CPPD and awards
6.4 of the TSI regulations state that:
‘Once candidates are in the qualification framework, there will be no time limit to knowledge, but if candidates have taken examinations which they are using to progress their developments and these examinations are more than 5 years old, TSI will require candidates to submit CPPD demonstrating how they have kept their knowledge competency up to date. The portfolio will still need to be completed in all relevant areas’.
CPPD hours for the Foundation Certificate in Consumer Affairs and Trading Standards (FCATS) three subjects; Legal systems, Law of Contract and Tort and Consumer Protection Environment you have to demonstrate the following:
for all three examinations:
a total of 15 hours of CPPD. At least 2 hours needs to be for each foundation subject.
individual examinations:
a minimum of 5 hours CPPD for the specific subject area.
for a subject area in the Diploma in Consumer Affairs and Trading Standards (DCATS):
10 hours CPPD per subject and 20 hours CPPD for Legal Metrology.
