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Updates on CPD
4th National Conference of Chemical Laboratories
23-25 November 2020
Operational Guidelines during the
transition period (Oct. 5, 2019)
• CPD requirement for renewal of PIC
Chemist 15 cu
Chemical Technician 10 cu
• Credit units from CPD activities - last 3 years
prior to PIC renewal
• New Chemists / Chemical Technicians – not
covered by CPD requirement for first renewal cycle
(3 years) after obtaining license
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Matrix of CPD Activities
PROGRAM /
CREDIT UNITS SUPPORTING DOCUMENT
ACTIVITY/PARTICIPATION
1. NON-FORMAL LEARNING
Seminar/workshop/training/capacity building activity
APPROVED
CERTIFICATE OF
CREDIT UNITS
1.1 PARTICIPANT ATTENDANCE WITH ACCREDITATION NUMBER AND
FOR THE
APPROVED CREDIT UNITS
PROGRAM
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION WITH
1.2 RESOURCE
3 CU PER HOUR ACCREDITATION NUMBER OF PROGRAM AND
SPEAKER
PROGRAM WITH NUMBER OF HOUR/S
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION WITH
1.3 PANELIST /
2 CU PER HOUR ACCREDITATION NUMBER OF PROGRAM AND
REACTOR
PROGRAM WITH NUMBER OF HOUR/S
CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION WITH
1.4 FACILITATOR /
1 CU PER HOUR ACCREDITATION NUMBER OF PROGRAM AND
MODERATOR
PROGRAM WITH NUMBER OF HOUR/S
TWICE THE
NUMBER OF
APPROVED MONITORING REPORT, CERTIFICATE OF
1.5 MONITOR
CREDIT UNITS APPEARANCE AND THE AUTHORITY TO MONITOR
FOR THE
PROGRAM
For above stated activities that did not undergo CPD accreditation prior to offering, in order to earn CPD credit
units shall be applied for post accreditation under Self-Directed Learning.
2. FORMAL LEARNING (CPD credit units earned shall be applied under Self-Directed Learning modality)
45 CREDIT UNITS
FOR COMPLIANCE
2.1 MASTER’S DEGREE UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATION / DIPLOMA AND
PERIOD UPON
OR EQUIVALENT TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS (authenticated copy)
COMPLETION OF
DEGREE
45 CREDIT UNITS
UPON COMPLETION
OF CANDIDACY FOR
COMPLIANCE
PERIOD
2.2 DOCTORATE
UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATION / DIPLOMA AND
DEGREE OR
ADDITIONAL 45 TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDS (authenticated copy)
EQUIVALENT
CREDIT UNITS FOR
COMPLIANCE
PERIOD UPON
COMPLETION OF
DEGREE
MAXIMUM OF 30 CU
FOR AN 18-MONTH
PERIOD OR A DIPLOMA / CERTIFICATION FROM THE
2.3 DIPLOMA COURSES
FRACTION INSTITUTION
THEREOF UPON
COMPLETION
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3. SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING
3.1 PROFESSORIAL CERTIFICATION OF GRANT OR
15 CU PER YEAR
CHAIR APPOINTMENT PAPER
CERTIFICATION FROM THE
3.2 FELLOWSHIP
45 CREDIT UNITS GRANTING INSTITUTION
GRANT
AND/OR CERTIFICATE OF
FELLOWSHIP
NITERNATIONAL MAXIMUM
30 CU PER GRANT NOTICE OF APPROVAL AND
COVER PAGE OF THE PROJECT
3.3 RESEARCH GRANT
PROPOSAL WITH PROJECT
NATIONAL MAXIMUM 15 CU
DOERS
PER GRANT
3.4 PROGRAM /
TRAINING MAXIMUM OF 10 CU PER
COPY OF MODULE
MODULE MODULE
DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL PAPER
3 CU FOR ORAL PRESENTOR
CERTIFICATION OF
2 CU FOR POSTER
COMPLETION AND APPROVAL
3.5 TECHNICAL PAPER PRESENTOR
FOR PUBLISHED PAPER, SEE
(ORAL OR POSTER) 1 CU FOR POSTER/ORAL
3.6
CO-AUTHOR
FOR PUBLISHED PAPER, SEE
3.6
3.6 ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN A REFEREED / PEER REVIEWED PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL
LOCAL
INTERNATIONAL
10 CU
3.6.1 AUTHOR/S 15 CU PER COPY OF PUBLISHED ARTICLE
PER
AUTHOR
AUTHOR
3.6.2 PEER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT LETTER FROM
5 CU PER PAPER
REVIEWER THE PUBLISHER
3.7 PAMPHLET / BOOK OR MONOGRAPH
20 CU PER
45 CU PER
AUTHOR
AUTHOR FOR
FOR
MONOGRAPH
3.7.1 AUTHOR/S PAMPHLET COPY OF PUBLISHED
OR BOOK
(LESS PAMPHLET/MONOGRAPH/BOOK
(MORE THAN
THAN 100
100 PAGES)
PAGES)
3.7.2 EDITOR MAXIMUM OF 20 CU
3.8 ARTICLE IN
MAXIMUM OF 5 CU PER
MAGAZINE / PROOF OF PUBLICATION OF ARTICLE
ARTICLE
NEWSPAPER
CERTIFIED COPY OF PATENT
3.9 INVENTIONS 45 CU
CERTIFICATE
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CERTIFIED COPY OF PATENT
3.10 UTILITY MODELS 25 CU
CERTIFICATE
3.11 STUDY TOURS/ 2 CU / DAY TRAVEL REPORT/
BENCHMARKING/ (MAXIMUM OF 20 CU PER CERTIFICATION FROM SPONSORING
LABORATORY COMPLIANCE PERIOD) INSTITUTION/
AUDIT CERTIFICATE OF APPEARANCE
3.12 CONSULTANCY
([Link]
Meetings / CERTIFICATE OF
MAXIMUM OF 5 CU PER OUTPUT
Accreditation and PARTICIPATION/APPEARANCE AND
OF THE PROGRAM ACTIVITY
Other activities as INVITATION
per request of an
institution, etc.)
3.13 SOCIO-CIVIC
ACTIVITIES USING
PROFESSION (e.g. MAXIMUM OF 5 CU PER
REPORT AND PHOTOS
outreach programs, PROGRAM ACTIVITY
livelihood programs
etc.)
3.14 CAREER
MAXIMUM OF 3 PER CERTIFICATE OF
GUIDANCE
PROGRAM ACTIVITY APPRECIATION/APPEARANCE
ADVOCACY
3.15 RECOGNITION / INTERNATIONAL 45 CU
AWARD/TITLE NATIONAL 45 CU
(e.g. Fellows, Hall of
Fame Award,
COPY OF CERTIFICATION FROM THE
Outstanding
INSTITUTIONAL OR COMPANY AWARDING BODY (duly notarized)
Professional,
10 CU
Lifetime
Achievement
Awardee, etc.)
4. SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES TO BE RECOMMENDED BY THE CPD COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE
BOARD AND THE COMMISSION
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Resolution No. 1239 S2020 – Granting CPD
credits to all professionals providing essential
services during the state of public health
emergency due to COVID-19 crisis
• Guidelines on how professionals can earn
credit units
Granting of Credit Units to Chemists/Chemical Technicians Providing
Essential Services During the Health Emergency
ACTIVITY ASSIGNMENT/TASK DURATION AND CPD CREDIT UNITS THAT MAY
FREQUENCY BE GRANTED
AND SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS
Chemical analysis of Quality control in drug Within the duration of 1 cu/ day (Max 45 )
pharmaceuticals, manufacturing companies, ECQ/MECQ/GCQ Certification or Declaration
disinfectants, food, water analysts in analytical (Template found in Annex “A” or
laboratories, schools
“B” of Resolution No. 1239 s.
2020).
Research on possible Research work in schools, Within the duration of 1 cu/day (Max 45)
cure for COVID 19 government labs ECQ/MECQ/GCQ
Certification or Declaration
infection
(Template found in Annex “A” or
“B” of Resolution No. 1239 s.
2020).
Testing for COVID 19 Perform RT-PCR Within the duration of Max 45 1 cu/day
ECQ/MECQ/GCQ Certification or Declaration
(Template found in Annex “A” or
“B” of Resolution No. 1239 s.
2020).
Formulation and donation Staff in schools, government and Within the duration of 15 cu – 1st batch
of alcohol sanitizers to private laboratories ECQ/MECQ/GCQ 10 cu – 2nd batch
hospitals Certification or Declaration
(Template found in Annex “A” or
“B” of Resolution No. 1239 s.
2020).
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Contact Tracing Tracing individuals who One month or more 45
have been exposed to 3 weeks 30
suspect, probable and 1-2 weeks 15
confirmed cases of
COVID-19 and reporting Certification (Template found in
to DOH Annex “A” of Resolution No. 1239
s. 2020).
Taking care of a COVID- Professionals who took One month or more 45
19 patient care of their immediate 3 weeks 30
family who contracted 1-2 weeks 15
COVID-19
Declaration (Template found in
Annex “B” of Resolution No. 1239
s. 2020)
Medical abstract /certificate of the
patient
Answering queries about Compiling reference One month or more 15
COVID-19 materials about COVID-19 3 weeks
from authoritative 1-2 weeks 10
sources, i.e. medical and 5
health databases)
Certification or Declaration
(Template found in Annex “A” or “B”
of Resolution No. 1239 s. 2020).
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Public health education Designing infographics Within the duration 3 cu per infographic/publication
and publication materials of material
about the nature and ECQ/MECQ/GCQ
effects of COVID-19. Certification or Declaration (Template
found in Annex “A” or “B” of Resolution
No. 1239 s. 2020) and copy of the
Infographic
Conduct of storytelling Within the duration 4 cu per storytelling session
sessions online or on TV of
or radio with COVID-19 ECQ/MECQ/GCQ Certification or Declaration (Template
as the main theme of the found in Annex “A” or “B” of Resolution
story. No. 1239 s. 2020) and photographs of
the session.
Other form of education Giving online lectures and Within the duration 4 cu per presentation
presentations (live of
webinars or recorded ECQ/MECQ/GCQ Certification or Declaration (Template
presentations) on topics found in Annex “A” or “B” of Resolution
related to the impact of No. 1239 s. 2020) and Photographs of
COVID-19. the webinars
Fund-raising for food and equipment Participating in Within the duration 3 cu / engagement
for frontliners and poverty-stricken fundraising activities to of
provide assistance to ECQ/MECQ/GCQ Declaration (Template found in Annex
frontliners and families in “B” of Resolution No. 1239 s. 2020)
distress due to the impact and
of COVID-19 on their Photographs.
personal and socio
economic life
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Participation in the Within the duration of 4 weeks (Intermittent), Maximum
design, construction, ECQ/MECQ/GCQ of 45 CUs
funding, and / or
maintenance of COVID- Certification or Declaration
19 health-related facilities (Template found in Annex “A” or
or structures (private / “B” of Resolution No. 1239 s.
government), which 2020)
includes but are not
limited to quarantine /
isolation / treatment
areas
Actual performance of Within the duration of 1 per day of actual physical
work as required by ECQ/MECQ/GCQ reporting to work to a maximum
company to maintain of 45 CUs
services even during Certification (Template found in
ECQ Status as Skeletal Annex “A” of Resolution No.
Force 1239, s. 2020)
Other activities as may Variable Within the duration of To be determined CPD Council
be approved by the CPD ECQ/MECQ/GCQ upon submission of Certification
Council or Declaration (Template found in
Annex “A” or “B” of Resolution
No. 1239 s. 2020)
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• Resolution No. 1240 S2020 – Reiterating
ways of learning that can earn CPD credit units
during the state of public health emergency
due to COVID-19
• Informal or Self Directed Learning and
Professional Work Experience
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Informal Learning – Refers to learning that occurs in daily
life and which can contribute to a qualification.
ACTIVITY DURATION LEARNING APPLICABILITY CPD CREDIT UNITS
OUTCOMES EARNED
The professional can
By the end of the apply the information or Maximum of 30 % of the
activity, the experience gathered to: required CPD Credit
professional should be Units for the renewal
able to: cycle and Documentary
Requirement/s
Private study which Variable Summarize and apply Maximum of 10% of the
includes: the ideas one has required CPD credit units
Reading (books, journal learned through private for the renewal cycle per
articles, technical study in subjects that activity
manuals); Enrollment in interest the
online courses; attendance professional, like: Documents:
1. Grow selected plants
in webinars; viewing of 1. Hydroponics Photographs, self-
in suitable culture
videos in online sources; gardening declaration of 150-200
solution
others words about what has
2. New ICT tools 2. Learn and apply been learned and
applied
3. MS Office apps 3. Learn and apply
Other activities that are not As may be approved by
related to the profession as the CPD Council.
may be approved by the As may be required by
CPD Council the Council.
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INFORMAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE PROFESSION
Private study which Variable Apply what he/she Maximum of 10% of the
includes: learned through private required CPD credit
Reading (books, journal study to his/her units for the renewal
articles, technical workplace cycle per activity
manuals); Enrollment in Examples:
online courses; 1. Basic statistical 1. Apply in data Documents:
attendance in webinars; analysis and collection and analysis Photographs, self-
viewing of videos in online experimental design declaration of 150 – 200
sources; others 2. Hazardous waste 2. For proper chemical words about what has
management waste disposal been learned and
3. Laboratory safety 3. Serves as a guide for applied
manual template safety in the laboratory
Other activities deemed As may be approved by
relevant or could be given the CPD Council.
CPD credit units.
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Professional Work Experience
• Refers to any participation that the professional gains while working in a
specific field and workplace.
• The parameters for the evaluation and granting of credit units are as
follows:
RECOGNITION OF PRACTICE OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE
Refers to the professional’s progress in acquiring the desired
competency
Needed Competency Enabling Diagnostic Formative Summative
Competencies/
(Only one competency Activities Has not done this or Has done this well Has done this
per Application) has done this but but still needs with confidence,
needs improvement improvement and can teach others
Gather data using Demonstrate confidence and can prepare
standard laboratory capability to follow manuals that
equipment, modern analytical procedures, other Chemists/
instrumentation and skills in the conduct of Chemical
classical techniques laboratory work Technicians can
use
Validation: Certification of performance from employer or client if self employed
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Informal Learning and Professional Work Experience
• CPD CREDIT UNITS THAT CAN BE EARNED
Maximum of 30% of the required credit units per renewal cycle
For purposes of earning credit units, only Professional Work
Experience for the last three (3) years from the date of
application shall be accepted.
• Those who are 60 years old and above may opt to submit a
brief narration of their professional work experience and
learning outcomes for their CPD compliance
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CPDAS
• CPD Accreditation System
• Enables applicants to apply online for accreditation as
Providers and Programs
• Accreditation of Self-Directed Learning activities online
• Online approval of Accreditation Applications by CPD
Councils
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THANK YOU!
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