Independent professional learning experts who keep our standards rigorous, current, and grounded in real sector practice — not internal policy.
Independent
Expert Panel
Certified by
The CPD Register
Standards
Externally Validated
Awarded
Most Trusted CPD Service
The CPD Group is guided and supported by an independent Advisory Panel of professional learning and development experts. The Advisory Panel provides strategic guidance on CPD standards, industry developments, and best practice in professional development — ensuring that The CPD Group's accreditation standards remain rigorous, current, and relevant to the professional sectors we serve.
The independence and expertise of our Advisory Panel is one of the factors that distinguishes The CPD Group from less rigorous accreditation organisations. Our standards are not set by a single organisation in isolation — they are informed by expert practitioners from across the professional learning landscape, reviewed against current research and industry practice, and independently certified by The CPD Register.
The CPD Group's Advisory Panel plays a key role in maintaining the integrity and relevance of our accreditation standards. The panel works alongside our internal accreditation team to ensure our standards reflect the realities of professional learning today — not just the policies of a single organisation.
Panel responsibilities
Review & advise on assessment criteria and frameworks
Guide on emerging trends in professional learning
Advise on sector-specific CPD requirements & standards
Contribute to development of new accreditation formats & services
Help ensure our approach reflects current best practice
CPD accreditation without independent expert input risks becoming self-referential — an organisation setting its own standards without external challenge or validation. The CPD Group's Advisory Panel provides the external perspective that keeps our standards genuinely aligned with the needs of professionals, employers, and the sectors we serve.
This independent advisory structure is part of what makes The CPD Group's accreditation credible to professional bodies, employers, and regulators. Combined with our certification by The CPD Register — the UK's independent certification body for CPD accreditation organisations — it means our accreditation is grounded in independently validated standards, not just internal policy.
An independent Advisory Panel. An externally certified accreditation process. The A.C.C.R.E.D.I.T.E.D Framework. Built so the mark genuinely means something.
The CPD Group was founded with a mission to raise CPD standards across the UK and internationally. That mission requires a genuine commitment to rigour — not just the appearance of quality, but the substance of it. Our Advisory Panel, our A.C.C.R.E.D.I.T.E.D Framework, our individual activity assessment model, and our CPD Register certification all reflect that commitment.
We are the first and only UK CPD accreditation body to be certified by The CPD Register. We assess every activity individually rather than offering blanket accreditation. And we maintain an independent Advisory Panel to ensure our standards evolve with the sectors we serve. This is what it means to be the most trusted CPD accreditation service in the UK.
External experts shape and challenge our standards
Ten transparent, published quality criteria
Every activity reviewed — never blanket approval
First & only UK accreditation body independently certified
Standards informed by an independent Advisory Panel, externally certified by The CPD Register, and applied individually to every submission.