34Retention of evidence of completed CPD

34 Retention of evidence of completed CPD

(1) A practising architect must retain, for 5 years after the end of a CPD cycle, evidence of—

(a) compliance with minimum points requirements for CPD set out in regulation 28(1); and

(b) completion of any further CPD activity specified by the Board in a determination under regulation 30.

(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), the evidence must include the following for each CPD activity completed—

(a) the date of completion;

(b) the type or category of activity;

(c) the organisation that provided the activity;

(d) the category of learning (formal or informal);

(e) the number of CPD points claimed;

(f) how the activity relates to the specific performance criteria of a unit of competency;

(g) in the case of a formal learning CPD activity, any applicable material specified in subregulation (3);

(h) any material relating to an application under regulation 29(1) requested by the Board.

(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2)(g), material relating to a formal CPD activity may include the following—

(a) certificate of completion from the provider specifying—

(i) the participant's name; and

(ii) the participant's registration number; and

(iii) the provider's name; and

(iv) the date the activity was completed; and

(v) that the activity was in the form of formal learning; and

(vi) the number of contact hours for the activity; and

(vii) the activity name and description; and

(viii) relevance to specific performance criteria;

(b) evidence of a structured assessment task that demonstrates learning and understanding of the content;

(c) evidence that an activity was structured to include significant interaction between the presenter and the participant;

(d) other material made as a result of the preparation, delivery or undertaking of the activity.

(4) For the purposes of subregulation (3)(c), significant interaction requires direct communication between the presenter and learner.