Continuing professional development (CPD) is voluntary training you can take to keep your skills up to date - you decide how you do it and pay any costs involved.

As an approved driving instructor (ADI), you can take CPD in different ways. You can:

The CPD you take should link with the competencies in the driver trainer competence framework. You can download a template to record your CPD against the framework.

You can record your commitment to CPD if you do at least 7 hours of CPD every year.

Your commitment to CPD will be highlighted to learner drivers using the ‘Find your nearest driving instructors’ service if you agree to your details being published.

There are different processes for managing your ADI registration in Northern Ireland. You can still take CPD, but you can’t register your commitment to it.