Real scrutiny, not a rubber stamp
Courses are assessed against a published Standard. Accreditation is earned, and application or payment does not guarantee approval.
About CPD Ireland
Built in Ireland, from decades of training experience.
CPD Ireland was created by people who have spent decades designing, delivering, reviewing and supporting professional training — and who believed CPD accreditation itself should add more value.
Our story
Why we created CPD Ireland
For more than four decades, IACT has trained people and organisations across Ireland and the UK. The subject matter has changed enormously over that time — from core IT, software and hardware skills to compliance, professional development, leadership and today's AI and digital-transformation programmes.
But delivering training has only ever been part of the work. For many years, we have also helped other course providers design programmes, structure learning, develop materials, improve delivery and turn subject-matter expertise into training that genuinely works for learners.
That experience gave us a close view of what makes a course credible: clear outcomes, relevant content, sound learning design, capable delivery and meaningful ways to evidence participation and learning.
TrainingMore than four decades of practical delivery experience.
Course designSupporting providers to build, structure and improve learning programmes.
TechnologyBuilding learning and operational platforms including Fit2Trade and TapTick.
AccreditationLongstanding first-hand experience of putting our own courses through external CPD review.
The question that changed our approach
Could CPD accreditation itself be more useful?
Like many Irish training providers, we had our own courses externally CPD accredited. Over time, the process could feel increasingly transactional: submit the material, pay the fee and receive the accreditation outcome.
At the same time, some of the most useful scrutiny of our courses was happening much closer to home. Our own trainers were challenging one another's learning outcomes, reviewing content, testing whether programmes really worked and identifying practical ways to make them better.
That contrast became the starting point for CPD Ireland. We believed accreditation should be more than permission to display a badge. A credible review should provide independent evidence of quality while also giving a good training provider something useful back.
What we believe
Accreditation should add value, not simply a fee.
That belief shapes the way CPD Ireland is designed today.
Useful critique
Where something can be stronger, providers receive clear feedback and can address released actions rather than being left to guess.
Clear, defensible outputs
Approved courses receive course-specific accreditation outputs, clear CPD hours and a public record where applicable.
Modern tools around the accreditation
Providers can manage submissions and feedback, issue digitally verifiable learner certificates and connect eligible verified learning into MyCPD.
How the model works
Accredit → Issue → Verify → Record
We built CPD Ireland as more than a badge service. The accreditation decision is the foundation; the tools around it help providers and learners carry trustworthy evidence forward.
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Accredit
Independent course review against the CPD Ireland Course Accreditation Standard.
See the process →02
Issue
Accredited providers can issue CPD Ireland-branded learner completion certificates for eligible courses.
For providers →03
Verify
Eligible learner certificates have a unique verification record so authenticity can be checked digitally.
Certificate verification →04
Record
Verified certificates can continue into the learner's private MyCPD record alongside clearly labelled self-recorded activity.
Explore MyCPD →
Governance & independence
Built to be clear about who decides what.
CPD Ireland's role is to assess courses against its published accreditation Standard and make an independent accreditation decision. Assessors provide structured review and recommendations; CPD Ireland Administration makes the final accreditation decision.
We also maintain clear boundaries around what accreditation means. CPD Ireland is not a statutory regulator, and accreditation does not guarantee that a particular employer, regulator or professional body will accept CPD hours for its own requirements.
The public Register, complaints and appeals process, controlled badge policy and published legal terms are part of the same approach: accreditation claims should be transparent and capable of being checked.
CPD Ireland
Built in Ireland, for the Irish training market.
Accreditation designed to add value, not simply a fee.