The CPD Group's Mission and Goals: Elevating Professional Development Standards Across All Sectors

At The CPD Group, we believe that continuing professional development is the cornerstone of career progression, organisational excellence and industry innovation. Our mission is straightforward yet ambitious: to ensure that professionals across all sectors have access to high-quality, accredited CPD courses and learning opportunities that genuinely enhance their capabilities and advance their careers through meaningful professional development.

What Drives Us

Professional development should never be a box-ticking exercise. Too often, we've observed CPD training programmes that fail to deliver meaningful learning outcomes, CPD courses that don't align with recognised quality standards, and professionals left uncertain about the value of their continuing education investments. The landscape of professional development has become cluttered with offerings that promise transformation but deliver little substance.

We established The CPD Group to change this reality. Our core purpose is to bridge the gap between CPD providers and professionals by setting and maintaining rigorous quality standards for CPD activities across all industries and sectors. Whether you're an organisation seeking CPD accreditation for your training programmes, a professional searching for worthwhile professional development opportunities, or a business looking to build a culture of continuous learning through quality CPD training, we're here to ensure quality and value at every stage of the professional development journey.

As the first certified CPD accreditation organisation, we've set a new benchmark for quality in professional development. Our certification from The CPD Register demonstrates that our CPD accreditation services meet the highest industry standards, giving training providers and learners confidence that our accreditation processes are rigorous, credible and properly conducted.

Our Core Approach to Professional Development

CPD Accreditation Services

We work closely with training providers, educational institutions and organisations to accredit their CPD courses and learning offerings against our comprehensive ACCREDITED framework. Our CPD accreditation process ensures that courses and programmes meet recognised CPD standards and provide genuine value to participants seeking professional development. This isn't simply about awarding CPD certificates - it's about rigorously evaluating content quality, learning outcomes, delivery methods and assessment approaches to guarantee that every accredited CPD programme delivers on its promises and contributes meaningfully to professional growth.

Our ACCREDITED framework examines ten critical dimensions of course quality: Accessibility, Content, Creative delivery, Relevance, Eligibility requirements, Details, Intellectual Property, Testing methods, Expertise and Duration. This comprehensive approach to CPD accreditation ensures that training providers create courses that truly serve learners effectively whilst meeting professional standards across multiple quality benchmarks.

Specialist Accreditation Services

Beyond standard course accreditation, we've developed specialist accreditation services for diverse learning formats. We accredit webinars, podcasts (both audio and video), events, conferences and even educational articles through our unique Edutorial accreditation. These specialist services recognise that professional learning happens in many forms, and quality standards should apply across all formats.

Our network of over 11,000 Approved CPD Providers spans 170+ countries, representing diverse industries and sectors. Every provider undergoes our free Approved CPD Provider assessment to ensure they possess the fundamental processes and procedures to deliver high-quality CPD. This free provider approval creates a foundation of quality before any activities are accredited.

Trainer and Employer Recognition

We recognise that quality CPD delivery depends on skilled individuals and supportive organisations. Our CPD Trainer accreditation verifies individual trainers' credentials, qualifications and ability to deliver effective professional development. Accredited trainers receive a unique Trainer ID, certificate, logo and exclusive digital Trainer Card that can be verified on The CPD Register.

We also recognise employers committed to staff professional development through our "Committed to CPD" employer recognition. Organisations meeting our A.C.C.R.E.D.I.T.E.D Employer Framework demonstrate tangible investment in employee skills and professional growth, creating workplaces that value continuous learning.

Bespoke Training Solutions

We recognise that organisations often require tailored professional development solutions that address specific challenges, skills gaps or strategic objectives within their unique business context. We work with businesses to design, develop and deliver customised learning interventions that align precisely with their requirements whilst maintaining the quality standards that characterise all our professional development offerings. From leadership development to technical skills training, bespoke programmes ensure relevant, impactful professional development that drives organisational performance and individual career progression.

These tailored CPD programmes undergo the same rigorous accreditation process as standard courses, ensuring they meet our ACCREDITED framework standards whilst addressing organisation-specific learning objectives. This approach guarantees that bespoke training delivers both customisation and quality, providing employees with professional development that's both relevant to their roles and recognised through CPD accreditation.

Our Commitment to Excellence in CPD

Quality isn't negotiable in professional development. Every CPD course we accredit, every specialist activity we assess, and every bespoke CPD programme we develop meets stringent quality benchmarks through our ACCREDITED framework. We maintain these standards through thorough evaluation processes, ongoing monitoring and regular reviews that ensure continued excellence across all our CPD services and accredited training programmes.

Our commitment extends beyond individual CPD providers and courses. We're invested in elevating professional development standards industry-wide, promoting best practices in CPD delivery and supporting the professional growth of individuals and organisations throughout the UK and internationally. Through our work accrediting CPD activities across 170+ countries, we're raising the bar for what quality professional development means on a global scale.

Looking to the Future of Professional Development

As professional landscapes evolve, so too must continuing professional development. We're committed to staying ahead of industry trends, embracing emerging technologies in professional learning and continuously refining our CPD accreditation processes to ensure they remain relevant, rigorous and responsive to changing professional needs across all sectors. The future of CPD training will demand greater flexibility, more personalised learning pathways and stronger connections between professional development and career outcomes.

Our vision is a professional world where quality CPD training is accessible, recognised and valued by employers and professionals alike. Where professional development genuinely develops professionals rather than simply consuming their time. Where CPD courses create measurable improvements in capability, confidence and career trajectory. We're working towards this vision through our comprehensive CPD accreditation services, our expanding network of approved providers and our commitment to supporting training organisations in delivering exceptional professional development experiences.

Our Promise to You

Whether you're a training provider seeking CPD accreditation for your courses, a trainer looking to verify your credentials, an employer wanting to demonstrate commitment to staff development, a professional searching for quality development opportunities, or an organisation needing bespoke CPD training solutions, The CPD Group is your partner in excellence. We're here to ensure that professional development means something - that it delivers value through rigorous CPD standards, drives growth through meaningful learning experiences and makes a genuine difference to careers and organisations through accredited CPD courses that meet our comprehensive quality framework.

Visit us at https://thecpd.group/ to learn more about our CPD accreditation services, explore courses from our network of Approved CPD Providers, or discuss how we can support your professional development journey with accredited training that makes a real impact.