Continuing Professional Development

If you are randomly selected for CPD Audit more than once in three years, CPHR Alberta will not complete the second audit. Members will only be audited once every three years at the most.

Each year 3% of submitted CPD logs are randomly selected for audit by CPHR Alberta. During this audit, CPHR Alberta will work with you to verify that the hours you recorded in your annual CPD log were completed as recorded.

CPHR Alberta begins the audit in April each year.

CPHR Alberta will only be looking to verify the hours you recorded on your most recently submitted CPD log. This means you will only have to confirm the hours you recorded in the previous year.

To support the hours being audited, you will need to provide supporting documentation for each activity which outlines the time, date, duration and successful completion of each activity. Some examples of supporting documentation include signed volunteer time logs, work project confirmation forms, transcripts, certificates of completion etc. Please review the CPD Log Handbook for a more detailed list of valid supporting documents.

If you are selected for audit you will be sent a Notice of Audit to the email we have on file for you. You can always review emails that CPHR Alberta sends to you by logging in and scrolling down to see Message History Report.

Now that you know you’ve been selected for audit, simply login to your Member Profile and click on your Continuing Professional Development Log and open the log that is listed as “Audit”. Read the instructions and then go through the menu to find each activity you recorded in your most recent CPD log. For each activity recorded, you will see the option to add a file (supporting document) in the Audit Info Column. For each activity, EXCEPT self-directed learning and CPHR Alberta Events, upload a file that supports completion of that activity in the space provided. Once you have uploaded all necessary documentation, you can Submit to Staff Review for CPHR Alberta to review all documents.

When you record your activities and hours in your CPD log each year, you have the ability to upload supporting documentation at that time. If you upload documentation confirming your hours when you submit your CPD log, your log will be ready for Audit and can be reviewed and completed very quickly and easily.

You have 90 days from the time you received your Notice of Audit to complete the audit. CPHR Alberta will send you reminders to complete your audit on time.

Please refer to the Continuing Professional Development page for detailed information about maintaining your designation.

To complete the CPD Log, login to your Member Profile and click on “Continuing Professional Development Log”. Click “create new process” to enter activities. Once all your activities have been entered, click “summary” to submit. Find a detailed guide here: CPD Log Guide

Completed logs may be for previous years. Ensure that you do not have pending logs or the option to create new process.

In order to be a strategic partner in an organization, general (or “non-HR”) business knowledge is essential. As such, when professional development activities are evaluated in this log, the applicability of the activity to an HR professional’s role in the business community is taken into consideration. It is the responsibility of the HR professional to indicate in the log how this activity has contributed to his/her professional development.

CPHRs can request a CPD log submission extension or exemption when taking a leave. A letter from the employer indicating the length of the absence from work is required to grant the extension or exemption. For more details on how CPD Log Submission exemptions work, refer to the CPD Log Handbook. 

CPHR Alberta can offer extensions in certain circumstances. Please refer to the CPD Log Handbook for more information, or contact us.

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No, however, if a CPD log is submitted late it is subject to a $50.00+GST late fee.

When you open your CPD page, navigate to summary of CPD. This page will display the total number of hours you have recorded in your rolling 3-year period. Please see CPD Log Guide for more details.

On your CPD page, select “Summary”. This page will show if all requirements have been met. If everything is complete, the system will give you the option to Submit>Complete. 

Use your CPHR number to register for the ethics course. Log into your member portal and click on “My Profile”. The CPHR number can be found in the member details section on this page.

Every 3 years. If you met the ethics requirement in 2022, you would have to complete it again by 2025.

You will be given an opportunity to complete it – a grace period. If after the grace period, you are not able to meet the requirement, your designation will be revoked.