Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
SABPP aims to sustain the HR profession through the creation of a culture of continuous professional development (CPD) and ensuring that all registered professionals maintain their competence and professionalism.
CPD is based on the following principles
- An understanding among practitioners of the importance of continued professional development in the promotion of HR professionalism in South Africa.
- There is an ethical obligation on HR practitioners to regularly enhance their professional competence through CPD, as stated in the SABPP Code of Ethics.
- CPD should complement and update, but not replace, knowledge and skills gained through initial education in HR practices.
- CPD is based on the SABPP HR Competency Model.
- CPD is based on various forms of learning, including formal and non-formal activities, covering theory, practical, workplace or actual demonstrated abilities.
CPD Cycle and Effective date of the new CPD
The CPD cycle will be from January to December every year.
New members will have to fully comply by next January following their date of joining.
New CPD comes into effect as of the 1st of January 2022.
For the year 2022 the minimum requirements are proportionally reduced to consider the effective date of the launch.
CPD Points per Designation
1 Hour = 1 CPD Point
| Year | Professional Designation | CPD Requirement |
| 2022 | HR Technician HR Associate HR ProfessionalChartered HR Professionals Master HR Professional | 10 Points including 4 Compulsory ethics points |
Tabulated below are Activities for earning CPD points
| Activity | Points | Evidence |
| Participating in SABPP committees | 1 point per meeting – max 8 pts | Agenda or minutes |
| Publishable articles in People Factor, weekly blog or journals | 3 points – max 6 pts | Proof of publication |
| Publishing or contributing to a Fact Sheet | Up to 3 points – max 9 pts | Proof of publication |
| Answering the SABPP Factsheet quiz | 1 point per Factsheet quiz | Automatically updated on Member system |
| Participating as an HR Auditor | 1 point per event – max 6 pts | Audit report |
| Assessor/ moderator | 1 point maximum for every 2 months for either assessment or moderation, and not for each | Assessor/ moderator report |
| SABPP events – AGM, summits, workshops, conferences, webinars | Points per events – as decided by SABPP | Automatically updated on Member system |
| Non-SABPP events – Accredited CPD providers or accredited skills programs | Points as per SABPP accreditation. | CPD certificate or Skills Program certificate, as received from the provider |
| Non-SABPP events – MOU / alliances / SABPP partners’ events | Points as per event hours of learning – max 8 pts | Confirmation of attendance indicating hours of activity |
| Non-SABPP events – non-accredited providers | ¼ the points as per event hours of learning | Confirmation of attendance indicating hours of activity |
| Long-term qualifications on completion (from accredited institutions)(a) Undergraduate qualification(b) Post-graduate qualification (Honours/ Advanced Certificate/Diploma)(c) Masters/Doctorate. | Maximum of 10 pts per annum | Statement of results or academic record |
| Compulsory activity related to Ethics | Minimum of 4 hours of Ethics activity. Members may attend any of the following: 1. SABPP Ethics Workshop 2. Free online Ethics Assessment 3. SABPP ethics and Governance Seminar 4. Ethics workshop from SAQA Accredited bodies 5. Essay from a case study |
Click here for the list of SABPP Committees
Should you be interested to join any committee, please contact executiveoffice@sabpp.co.za
Non Compliance
A member is required to obtain the minimum CPD requirements per annum, as set out for the various professional designations.
However, in case a member does not obtain the minimum requirement in a year, they are allowed a two-year cycle within which the member must obtain twice the annual requirement.