Document the actual learning, then decide whether it meets your professional requirements. CPABC states that it does not accredit third-party course providers. Members determine whether learning is relevant to their professional role; a provider should not promise that every course automatically qualifies.
Read the current CPABC CPD FAQ and CPD requirements before reporting an activity. Other professional bodies can have different rules.
A record you can complete after training
| Field | Enter factual information |
|---|---|
| Learner | The participant’s name |
| Provider and activity | The organisation and exact course or session title |
| Participation | The actual date, delivery format and time attended |
| Learning hours | Actual qualifying learning time, with breaks or missed time excluded as appropriate |
| Topics and objectives | What the activity taught, supported by the agenda or outline |
| Relevance | How the learning relates to the participant’s professional responsibilities |
| Completion evidence | Available completion certificate, assessment result or attendance evidence |
| Supporting records | Location of the agenda, invoice and other relevant records |
This blank structure is a personal record template, not a provider-issued certificate or confirmation of attendance. Do not prefill a course’s full advertised duration if you attended only part of it.
Ask for evidence, not a guaranteed credit claim
CPABC’s FAQ describes evidence that connects a person with a learning activity, its timing and reasonable hours. It gives examples such as completion records, attendance evidence and course documentation. Online learning has specific completion-evidence requirements; an invitation link alone does not show completion. The member remains responsible for the entry they report.
Before booking, ask the provider which records it can actually supply. After attending, compare the record with the time and activity completed. If documentation is unavailable or a requirement is uncertain, resolve that question with the professional body instead of describing the activity as accredited.
Match the learning to your work
For recording principles, compare Bookkeeping Fundamentals. For product workflows, compare QuickBooks Online and accounting courses. An Excel formula lesson may support a work task, but reading a page does not itself establish verifiable CPD.
Ask about available training documentation with the course name and evidence you need. This page does not claim that particular attendance records already exist or that a professional body has approved a Power Concepts course. Source guidance checked 9 November 2026.