For the chartered engineer, maintaining professional competency isn't just a career goal; it's a licensure requirement. Yet, the tracking of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours is often relegated to a frantic end-of-year scramble through old calendar entries and email confirmations. A single missing seminar or undocumented private study session can be the difference between a renewed license and a compliance audit.
The Philosophy of Documented Growth
The "CPD" template is designed for the engineering professional who treats their career development with the same rigor as their technical projects. It moves your learning log from a passive folder to an active career management tool. By standardizing the capture of the Provider and the specific EA AB Types (Engineers Australia / Accreditation Board categories), the system ensures that every hour of effort is mapped to a recognized professional standard.
The Blueprint: Accreditation Architecture
The structure of this library is built to satisfy the strict auditing requirements of engineering boards.
- Categorical Compliance: The EA AB Types choice field—ranging from Graduate education to Service to the engineering profession—allows you to visualize the balance of your development. It ensures you aren't over-indexing on "Private study" at the expense of formal coursework.
- Domain Expertise: By tagging entries with specific categories like Mechanical, Risk management, or Business management, you build a profile of your evolving skillset. This data is invaluable during performance reviews or when pivoting to a new specialization.
- Status Tracking: The In Progress boolean acts as a task manager for multi-day seminars or ongoing courses. It prevents the loss of credit for long-term educational investments that haven't yet reached completion.
Usage Scenarios: The Audit Defense
You receive a notification for a random CPD audit. Instead of panicking, you open Memento and export your log for the last three years. You have a clean, chronological list of every CPD activity, complete with the Date, Hours, and links to the provider’s Website. You can filter by Category to demonstrate your commitment to "Risk management," providing a narrative of professional growth that is backed by hard data.
Power Feature: Aggregation for Licensing
By utilizing Memento’s built-in aggregation tools on the Hours field, you can see your total CPD count in real-time. You can set a target (e.g., 150 hours over 3 years) and instantly see your progress. This turns a regulatory burden into a gamified career goal, ensuring that you are always ahead of the compliance curve.