Continuing Professional Education & affiliation and linkages

• CPD LAW (continuing professional development)
•  RA # 10912

  
  

  • AN ACT MANDATING AND STRENGTHENING THE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR ALL REGULATED PROFESSIONS, CREATING THE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AND APPROPRATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER RELATED PURPOSES
• ARTICLE I SEC 1: TITLE – This Act shall be known as the “Continuing Professional Development Act of 2016”
• ARTICLE III SEC 10. The CPD is hereby made as mandatory requirement in the renewal of the PICs of all registered and licensed professionals under the regulation of the PRC
• ART 1 SEC 4: DEFINITION OF TERMS
• CPD – inculcation of advanced knowledge, skills and ethical values in a post-licensure specialized…..
• CPD PROGRAM – a set of learning activities accredited by the CPD council
• CPD PROVIDER – a natural or juridical person that conduct CPD programs
• SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING – learning activities such as on-line trainings,

  local/international seminars/non-degree courses, institution/company sponsored training programs….
• LIFELONG LEARNING – all learning activities undertake throughout life for the development of competencies and qualifications
• AUTHORSHIP – the creation of a new idea/work such as technical or professional books, instructional materials, and the like.
• INVENTION/PATENT – a technical solution to a problem in any field of human activity which is new, involves an inventive step and is industrially applicable.
• POST-GRADUATE ACADEMIC STUDIES – master’s or doctoral units/degree earned from a school, college or university, or other institutions recognized by pertinent government bodies.
• SPECIALTY TRAINING – a non degree post-graduate training such as residency, externship, specialty and sub-specialty program conducted, or fellowship conferred by an organization or society, and/or recognized by the pertinent government authority.
• RESOURCE PERSON – a lecturer, speaker, presenter, panelist, reactor, analyst in a specialized field or the like in a seminar or similar activity.
• • DIPLOMA PROGRAM – a program offered by an institution or higher learning which requires a baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate degree for admission.
• • PROFESSIONAL CHAIR – an academic position awarded to a member of a faculty at the tertiary level who has distinguished himself/herself in the field of expertise.
• SEC 20. MAXIMUM CREDITABLE UNIT

  • A maximum of (15) CU may be credited to professional for self-directed and/or life- long learning within the compliance of period of three (3) years.

  •  RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY – NEEDS 45 CREDIT UNITS
  • X-RAY TECHNICIAN – NEEDS 30 CREDIT UNITS
• LINKAGES

  • Philippine Federation of Professional Radiologic Technologists, Inc. (PFPRT)

  • Phil. Society of Government Radiologic Technologists (PSGRT)

  • Society of Privately Employed Radiologic Technologists (SPERT )

  • Phil. Society of Radiologic Technology Professors (PSRTP).

  • League of Chief Radiologic Technologists (LCRT)

  • Ultrasonographers League of the Phil., (ULP)

  • League of Radiologic Technologists in Radiotherapy (LRTR)

  • League of Radiologic Technologists in CT-MRI & Nuclear Imaging. (LRTCT-MRINI)