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CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD) CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)

with the Capacity Building Bureau, with the Capacity Building Bureau,
Department of Social Welfare and Development Department of Social Welfare and Development

What is CPD? How to earn CPD units? What is CPD? How to earn CPD units?
CPD is the means by which you Registered professionals can CPD is the means by which you Registered professionals can
maintain, improve and broaden acquire CPD units through maintain, improve and broaden acquire CPD units through
your knowledge, expertise and Professional Track, Academic your knowledge, expertise and Professional Track, Academic
competence, and develop the Track, Self-Directed Training and competence, and develop the Track, Self-Directed Training and
personal and professional other activities recommended by personal and professional other activities recommended by
qualities required throughout the CPD Council of the Social qualities required throughout the CPD Council of the Social
your professional life. Work Profession. your professional life. Work Profession.

CPD is a mandatory requirement CPD with DSWD CPD is a mandatory requirement CPD with DSWD
in the renewal of professional in the renewal of professional
For registered social workers of For registered social workers of
license under Section 10 of R.A. license under Section 10 of R.A.
the Department, the Capacity the Department, the Capacity
10912, otherwise known as the 10912, otherwise known as the
Building Bureau has currently Building Bureau has currently
CPD Law of 2016, shall be CPD Law of 2016, shall be
applied to be accredited as a applied to be accredited as a
implemented after the effectivity implemented after the effectivity
Local CPD Provider for Social Local CPD Provider for Social
of the Implementing Rules and of the Implementing Rules and
Workers. This means that all Workers. This means that all
Regulations (IRR) of R.A. 10912. Regulations (IRR) of R.A. 10912.
training sessions held by the training sessions held by the
Bureau may be credited towards Bureau may be credited towards
CPD requirements the required units needed for CPD requirements the required units needed for
license renewal. license renewal.
Starting March 2017, all Starting March 2017, all
registered social workers will registered social workers will
need to complete 45 CPD units For more information, please contact need to complete 45 CPD units For more information, please contact
for each renewal period (every 3 the Capacity Building Bureau: for each renewal period (every 3 the Capacity Building Bureau:
years). email: cbb@dswd.gov.ph years). email: cbb@dswd.gov.ph
tel.: (02) 9318101 loc. 405 tel.: (02) 9318101 loc. 405
web: kmportal.dswd.gov.ph web: kmportal.dswd.gov.ph

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