ACCA CPD Requirements

ACCA members must complete 40 units of CPD annually under the standard unit route, with 21 units verifiable and 19 non-verifiable, where 1 unit equals 1 hour.

Who Needs CPD

All active ACCA members undertake CPD yearly starting January 1 after membership begins; new members skip their first calendar year, and lifetime members are exempt.

Affiliates with 3+ years status complete relevant CPD if not pursuing practical experience requirements.

CPD Routes

Most follow the unit route; alternatives include output-based (reflective evidence), reduced (for specific cases), or formal study routes.

Practising members ensure CPD covers work-relevant areas, professional ethics, and business/finance updates.

Declaration and Compliance

Submit annual CPD declaration via myACCA by January 1; non-compliance risks membership.

ACCA conducts reviews, requiring records like activity details or documents.

Online Materials as CPD

Online materials count as valid ACCA CPD if relevant to your role, with webinars, online courses, podcasts, and articles qualifying as verifiable or non-verifiable units based on evidence available.

Official Online Resources

ACCA provides free and partnered online CPD via their website, including essential packages on AI, sustainability, professional skills, and monthly highlights with research and courses.

Access on-demand learning, events, and partner content like accountingcpd.net for verifiable online courses tailored for accountants.

Counting Online CPD

Track 1 unit per hour; use ACCA's online recording tool in myACCA for logging webinars, e-learning, or partner modules, retaining evidence like certificates for verifiable units.

General reading from AB magazine or online articles often counts as non-verifiable.

Using Youtube Videos or Articles as CPD

CPDProof.com aligns with ACCA CPD requirements by converting online materials like YouTube videos or articles into verifiable CPD units through AI quizzes and QR-verifiable certificates.

How It Works

Paste a URL of any relevant online content, pass an AI-generated quiz to prove learning, and receive a certificate with a unique QR code for independent verification by ACCA or employers.

This provides verifiable evidence (1 unit per hour studied), meeting ACCA's need for objective proof like completion certificates during reviews.

ACCA Alignment

ACCA accepts verifiable online learning with evidence; CPDProof's quiz-based certificates verify actual engagement, not just attendance, supporting the 21 verifiable units required.

Log activities in myACCA, retain certificates for 3 years, and declare compliance annually.