transparency, professionalism, and ethical use of AI. That’s why we encourage all users to review and understand our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy before using CPDassist.

🔎 Professional accountability & integrity All CPD recorded using CPDassist or other AI tools remains the responsibility of the registrant. Any AI-supported content should be reviewed, edited, and confirmed as a true and honest reflection of your learning, experience, and professional development, particularly in the event of audit, review, or assessment.

Your CPD remains your responsibility, and any AI-supported content should always be reviewed, edited, and confirmed as a true reflection of your learning and practice.

📄 Privacy & data protection You can read our full Privacy Policy here: 👉 https://www.cpdme.com/privacy

CPDme is committed to protecting your data, supporting regulatory integrity, and ensuring AI is used responsibly within professional portfolios. It also is good practice to visit your governing body such as the Health Care Professions Council or the General Medical Council who may have statements in support off the use of AI.

If you’re curious about how AI can support, not replace, good CPD practice, this is the next step in making CPD recording simpler, faster, and future-proof.

Hi there,

Structured vs Unstructured CPD: What’s the Difference – and Why It Matters More Than Ever

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is essential for staying competent, compliant, and confident in your profession. But not all CPD is the same.

Most professional regulators recognise two distinct types of CPD: Structured and Unstructured. Understanding the difference – and recording it correctly – is critical, especially as many regulators now require a minimum number of structured CPD hours.

That’s why we’ve introduced a new CPDme feature that lets you clearly mark your CPD Diary entries as Structured or Unstructured, automatically reflected in printed and graphical reports within your CPD Portfolio.

Let’s break it down.

What Is Structured CPD?

Structured CPD refers to formal, planned learning activities with clear learning objectives and measurable outcomes. These activities are often delivered or recognised by external providers and are commonly required for regulatory compliance.

Examples of Structured CPD

• Accredited courses and qualifications
• Webinars and online learning programmes
• Conferences, seminars, and workshops
• Classroom training and lectures
• Exam preparation and assessed learning
• Accredited e-learning modules

Key Characteristics

✔ Clearly defined learning objectives
✔ Planned and intentional learning
✔ Verifiable evidence or certification
✔ Commonly required by regulators

Structured CPD demonstrates depth of learning and is often the cornerstone of compliance for professions such as finance, insurance, construction, healthcare, and engineering.

What Is Unstructured CPD?

Unstructured CPD (also called informal CPD) is self-directed learning that helps professionals stay informed and develop skills organically. While it may not come with certificates, it plays a crucial role in keeping knowledge current.

Examples of Unstructured CPD

• Reading industry articles or trade publications
• Blogs and thought leadership content
• Listening to podcasts or watching industry videos
• Informal mentoring or peer discussions
• Research and general industry updates

Key Characteristics

✔ Flexible and self-directed
✔ No formal assessment or certification
✔ Supports ongoing awareness and skill development

Unstructured CPD fills knowledge gaps, supports innovation, and ensures you stay up to date with emerging trends.

Structured vs Unstructured CPD: Why the Difference Matters

Understanding and tracking both types of CPD is essential:

Key Differences

• Formal vs Informal: Structured CPD is planned and formal; unstructured CPD is flexible and informal
• Objectives: Structured CPD has stated learning outcomes; unstructured CPD is often exploratory
• Regulatory Compliance: Many regulators require minimum structured hours
• Professional Growth: Structured builds accredited expertise; unstructured keeps you current

The Ideal CPD Strategy

The most effective CPD portfolios strike a balance:

• Structured CPD for certified, regulator-approved learning
• Unstructured CPD for continuous development and industry awareness

New on CPDme: Structured & Unstructured CPD Annotations

To make CPD tracking clearer and compliance easier, CPDme now allows you to:

✔ Mark Each CPD Diary Entry as Structured or Unstructured

Simply annotate your CPD activities directly in your diary.

✔ Automatically Generate CPD Reports

Your annotations feed into:

• Printed CPD reports for audits and submissions
• Graphical Dashboard report showing structured vs unstructured CPD at a glance

✔ Strengthen Your CPD Portfolio

Regulators, employers, and professional bodies can instantly see:

• How much structured CPD you’ve completed
• Whether you meet minimum requirements
• A clear, professional breakdown of your learning

No spreadsheets. No guesswork. Just clean, compliant reporting.

Smarter CPD Tracking Starts Here

Whether you’re completing accredited training or staying informed through self-directed learning, every CPD activity counts – as long as it’s recorded properly.

With CPDme’s new Structured and Unstructured CPD annotation feature, you can:

• Track CPD with confidence
• Prove compliance instantly
• Present a clearer, stronger CPD Portfolio

👉 Activate the feature today and take full control of your CPD journey.

Hi there,

We have just launched a new visual Advanced Practice Graph on the dashboard.

When you now activate the advanced practice module in the settings, the visual report will appear on the dashboard.

Hi there,

This great new filter upgrade will allow you to search all your CPD for the assigned standards.

So for example if you want to search all your CPD that has Standard 3 of the HCPC assigned, this will allow you to easily select this filter.

Watch this quick guide video:

Hi there,

Take a look at this new feature that will be launching in January 2026 with our NEW CPDassist that will help support your portfolio building.

Please let us know your thoughts.

Josh and the CPDme Team

Hi there,

The team at CPDme has successfully delivered the first batch of 80 sleeping bags to the Inspire Group in Burnley. They will begin distributing these sleeping bags across Burnley, Blackburn, Accrington, and other regions in Lancashire immediately.

A special thank you to Sarah and Channade from Inspire for their support in getting these kits to those in need on the streets tonight. For more information about our Operation Blue Light Blanket, visit https://www.cpdme.com/bluelightblanket

Hi there,

The CPDme Mobile App has just released a new update 3.5.97.

Please make sure that you keep your app updates to allow you to use the great new features that we are about to release and include:

AI Autosave

CPDassist

One Click Login

AI Scanning of documents

New Dictation Feature

Keeping your app updates is also important for our essential security updates ensuring that we keep your information safe.

Its also work ensuring that your software on your app is also updated as all our releases are based on the latest build to ensure that your subscription is always safe.