Continuing Professional Development (PD) is important for Chartered Professionals to demonstrate currency in their discipline.
AusIMM Chartered Professionals must engage in a personal program of PD activities. Within each three (3) year period
at least 150 hours of PD activities must be completed, averaging 50 hours per year as per:
Logbooks
Professional Development hours must be recorded
online from 1 January 2018. For the years prior to 2018, Excel log books will be
accepted.
Regular recording of PD
From 1 January 2018, Chartered Professionals must update their AusIMM PD logbook at a minimum of every three (3) months,
recording any PD undertaken or entering ‘nil’ if no PD undertaken in that period. Reminders will be sent to CPs to
complete this update, and any CP who does not comply may be flagged for a PD Review.
For PD undertaken in the three years prior to 1 January 2018, Chartered Professionals must maintain a record of PD undertaken
either by updating the AusIMM online PD Logbook (historical entries are retained indefinitely) or by retaining an
accurate PD logbook spreadsheet.
Annually, each Chartered Professional must review their PD logbook entries and declare (via electronic declaration) that:
- their claim to PD is a true and correct record for the period of PD claimed; and
- that the completion of at least 150 weighted hours of PD activities during the past three years has occurred.
This annual certification of ongoing Professional Development will allow members to maintain their status as a CP.
Career breaks, isolated work and other special circumstances
Chartered Professionals may apply for a PD exemption or reduction if they undertake a career break, are undertaking isolated
work or are impacted by other special circumstances.
Chartered Professional Regulations Section N and O outline these requirements.
PD Reviews
In addition to the annual declaration of PD compliance and the quarterly requirement to update the AusIMM online PD Logbook,
the AusIMM will conduct random and non-random PD Reviews of Chartered Professionals (previously called PD audits).
Chartered Professionals who have been using the Excel version of the PD Logbook (prior to 1 January 2018) can use this
data in any PD review, in conjunction with the online PD logbook information after this date.
Chartered Professionals will be called for a PD Review on average every 5 years, but not more than once every three (3)
years and no less than once every eight (8) years.
AusIMM Professional Development Opportunities
Professional Development Discounts
Discounts on AusIMM Professional Development (PD) for Chartered Professionals will be available as recognition of the
importance of continuing PD. As a special incentive, for 2018 CPs will receive the following discounts on AusIMM
PD:
- 10% discount on registration AusIMM conferences, plus
- 20% discount on any/all AusIMM publications, plus
- 10% discount on any/all AusIMM webinars