CPD - Requirement and Determination of PDU

Requirement: A minimum of 40 PDUs over a renewal qualifying period of 12 months, of which a minimum of 15 PDUs must be from structured activities.

Determination:

 Based on the Tables 1 - Structured Activities and Table 2 - Unstructured Activities as shown below.

Table 1 - Structured Activities

CATEGORY

CRITERIA

 PDUs
Category 1(a):

Accredited formal study courses

 Relevant post-graduate or diploma courses on engineering and/or construction/project management.

Example:

  1. MSc (Engineering)
  2. MSc (Project Management)
 1 PDU for each contact hour
Category 1(b):

Accredited lectures, short courses, conferences, workshops & seminars

 Lectures, short courses, conferences, workshops & seminars which are relevant for professional engineers on technical, management, professional development, legal or regulatory matters.

Examples:

  1. Seminars on regulatory requirements by government agencies eg. BCA, FSB, ENV, LTA, etc.
  2. "Engineers and the Law" by IES
  3. Workshops and seminars on engineering topics by NUS or NTU
 1 PDU for each contact hour
Category 1(c):

Accredited in-house training

 Structured in-house training which are relevant to professional engineers on technical, management, professional development, legal or regulatory matters.

(CV of speakers to be similar to category 1(a) or 1(b).)

 1 PDU for each contact hour
Category 2:

Participation in Professional Boards, Committees and Societies

 a) Member of Boards of local Professional institutions or relevant government agencies.

Examples:

  1. Board Member of BCA, LTA, HDB, URA, JTC, PEB and BOA
  2. Council Member ACES and IES
 8 PDUs per organisation
b) Member of relevant technical or working committees of professional associations and government agencies.

Examples:

  1. Member of Technical Committees of government departments and Statutory Boards;
  2. Member of technical or other working committees of ACES & IES;
  3. Member of approved technical societies.
 4 PDUs per Committee

(Maximum for this category is 8 PDUs)
Category 3:

Contribution to relevant engineering or management Knowledge

 a) Conduct accredited lectures, seminars, conferences or training courses for the first time.
(Exclude regular lectures by full-time lecturers)		 4 PDUs for each lecture hour or part thereof
b) Conduct accredited lectures, seminars, conferences or training courses after the first time.
(Exclude regular lectures by full-time lecturers)		 2 PDUs for each lecture hour or part thereof
c) Write or edit technical articles or papers published in distinguished publications, conference proceedings, professional journals or books. 5 PDUs for each topic
d) Engineering patents registered during the year 15 PDUs for each patent

Table 2 - Unstructured Activities

CATEGORY

CRITERIA

 PDUs
Category A:

Self study of relevant topics

 i) Reading of relevant technical, professional, financial, legal or business literature. 1 PDU for every 2 hours

(Maximum for this category is 16 PDUs)
ii) Listening/viewing audio/video tapes on relevant topics or taking correspondence courses.
Category B:

Informal In-house training and discussion

 i) Conducting informal in-house training and presentations to colleagues. 1 PDU for every 2 hours

(Maximum for this category is 16 PDUs)
ii) Attending informal in-house training and presentations.
Category C:

Professional Membership

 i) Membership of professional engineering or management bodies. 2 PDUs per organisation

(Maximum for this category is 16 PDUs)
Category D:

Non-accredited engineering activities

 i) Attending professional and technical courses which are not accredited. 1 PDU for every 2 hours

(Maximum for this category is 16 PDUs)
ii) Attending organised group technical site visits and exhibitions.


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