CPD Training Calculator
Total your recognised CPD hours and compare them with your programme and category targets.
Programme and period
Name the rule or approval used to enter recognised hours.
30 hours is an example target. Enter your programme requirement.
Category targets
Training activities
Results
Correct the marked field to calculate CPD hours.
Eligible hours
26 hrs
After period exclusions and category capsHours still needed
4 hrs
Against your total targetElapsed training time
26 hrs
All entered activities, before recognition rules26 eligible hours meet the entered category minimums. 4 hours remain against the total target.
Category shortfalls
| Category | Credited hours | Minimum hours | Shortfall hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical training | 20 | 10 | 0 |
| Professional learning | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Self-directed learning | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Activity record
The CSV also includes providers, evidence references and your recognition rule.
| Activity | Date | Entered hours | Counted hours | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lending workshop | 10 Mar 2026 | 8 | 8 | Included |
| Credit course | 10 Jun 2026 | 12 | 12 | Included |
| Industry reading | 10 Sep 2026 | 6 | 6 | Included |
Illustrative activities and entered targets. Each activity belongs to one category. Both period dates count. Split multi-day activities into daily records.
Calculations and CSV downloads stay in your browser. This record reconciles your entries and does not certify attendance or programme compliance. PDF prints the visible results.
Activities and Recognised Hours
Recognised CPD hours depend on the programme's rules and the activity's eligible learning content. Enter elapsed minutes separately from the credit awarded. A two-hour session with a half-hour break has two elapsed hours and could have 1.5 recognised hours.
The calculator uses the recognised hours you enter, then excludes activities outside your period or marked ineligible. It applies each category's maximum after adding its eligible activities. Enter a provider's adjusted credit once. The calculator does not apply a second multiplier.
Eligible sessions with overlapping times stop the calculation so the same time cannot silently count twice. Duplicate records with the same activity, provider, date and start time also stop it. Use one daily record per activity and the same time zone throughout.
Category Targets and Shortfalls
Category shortfalls compare credited hours with your entered minimums. The total shortfall compares the sum with your overall target. Meeting the total can leave a category short, so read both results.
MFAA's CPD requirements specify 30 hours per membership renewal year and generally recognise one hour per hour of completed activity. FBAA's CPD requirements apply different limits to different activities. Its CPD record card states 25 hours annually from the membership anniversary.
This tool starts with entered targets and three editable categories. Use the categories, caps and period that apply to the activities you are recording. A maximum limits credit, while a minimum creates a shortfall. They perform different jobs.
In the illustrative example, 8 workshop hours plus 12 course hours and 6 reading hours total 26. The total target is 30, leaving 4 hours. If the technical category is capped at 10, its 20 entered hours contribute 10. Total credit becomes 16, leaving 14 hours.
Keeping a CPD Record
The CSV keeps each activity's description and provider alongside its date, start time, duration and evidence reference. It records entered credit, counted credit and exclusion reasons. Category targets and the named recognition rule travel with the record.
Keep certificates or attendance evidence separately and use the evidence reference to find them again. Download the CSV before closing the page because entries are not saved after a reload. Reconcile this local record with the membership or licence arrangement you use.