A CPD Provider With a Lapsed Accreditation and a Short Lead Time
LearnTech Solutions’ accreditation as a CPD provider expired on 31 December 2025. On 5 February 2026 it applied for renewal and for accreditation of a three-day “Advanced Structural Analysis” program to be delivered on 20–22 February 2026. The program has 24 contact hours: 12 hours of lecture, 12 hours of software workshop, 35 expected participants, and a fee of PHP 8,500 each. The speakers are a licensed civil engineer with 10 years’ experience and a software vendor employee who is not PRC-licensed. The provider’s proposed assessment is a 10-item multiple-choice quiz; it has no post-course evaluation plan. The CPD Council’s published lead time for program accreditation is 30 days, and its conversion policy treats lecture hours and workshop hours differently. LearnTech has already advertised “24 CPD units” and collected 12 reservations.
1. Identify the accreditation and compliance deficiencies in LearnTech's application. Could the program be approved as filed?
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Several deficiencies exist. The provider's accreditation expired on 31 December 2025, so it must be renewed before it can be accredited as a provider for a new program; a pending renewal is not current accreditation. The program application was filed 5 February for a 20 February delivery, only 15 days, below the published 30-day lead time. The speaker lineup includes an unlicensed software vendor employee; the Council will require a qualified resource person and a clear role, not necessarily a PRC license for every speaker, but the technical content must be under a licensed expert. The assessment of 10 multiple-choice items and no evaluation plan are weak for a 24-hour technical workshop. The provider also advertised 24 CPD units before approval, which is premature. As filed, the program should not be approved.
2. Advise LearnTech on credit computation, advertising, and the options for the 20–22 February schedule.
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The program should not be delivered as an accredited CPD activity on 20 February unless the Council grants a waiver or the provider moves the date. The credit cannot be assumed at 24 units; the Council applies its conversion policy, and workshop or software hours may earn less than lecture hours. LearnTech should renew provider accreditation; submit a revised program with learning outcomes, an hour-by-hour breakdown, speaker CVs, assessment and evaluation tools; withdraw or correct the “24 CPD units” advertisement; and either postpone to meet the lead time or deliver as a non-CPD training without CPD claims. Reservations should be informed in writing. If it delivers without approval, the Council can deny credit and take compliance action.