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Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a mandatory requirement for all statutory auditors, in accordance with the legislation in force and the international standards of the profession.
The CPD programme aims to ensure the continuous updating of professional knowledge, skills and competences, guaranteeing that statutory auditors practise the profession in line with the latest legal, professional and technological developments.
Key requirements
Qualification organised by other institutions
Statutory auditors may follow CPD programmes organised by other institutions recognised by IEKA.
In such cases, the statutory auditor must:
- to notify IEKA in writing no later than two weeks before the course begins;
- to provide information on the organiser, the programme, the lecturers, the venue and the training schedule;
- to submit to IEKA the attendance certificate and the relevant documentation within 30 days of the end of the activity.
Recognition of CPD hours
The Governing Council may also recognise other professional activities as Continuing Professional Development hours, in accordance with the regulation in force, such as:
- participation in national or international professional conferences;
- publication of technical or professional articles;
- participation in programmes organised by higher education institutions, professional organisations or audit firms recognised by IEKA.
See the list of organisations recognised for delivering CPD programmes.
Annual CPD Programme
This section publishes the annual Continuing Professional Development programmes and calendars.