About CPD - Continuous Professional Development

In January 2007 the Financial Regulator introduced the Minimum Competency Requirements for all employees that provide advice on OR sell retail financial services of which general insurance is now included.

To view the Minimum Competency Requirements please click HERE

All qualified or grandfathered individuals must comply with CPD requirements. CPD runs in a 3 year cycle which started on 1/1/2007 and will end on 31/12/2009 with a new cycle commencing on 1/1/2010. In the 3 year cycle you MUST complete 40 formal hours CPD and 20 informal hours CPD.  In every CPD year one must complete a minimum of 10 formal CPD hours and 5 informal CPD hours.

To assist members the Association in conjunction with the LIA and IOB, have an online e-learning facility for grandfathered members to completed their Formal CPD hours online via www.mycpd.ie

To join the IBA CPD programme please fill out application form - click HERE

Click here to go to the MyCPD.ie website www.mycpd.ie

It is imperative that the CPD hours you complete online are directly relevant to the activities that you undertake, for example, as a general insurance grandfather you can ONLY do category 2 modules available online. Click here for information on Module Applicability on www.mycpd.ie