PRC CPD Units Requirements Per Profession Every Three (3)
Years
120 Credit Units -
Accountancy
45 Credit Units - Aeronautical Engineering, Agricultural
Engineering, Agriculture, Architecture, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil
Engineering, Criminology, Customs Brokers, Dentistry, Electrical Engineering,
Electronics Engineering, Environmental Planning, Fisheries, Forestry, Geodetic
Engineering, Geology, Guidance and Counseling, Interior Design, Landscape
Architecture, Librarian, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Technology, Medicine,
Metallurgical Engineering, Midwifery, Mining Engineering, Naval Architecture,
Nursing, Nutrition and Dietetics, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy,
Physical Therapy, Professional Teachers, Psychology, Radiologic Technology,
Real Estate Service, Respiratory Therapy, Sanitary Engineering, Social Work and
Veterinary Medicine
30 Credit Units - Chemical Technician, Dental Technician,
Dental Hygienist, Master Electrician, Electronics Technician, Master Plumbing,
Certified Plant Mechanic, Medical Laboratory Technician, Metallurgical Plant
Foreman, Mine/Miluquarry Foreman, Detailman, X-Ray Technician and Real Estate
Sales Person
H. No M23
Republic
of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Sixteenth Congress
Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the
twenty-seventh
day of July, two thousand fifteen.
[ Republic Act No.10912 ]
AN ACT MANDATING AND STRENGTHENING THE
CONTINUING
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR ALL
REGULATED
PROFESSIONS, CREATING THE CONTINUING
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AND
APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER
RELATED
PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the
Philippines in Congress assembled:
ARTICLE I
Title, Policy and Definition of Terms
SECTION 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Continuing Professional Development Act of 2016”.
SEC. 2. Declaration
of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to promote and upgrade the practice of
professions in the country. Towards this end,
the State shall institute measures that will continuously
improve the competence of the professionals in accordance
with the international standards of practice, thereby,
ensuring their contribution in uplifting the general welfare, economic growth and development of the nation.
SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. - The following terms
shall be defined under this Act:
(a) Accreditation refers to the formal or official
approval granted to a person, a program or an organization,
upon meeting essential requirements of achievement
standards, including qualifications or unit(s) of a
qualification, usually for a particular period
of time, as defined by an accrediting agency;
(b) AIPO/APO refers to the Accredited Integrated Professional Organization or the Accredited Professional Organization in a given profession;
(c) ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework or AQRF
refers to the device that enables comparisons
of qualifications across ASEAN Member States;
(d) ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement or ASEAN
MRA refers
to a regional arrangement
entered into by the ASEAN Member States, predicated on the mutual
recognition of qualifications, requirements met, licenses
and certificates granted, experience gained by professionals,
in order to enhance mobility of professional services within the
region;
(e) Competence refers to an ability that extends
beyond the possession of knowledge and skills, which
include cognitive, functional, personal and ethical competence;
(f) Continuing Professional Development or CPD
refers to the inculcation of advanced knowledge,
skills and ethical values in a post-licensure specialization or
in an inter- or multidisciplinary field of study, for assimilation
into professional
practice, self-directed research and/or lifelong learning;
(g) CPD Council refers to a body created to promote
and ensure the continuous improvement of
professionals, in accordance with national, regional and
international standards of practice;
(h) CPD credit unit refers to the value of an
amount of learning that can be transferred to a
qualification achieved from
formal, informal or nonformal learning setting, wherein credits can be accumulated to predetermined levels for the
award of a qualification;
(i) CPD Program refers to a set of learning
activities accredited by the CPD Council such as
seminars, workshops, technical lectures or subject matter meetings,
nondegree training lectures and scientific meetings,
modules, tours and visits, which equip the professionals with
advanced knowledge, skills and values in specialized or
in an inter- or multidisciplinary field of study,
self-directed research and/or lifelong learning;
(j) CPD Provider refers to a natural or juridical
person accredited by the CPD Council to conduct CPD
Programs;
(k) Formal Learning refers to
educational arrangements . such as curricular
qualifications and teaching-learning requirements
that take place in education and training institutions
recognized by relevant national authorities, and which
lead to diplomas and qualifications;
(l) Informal learning refers to learning that
occurs in daily life assessed, through the recognition,
validation and accreditation process, and which can
contribute to a qualification;
(m) Learning outcomes refer to what a learner can
be expected to know, understand and/or
demonstrate as a result of a learning experience;
(n) Lifelong learning refers to learning activities
undertaken throughout life for the development
of competencies and qualifications of the professional;
(o) Nonformal learning refers to learning that has
been acquired in addition or alternatively to
formal learning, which
may be structured and made more flexible according to educational and training arrangements;
(p) Online learning activities refer to structured or unstructured learning initiatives, which make use of the internet and other web-based Information and
Communications Technology solutions;
(q) Pathways
and Equivalencies refer to mechanisms that provide
access to qualifications and assist professionals to move easily and readily between the different education
and training sectors, and between
these sectors, and the labor market, through
the Philippine Credit Transfer System;
(r) Philippine
Qualifications Framework or PQF refers to the quality assured national system for the development, recognition and award of qualifications at defined levels,
based on standards of knowledge, skills and values,
acquired in different ways and methods by learners and
workers;
(s) Prior
learning refers to a person s skills, knowledge and competencies that have been acquired through work experience,
training, independent study, volunteer activities and hobbies, that may be applied for academic credit, as a requirement of a
training program or for occupational certification;
(t) Professional refers to a person who is registered and licensed to practice a regulated profession in the
Philippines and who holds a valid Certificate of
Registration and Professional Identification Card (PIC) from the Professional Regulation
Commission (PRC);
(u) Qualification refers to a status gained after a person has been assessed to have achieved learning outcomes or competencies in accordance with the standard specified for
a qualification title, and is proven by a
document issued by a recognized agency or
body;
(v) Quality
assurance refers to planned and systematic processes that provide confidence in the design, delivery
and award of qualifications within an education
and training system, and is a component of quality
management that is focused on ensuring
that quality requirements will be fulfilled; and
(w) Self-directed
learning refers to learning activities such as online training, local/international seminars/nondegree courses,
institution/company-sponsored training programs, and the like, which did not undergo CPD accreditation but may be applied for and awarded CPD units by the
respective CPD Council.
ARTICLE II
CPD Programs, Councils .and Secretariat
SEC. 4. Strengthening the CPD Program. - There shall be formulated and implemented CPD Programs in each of the regulated professions in order to:
(a) Enhance and upgrade the competencies and qualifications of professionals for the practice of their professions pursuant to the PQF. the AQRF and the ASEAN MRAs;
(b) Ensure international alignment of competencies and qualifications of professionals through career progression
mechanisms leading to specialization/sub-specialization:
(c) Ensure the development of quality assured mechanisms for the validation, accreditation and
recognition of formal, nonformal and informal learning outcomes, including professional work experiences and prior learning;
(d) Ensure maintenance of core competencies and development of advanced and new competencies, in order to respond to national, regional and international labor
market needs; and
(e)
Recognize and ensure the contributions of professionals in uplifting the general welfare, economic growth and development of the nation.
SEC. 5. Nature of CPD Programs. - The CPD Programs consist of activities that range from structured to nonstructured activities, which have learning processes
and outcomes.
These include, but are not limited to, the following;
(a) Formal learning;
(b) Nonformal learning;
(c) Informal learning;
(d)
Self-directed learning;
(e) Online learning activities; and
(f) Professional work experience.
SEC. 6. Powers, Functions
and Responsibilities of the PRC and
the Professional Regulatory Boards (PRBs).
- The PRC and the PRRs shall undertake the overall implementation of the
CPD Programs, and for this purpose, shall:
(a) Organize CPD Councils for each of the regulated professions and promulgate guidelines for their operation;
(b) Review existing and new CPD Programs for all of the
regulated professions;
(c) Formulate, issue, and promulgate guidelines and procedures for the implementation of the CPD Programs;
(d)
Coordinate with the academe, concerned government agencies, and other stakeholders in the implementation of the CPD Programs and other measures provided under this
Act; and
(e)Coordinate with concerned government agencies in the development of mechanisms and guidelines, in the grant
and transfer of credit units earned from all
the learning processes and activities, pursuant to this
Act.
SEC. 7. CPD
Council. - There is hereby created a CPD Council in each of the regulated professions, which shall
be under the supervision of the concerned PRB.
Every CPD Council shall be composed of a chairperson and
two (2) members.
The chairperson of the CPD Council shall be the member of the PRB so chosen by the PRB concerned to sit in the
CPD Council.
The first member shall be the president or officer of the AIPO/APO duly authorized by its Board of
Govemors/Trustees. In the absence of the AIPO/APO, the PRB
concerned shall submit within ten (10) working days from
notification of such absence, a fist of three (3) recommendees from
the national professional organizations. The PRC shall
designate the first member within thirty (30) days from receipt of
the list.
The second member shall be the president or officer of the national organization of deans or department
chairpersons of schools, colleges or universities offering
the course requiring the licensure examination. In the absence of
such organization, the PRB concerned shall submit, within ten
(10) working days from notification of such absence, a list of
three (3) recommendees
from the academe. The PRC shall designate the second
member within twenty (20) working days from receipt of the list.
The term of office of the chairperson of the CPD Council shall be coterminous with his/her incumbency in the PRB unless sooner replaced by the PRB concerned through a resolution, subject to the approval of the PRC. The first
and second members shall have a term of office of
two (2) years unless sooner replaced through a resolution by
the AIPO/APO concerned or the organization of deans or
heads of departments, respectively. However, members of
the CPD Council who are appointed by the PRC may he
replaced before the end of the two (2)-year period, upon the
recommendation of the PRB through a resolution.
SEC. 8. Powers, Functions and Responsibilities of the CPD Council. - The
CPD Council for each profession shall:
(a) Ensure the adequate and appropriate provision of CPD Programs for their respective profession;
(b) Evaluate and act on applications for accreditation of CPD Providers and their CPD Programs;
(c) Monitor and evaluate the implementation of the CPD Programs;
(d) Assess and/or upgrade the criteria for accreditation of CPD Providers and their CPD Programs on a regular
basis;
(e) Develop mechanisms for the validation, accreditation and recognition of self-directed learning, prior/informal learning, online learning, and other learning processes
through professional work experience;
(f) Conduct researches, studies and benchmarking for international alignment of the CPD Programs;
(g) Issue operational guidelines, with the approval of the
PRC and the PRB concerned: and
(h) Perform such other functions related or incidental to the implementation of the CPD.
SEC. 9. Secretariat. - A CPD Council Secretariat is hereby created at the PRC Central and Regional Offices to provide technical, administrative and operational support
to the CPD Councils and the PRBs in the implementation of the CPD Programs. The CPD Council Secretariat shall be headed by an Executive Director to be appointed by the PRC.
ARTICLE III
CPD Program Implementation .and monitoring
SEC. 10. CPD as Mandatory Requirement in the Renewal of Professional License and Accreditation System for the Practice of Professions. - The CPD is hereby made as a mandatory requirement in the renewal of the PICs of all registered and licensed professionals under the regulation
of the PRC.
SEC. 11. Recognition of Credit Units. - All duly
validated and recognized CPD credit units earned by a
professional shall be accumulated and transferred in accordance
with the Pathways and Equivalencies of the PQF,
SEC. 12. Career Piogresswn and Specialization. - The FRC and the PRBs, in consultation with the AIPO/APO, the Civil Service Commission (CSC), other concerned government
agencies and industry stakeholders, shall
formulate and implement a Career Progression and Specialization
Program for every profession. The Career Progression
and Specialization Program shall form part of the CPD.
SEC. 13. Role of
Concerned Government Agencies and the Private Sector, - All concerned government agencies and private firms and organizations employing professionals
shall include the CPD as part of their human resource development plan and program.
ARTICLE IV
Final Provisions
SEC. 14. Funding. - The implementation of the provisions
of this Act shall be immediately included in
the PRC programs, the funding of which shall be
included in its annual submissions for inclusion in the annual
General Appropriations Act.
The funding requirement herein mentioned shall be used for the regular operations of the CPD Councils, including
the monitoring of the conduct of the CPD Programs.
The PRC shall review and approve the proposed budget for each CPD Council, taking into consideration the
reasonable expenses that will be incurred for travel, honorarium/allowances, and per diems, when attending official CPD
Council meetings or performing other
related functions assigned to them.
SEC. 15. Implementing Rules and Regulations. ~ The PRC and the PRBs, in
consultation with the AIPO/APO and other
stakeholders, shall promulgate the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) within six (6) months from the
effectivity of this Act. However, a PRB may prescribe its
own requirements or procedure relating to the CPD
as may be pertinent and applicable to the specific
profession; I*rovided, That the same does
not contravene any of the provisions of this Act
and its IRR.
SEC. 16. Fraud Relating to CPD. — Fraudulent acts relating to the implementation and enforcement of this Act
shall be punishable under the pertinent
provisions of the Revised Penal Code, the New Civil Code and
other applicable laws.
In addition to the penalties prescribed in the aforementioned laws, a professional who is adjudged guilty
of any fraudulent act relating to the CPD shall
also be meted with the penalty of suspension or revocation
of his/her PRC Certificate of Registration and/or Certificate
of Specialization.
In
case of a government official or employee who is party to any fraudulent act relating to the CPD. he/she shall also be subject to the administrative penalties that may
be imposed under the anti-graft laws,
the Administrative Code and the Code
of Conduct of Public Officials and Employees.
SEC. 17. Separability
Clause. - If any part or provision of this Act is declared invalid or
unconstitutional, the other provisions
not affected thereby shall remain in full force and effect.
SEC. 18. Repealing
Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders
and other administrative issuances or parts thereof, which are inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.
SEC. 19. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect
fifteen
(15) days following its complete publication in the Official
Gazette or in
two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines.
Senate’s BUI Uq./25S\, which was approved by the
Senate on August
3; 2015, was adopted as an
amendment to House Bill No. 6423 by the House of Representatives on May 23, 2016.
Marilyn B. BftRUA-Y( OSCA^TYABHS
Secretary
General Secretary of the Senate
House of Representatives
Approved:
BENIGNO S. AQUINO III
President
of the Philippines
o
Lapsed *rto (aw
on JUL * *
Without
the signature of the President In accordance with Article VI, Section
27 (1)
of the Constitution.
How can professionals earn CPD Units?
Registered or Licensed
Professionals can acquire CPD units through Professional Track, Academic Track,
Self-Directed Training and other activities recommended by the CPD Council. As
stated in the Revised resolution, here is the detailed matrix of
programs/activities the professionals must do to attain the corresponding CPD
units, courtesy of PRC.
PROGRAM / ACTIVITY
|
CREDIT UNITS
|
SUPPORTING DOCUMENT
|
1. Professional
Track (Training Offered By Accredited CPD Providers, Face To Face /Online)
|
1.1 PARTICIPANT
|
APPROVED CREDIT
UNITS FOR THE PROGRAM
|
CERTIFICATE OF
ATTENDANCE
WITH NUMBER OF HOURS, SEMINAR PROGRAM AND LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
|
1.2 RESOURCE SPEAKER
|
3 CU PER HOUR
|
PHOTOCOPY OF
CERTIFICATE, COPY OF PAPERS AND PROGRAM INVITATION
|
1.3 PANELIST /
REACTOR
|
2 CU PER HOUR
|
CERTIFICATION FROM
SPONSORING ORGANIZATION COPY OF PROGRAM
|
1.4 FACILITATOR /
MODERATOR
|
1 CU PER HOUR
|
CERTIFICATION FROM
SPONSORING ORGANIZATION COPY OF PROGRAM
|
1.5 MONITOR
|
TWICE THE NUMBER OF
APPROVED CREDIT UNITS FOR THE PROGRAM
|
MONITORING REPORT,
CERTIFICATE OF APPEARANCE AND THE AUTHOR ITY TO MONITOR
|
1.6 IN-SERVICE
TRAINING
|
MAXIMUM OF 20 CU FOR
A 12- MONTH PERIOD OR A FRACTION THEREOF UPON COMPLETION
|
CERTIFICATE OF
TRAINING & TRAINING DESCRIPTION
|
2. Academic Track
|
2.1 MASTER'S DEGREE
OR EQUIVALENT
|
FULL CREDIT UNITS
FOR COMPLIANCE PERIOD UPON COMPLETION OF DEGREE
|
UNIVERSITY
CERTIFICATION /
DIPLOMA AND TRANSCRIPT OF
RECORDS (authenticated copy)
|
2.2 DOCTORATE DEGREE
OR EQUIVALENT
|
FULL CREDIT UNITS
FOR COMPLIANCE PERIOD UPON COMPLETION OF CANDIDACY
ADDITIONAL FULL CREDIT UNITS FOR COMPLIANCE PERIOD UPON COMPLETION OF DEGREE
|
UNIVERSITY
CERTIFICATION /
DIPLOMA AND TRANSCRIPT OF
RECORDS (authenticated copy)
|
2.3 PROFESSORIAL CHAIR
|
15 CU PER YEAR
|
CERTIFICATION OF
GRANT OR APPOINTMENT PAPER
|
2.4 RESIDENCY /
EXTERNSHIP / SPECIALTY /SUB- SPECIALTY PROGRAM
|
10 CU PER YEAR
|
HOSPITAL
CERTIFICATION CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION
|
2.5 FELLOWSHIP GRANT
|
2.5.1 PARTICIPANT
|
2 CU PER GRANT
|
CERTIFICATION FROM
THE GRANTING INSTITUTION AND/OR CERTIFICATE OF FELLOWSHIP
|
2.5.2 RESOURCE
SPEAKER
|
4 CU PER GRANT
|
2.5.3 RESEARCHER
|
5 CU PER GRANT
|
2.6 POST GRADUATE
DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE
|
MAXIMUM OF 30 CU FOR
AN 18-MONTH PERIOD OR A FRACTION THEREOF UPON COMPLETION
|
DIPLOMA/
CERTIFICATION FROM THE INSTITUTION
|
3. SELF-DIRECTED
(TRAINING OFFERED BY NON-ACCR EDITED CPD PROVIDERS, Face to Face /
Online)
|
3.1 PARTICIPANT
|
CREDIT UNITS FOR THE
PROGRAM AS EVALUATED BY THE CPD COUNCIL
|
CERTIFICATE OF
ATTENDANCE WITH NUMBER OF HOURS, SEMINAR PROGRAM AND LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
|
3.2 RESOURCE SPEAKER
|
3 CU PER HOUR
|
PHOTOCOPY OF
CERTIFICATE, COPY OF PAPERS AND PROGRAM
INVITATION
|
3.3 PANELIST /
REACTOR
|
2 CU PER HOUR
|
CERTIFICATION FROM
SPONSORING ORGANIZATION COPY OF PROGRAM
|
3.4 FACILITATOR /
MODERATOR
|
1 CU PER HOUR
|
CERTIFICATION FROM
SPONSORING ORGANIZATION COPY OF PROGRAM
|
3.5 IN-SERVICE
TRAINING
|
MAXIMUM OF 20 CU FOR
A 12- MONTH PERIOD OR A FRACTION THEREOF UPON COMPLETION
|
CERTIFICATE OF
TRAINING & TRAINING DESCRIPTION
|
3.6 PROGRAM /
TRAINING
MODULE DEVELOPMENT
|
10 CU PER MODULE
|
COPY OF MODULE AND
EVALUATION
|
3.7 TECHNICAL PAPER
|
5 CU PER TECHNICAL
PAPER
FOR PUBLISHED PAPER, SEE 3.8
|
CERTIFICATION OF
COMPLETION AND APPROVAL FOR PUBLISHED PAPER, SEE 3.8
|
3.8 ARTICLE
PUBLISHED IN A REFEREED I PEER REVIEWED PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL
|
3.8.1 AUTHOR/S
|
LOCAL
10 CU
|
INTERNATIONAL
10 CU
|
COPY OF PUBLISHED
ARTICLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS
|
FOR MULTIPLE
AUTHORS, DIVIDE CU EQUALLY AMONG THEM
|
3.8.2 PEER REVIEWER
|
2 CU PER ARTICLE
|
3.9 PAMPHLET / BOOK
OR MONOGRAPH
|
3.9.1 AUTHOR/S
|
20 CU FOR SINGLE
AUTHOR FOR PAMPHLET (LESS THAN 100 PAGES)
|
40 CU FOR SINGLE
AUTHOR FOR BOOK OR MONOGRAPH (MORE THAN 100 PAGES)
|
COPY OF PUBLISHED
BOOK
|
3.9.2 EDITOR
|
MAXIMUM OF 20 CU
|
3.10 ARTICLE IN
MAGAZINE /
NEWSPAPER
|
MAXIMUM OF 5 CU PER
ARTICLE FOR MULTIPLE AUTHORS, DIVIDE CU EQUALLY AMONG THEM.
|
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
OF ARTICLE
|
3.11 INVENTIONS
|
FULL CREDIT UNITS
FOR COMPLIANCE PERIOD
|
CERTIFIED COPY OF
PATENT CERTIFICATE
|
3.12 STUDY
TOURS/VISITS
|
2 CU / DAY (MAXIMUM
OF 20 CU /TOUR)
|
CERTIFICATION FROM
SPONSORING INSTITUTION
|
3.13 CONSULTANCY
(e.g. Technical Meetings / Accreditation and other
Activities as per request of an institution, etc.)
|
1 CU PER HOUR
|
CERTIFICATE OF
APPEARANCE AND INVITATION
|
3.14 SOCIO-CIVIC
ACTIVITIES
(e.g. Medical Missions, Outreach Programs, etc.)
|
1 CU PER HOUR
|
PROJECT PROPOSAL,
REPORT AND PHOTOS
|
3.15 RECOGNITION /
TITLE
(e.g. Fellows, Hall of Fame Award , Outstanding Professional, Lifetime
Achievement Awardee , etc.)
|
FULL CREDIT UNITS
FOR COMPLIANCE PERIOD
|
COPY OF
CERTIFICATION FROM THE AWARDING BODY
(duly notarized)
|
4. SUCH OTHER
ACTIVITIES TO BE RECOMMENDED BY THE CPD COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD AND
THE COMMISSION
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