Choosing your CPD route
ACCA Realise recognises that members need practical options for achieving CPD. The extensive research, which underpinned the development of the policy, found that members wanted to complete their CPD in a number of different ways. In response, ACCA Realise has been designed to offer three different CPD routes.
- Unit route: for those who are planning and organising their own CPD.
- Employer route: for those who work for an organisation which is an ACCA Approved Employer - professional development.
- IFAC body route: If you also belong to another IFAC-member body, then you can choose to follow that body's CPD scheme if it meets IFAC's International Education Standard 7.
No matter which route you choose to take, you are required to complete an annual CPD return by 1 January immediately following the CPD year. You will also be required to keep evidence consistent with the route you follow.