Continuing professional development toolkit
January 2018
This Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Toolkit notifies the CPD requirements for licensed immigration advisers according to Competency Standard 7 of the Immigration Advisers Competency Standards 2016 and provides guidance.
These CPD requirements came into force on 26 November 2015.
Acknowledgement
These CPD requirements have drawn on the CPD model adopted by the New Zealand Law Society. Some parts of this Toolkit have been adapted from material prepared by the New Zealand Law Society with their kind permission.
Purpose of CPD
The objective of these CPD requirements is to support advisers to engage in activities that contribute to their ongoing development as immigration advice professionals.
In this toolkit:
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CPD requirements
The CPD requirements require you to take responsibility for developing and implementing your own CPD plan. This includes planning, undertaking, documenting and reflecting on a minimum of 20 hours of CPD activities each CPD year.
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Australian Registered Migration Agents
Australian Registered Migration Agents (RMAs) who have become Licensed Immigration Advisers under the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Arrangement (TTMRA) must complete New Zealand’s CPD requirements as set out in this Toolkit.
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The CPD plan and record
Advisers must maintain an acceptable continued professional development (CPD) plan and record for each 12 month licensing period.
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CPD hours and mandatory activities
Advisers must complete at least 20 hours of acceptable professional development activities, including any mandatory activities, during each 12 month licensing period.
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Acceptable activities
Acceptable and mandatory professional development activities are those notified on the Immigration Advisers Authority’s website.
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