EXTENSION OF CPD UNDERTAKING UNTIL DECEMBER 2025

EXTENSION OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF CPD UNDERTAKING FOR THE RENEWAL OF PROFESSIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD UNTIL 31 DECEMBER 2025

(RESOLUTION NO. 1908, SERIES OF 2024)

WHEREAS, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC/Commission) is mandated under Republic Act (R.A.) No. 8981, or the "PRC Modernization Act of 2000", to perform any and all acts, enter into contracts, make such rules and regulations and issue orders and other administrative issuances as may be necessary in the execution and implementation of its functions and the improvement of its services;

WHEREAS, Section 10, Article III of R.A. No. 10912, or the "Continuing Professional Development Act of 2016", provides that the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a mandatory requirement in the renewal of the Professional Identification Cards (PICs) of all registered and licensed professionals under the regulation of the Commission;

WHEREAS, Section 5, Article II of R.A. No. 10912 outlines the nature of CPD Programs which include, but not limited to: formal learning, non-formal learning, informal learning, self-directed learning, online learning activities, and professional work experience;

WHEREAS, Section 4 (c), Article II of R.A. No. 10912, states that there shall be formulated and implemented CPD programs in each of the regulated professions in order to ensure the development of quality assured mechanisms for the validation, accreditation, and recognition of formal, non-formal, and informal learning outcomes, including professional work experiences and prior learning;

WHEREAS, Section 8 (e), Article II of R.A. No. 10912 vests to the CPD Council for each professions the power to develop mechanisms for the validation, accreditation, and recognition of self-directed learning, prior/informal learning, online learning, and other learning processes through professional work experience;

WHEREAS, for the past years, the non-formal learning, which includes conduct of conference, convention, forum, seminar, workshop, training program, educational/study tour, including webinars, has become the main option of professionals to earn CPD Credit Units (CUs);

WHEREAS, the Commission received complaints on expensive trainings, seminars, or courses; moreover, professionals residing in far-flung areas have less access to PRC accredited programs and are compelled to travel to major cities just to process their applications and complete the required CPD CUs,

WHEREAS, in order to address the issues on affordability and accessibility raised by professionals and to provide them sufficient options on the sources of CPD, there is a need to strengthen the implementation of self-directed learning, professional work experience, and informal learning as sources of CPD;

WHEREAS, to facilitate the development of relevant and appropriate guidelines relative to the implementation of abovementioned legal provisions, the Commission issued Office Order No. 308 (s. 2021) dated 29 June 2021 reconstituting the Committee on Self Directed Learning (SDL) Creditable Activities io revisit Commission Resolution No. 1197 (s. 2019) or the “Guidelines on Self-Directed Learning Creditable Activities”, and subsequently reconstituted through Office Order No. 259 (s. 2024) or the “Reconstitution of the Committees on Informal Learning, Professional Work Experience, and Self Directed Learning” dated 07 March 2024

WHEREAS, the proposed revised guidelines for the recognition, validation, and accreditation (RVA) of learning outcomes (LOs) gained through self-directed learning (SDL), professional work experience (PWE), and informal learning (IL) requires rigorous conduct of orientation and capacity building sessions among concerned stakeholders, including the necessary enhancement of the CPD Accreditation System (CPDAS) to process the applications under the proposed revised guidelines;

WHEREAS, to give sufficient time for the conduct of orientations and capacity building sessions on the proposed revised guidelines for the RVA of LOs gained through SDL, PWE, and IL, and the needed enhancement of the CPDAS, the Commission adopts the recommendation of the CPD-Program Management Committee to extend the acceptance of the CPD Undertaking.

NOW THEREFORE, the Commission RESOLVES, as it is hereby RESOLVED, to extend the acceptance of the CPD Undertaking for the renewal of Professional Identification Card until 31 December 2025.

This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon approval. Done this 16th day of October 2024 in the City of Manila.


PRC ISSUANCE LINK: https://www.prc.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2024-1908