Continuing Professional Development
The College of Applied Biology Act (the Act) which provides at Part 2 S3(2)(a)(iii) that one of the purposes of the College is to ensure the expertise of its members.
Professional Biologists have an obligation to maintain currency in their field of expertise. To assist Professional Biologists to demonstrate that they meet their obligations, the College of Applied Biology has enacted Rule 16. The Rule requires Practicing members (as defined by the College of Applied Biology Act) to comply with the requirements of the College’s Professional Development Program.
The Act has provided the opportunity for the Council to establish an Audit Committee. Council envisions this committee as a group that will have the authority to conduct random audits on a member’s practice. As the first step in establishing the mandate for this Committee, the Council has authorized the Audit Committee through Rule 16 to be responsible for administering the Continuing Professional Development Program for the College. The program requires a practicing member to track their Continuing Professional Development activities and produce a record of these activities upon request. Note that this rule came into effect in January 2006 and madatory reporting began with the payment of the 2007 dues. This program has been in development and discussion with the membership for some time, the full program and guidelines and form is presented here for your information.