10912 Flashcards
RA 10912 is called
Continuing Professional Development Act of 2016
Approval of RA 10912
July 21, 2016
It refers to the formal or official approval granted to a person, a program or an organization, upon meeting essential requirements of achievement standards, including
qualifications or unit(s) of a qualification, usually for a particular period of time, as defined by an accrediting agency
Accreditation
AIPO/APO refers to the ___ in a given profession
Accredited Integrated Professional Organization or the Accredited Professional Organization
It refers to the device that enables
comparisons of qualifications across ASEAN Member States
ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework or AQRF
It refers to a regional
arrangement entered into by the ASEAN Member States, predicated on the mutual recognition of qualifications, requirements met, licenses and certificates granted, experience gained by professionals, in order to enhance mobility of professional services within the region
ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement or ASEANMRA
It refers to an ability that extends beyond the possession of knowledge and skills, which include cognitive, functional, personal and ethical competence
Competence
It refers to the inculcation of advanced knowledge, skills and ethical values in a post-licensure specialization or in an inter- or
multidisciplinary field of study, for assimilation into professional practice, self-directed research and/or lifelong learning
Continuing Professional Development or CPD
It refers to a body created to promote and ensure the continuous
improvement of professionals, in accordance with national, regional and international standards of practice
CPD Council
It refers to the value of an amount of learning that can be transferred to a qualification achieved from formal, informal or nonformal learning setting, where in credits can be accumulated to predetermined levels for the award of a qualification
CPD credit unit
It refers to a set of learning activities accredited by the CPD Council such
as seminars, workshops, technical lectures or subject matter meetings, nondegree training lectures and scientific meetings, modules, tours and visits, which equip the professionals with advanced knowledge, skills and values in specialized or in an inter- or
multidisciplinary field of study, self-directed research and/or lifelong learning
CPD Program
It refers to a natural or juridical person accredited by the CPD Council to conduct CPD Programs
CPD Provider
It refers to educational arrangements such as curricular qualifications and teaching-learning requirements that take place in education and training institutions
recognized by relevant national authorities, and which lead to diplomas and qualifications
Formal learning
It refers to learning that occurs in daily life assessed, through the
recognition, validation and accreditation process, and which can contribute to a qualification
Informal learning
It refer to what a learner can be expected to know, understand and/or demonstrate as a result of a learning experience
Learning outcomes
It refers to learning activities undertaken throughout fife for the
development of competencies and qualifications of the professional
Lifelong learning
It refers to learning that has been acquired in addition or alternatively to formal learning, which may be structured and made more flexible
according to educational and training arrangements;
Nonformal learning
These activities refer to structured or unstructured learning initiatives, which make use of the internet and other web-based Information and Communications Technology solutions
Online learning
It refers to the quality assured national system for the development, recognition and award of qualifications at defined levels, based on standards of knowledge, skills and values, acquired in different ways and
methods by learners and workers;
Philippine Qualifications Framework or PQF
It refers to learning activities such as online training, local/international seminars/nondegree courses, institution/company-sponsored training programs, and the like, which did not undergo CPD accreditation but maybe applied for
and awarded CPD units by the respective CPD Council.
Self-directed learning
CPD Programs:
(a) Formal learning;
(b) Nonformal learning;
(c) Informal learning;
(d) Self-directed learning;
(e) Online learning activities; and
(f) Professional work experience.
Composition of CPD Council
1 Chairperson
2 Members
The chairperson of the CPD Council shall be the member of the __ so chosen by the PRB concerned to sit in the Council.
PRB
The first member shall be the president or officer of the __ duly authorized by its Board of Governors/Trustees.
AIPO/APO
The second member shall be the president or officer of the __ or __ of schools, colleges, or universities offering the course requiring the licensure examination.
national organization of deans
department chairpersons
The term of office of the chairperson of the CPD Council shall be coterminous with his/her incumbency in the PRB
The CPD Council under the supervision of the Professional Regulatory Board of Pharmacy, is hereby mandated under this Resolution ot meet every ___ for the purpose of evaluating the applications for accreditation as CPD provider, of CPD programs, self- directed and/or lifelong learning and other CPD related matters.
Last Wednesday of the Month
In addition to the regular members of the CPD Council as appointed by the Commission, the Council may
invite __ auxiliary members with relevant expertise from the profession to assist in the quality assurance review and monitoring of CPD programs.
two (2)
Auxiliary members shall not have any voting privilege in the final approval of the accreditation of providers and programs and on other pertinent decisions.
Auxiliary members shall only be invited to attend and participate in meetings that the CPD Council deems necessary.
The CPD is hereby made as a
mandatory requirement in the renewal of the PICs of all registered and licensed professionals under the regulation of the PRC.
Al duly validated and recognized CPD credit units earned by a professional shall be accumulated and transferred in accordance with the Pathways and Equivalencies of the PQF.
The PRC and the PRBs, in consultation with the AIPO/APO, the Civil Service Commission (CSC), other concerned government
agencies and industry stakeholders, shall formulate and implement a ___ for every profession. This program shall form part of the CPD
Career Progression and Specialization Program
Al concerned government agencies and private firms and organizations employing professionals shall
include the CPD as part of their human resource development
plan and program.
CPD activities that are designed to transmit knowledge or facts based on scientific evidences as published in literatures from credible sources and not from predatory or
illegitimate journals
Knowledge-based CPDs
The minimum amount of
credit for knowledge-based activities is __ and maximum of __ per day;
fifteen (15) minutes or 0.25 contact unit
six (6) CPD unit
CPD activities that are meant to
enhance practice competencies through the systematic acquisition of specified knowledge, skills, attitudes, and performance behaviors.
The information must be based on evidence as published in literatures from credible sources and not from predatory journals.
Practice-based CPDs
The maximum number of credit units for each program (practice-based) activity is __
fifteen (15) contact hours or fifteen (15) CPD units
A maximum of ___ can be credited for online programs within the required compliance period.
fifteen (15) CPD units
Monitors shall be designated by the __ in the Philippines as recommended by the CPD
Council for Pharmacists with the following qualifications and responsibilities
Board per region
The maximum creditable units for self-directed and/or lifelong learning is __ of what is required within the required compliance period except for those activities enumerated under Academic Track of the Matrix of CPD activities
forty percent (40%)
The CPD activities shall be divided into __ with their corresponding required topic distribution, which al registered and licensed pharmacists shall comply with,
four (4) major areas
All registered licensed pharmacists shall be required to earn ___ within the compliance period of three years.
forty-five (45) CPD credit units
All medical representatives and other handlers of medicine such as Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy assistants are exempted from the CPD requirement.
Registered licensed pharmacists working abroad are also required to earn forty-five (45) CPD credit units within the three (3)-year compliance period in the country where they are
practicing.
All the aforecited documentary requirements for various CPD activities and self-directed learning shall likewise be submitted.
