Archaeologists and other historic environment professionals choose CIfA Approved Training & CPD because it meets a set of criteria that ensures it is a high-quality learning opportunity. CIfA Approved Training & CPD is our training and CPD quality mark.
A wide range of free and paid for, face-to-face and online CPD courses, or similar learning opportunities, can be approved.
Once approved, you can use the CIfA Approved Training & CPD logo on relevant marketing material and your learning opportunity will be listed in the Jobs Information and Training bulletin (JIST). Find out more about the scheme by downloading the following PDF document:
The approval process
- Contact anna.welch@archaeologists.net for an informal discussion
- Submit written evidence to support your application to become CIfA Approved Training & CPD
- Await assessment against a set of criteria
- Receive approval of your learning opportunity or feedback to resubmit your application
Reassessment
Once approved a CPD learning opportunity can be run as many times as you like as long as there are no major changes, although any CIfA Approved Training & CPD learning opportunity may be randomly selected for reassessment at any time.
Assessment criteria for CPD courses and similar learning opportunities
For a training or CPD course, event or learning opportunity to become CIfA Approved Training & CPD the following criteria must be met.
- Appropriate and achievable learning outcomes
- Learning outcomes set out in terms of National Occupational Standards (NOS)
- Certification fro the purposes of CPD, with reference to the CIfA CPD requirement
- Learning outcomes are monitored
- Appropriate competence in trainers
- Appropriate delegate numbers and/or tutor-delegate ratios
- Attention to the specific learning needs of delegates and the ability to adapt if necessary
- Provision for on-going evaluation of the course and a process for modification in the light of delegate feedback
Fees for external providers
£150 for a single course and £100 for each additional course.
Fees for CIfA Registered Organisations
£100 for a single course and £75 for each additional course.