For providers, three pages
Why join CPD Council
The short version. Read it here, print it, or send it to the person who decides.
CPD CouncilFree recognition for CPD and PD providers.
Prove your CPD was peer reviewed.
A named reviewer checks your process, we publish the record, and your certificates carry a mark anyone can click.
A$0to apply and be listed during the founding period
8plain standards, the same on both sides of the Tasman
21days from a complete application to a decision
Why providers join
A signal you did not award yourself.
Someone else checked itAn independent reviewer qualified in your field reads your process and three of your activities.
A mark that links to proofLearners, employers and auditors click it and see your record, your reviewer and the date it runs out.
Every activity, one feeVerification covers your process, so it covers every activity you publish. No per-course fee.
Founding member, for goodThe first 100 providers keep "Founding member" on their record permanently and hold the low register numbers.
Both countriesOne Standard for Australia and New Zealand. Professionals on both sides read the same record.
Plain about AIUse AI to draft if you like. A qualified human reviews it before publishing, and says so in public.
What it costs a provider with 20 one-hour activities
| Route | Cost |
|---|---|
| Per-activity verification at a published A$195 + GST each | A$3,900 + GST |
| Per-activity accreditation at a published A$495 + GST each | A$9,900 + GST |
| CPD Council, founding period | A$0 |
| CPD Council, after 100 providers | A$1,000 + GST a year |
Per-activity rates from the Australian Institute of CPD Standards' published fee schedule, checked 05 Oct 2026.
How it works
Five steps. Usually three weeks.
- 1Send five itemsYour authoring and review procedure, who your authors and reviewers are, three sample activities with review records, a sample certificate, your activity list.
- 2Or book a 20-minute callMost providers do the work but have never written it down. We fill in the application with you.
- 3Process reviewA reviewer qualified in your field reads your procedure against the eight standards.
- 4Sample check and decisionThree activities are traced through the Standard. Met or Not met, with what is missing if anything.
- 5PublishedYour record goes live with the reviewer's name and the dates. You receive the mark and the live badge.
Free until the register reaches 100 providers. After that, A$1,000 + GST a year, stated in writing when you join, with notice when the register reaches 75.
Apply todayapply@cpdcouncil.com.aucpdcouncil.com.au/get-verifiedCPD Council is not a government regulator. Verification confirms how CPD is made.