CISI CPD 2026: Hours Each Member Needs and How to Log Them

Structured and unstructured CPD

CISI splits activities into two kinds:

Structured CPD, done for the purpose of learning: a training course, a conference, a verifiable webcast, elearning, an exam, or writing or presenting on a professional topic
Unstructured CPD, with no set learning aim: an informal meeting, coaching a colleague, an unverifiable podcast or your own research

CISI accepts no more than 5 hours of structured reading in a CPD log, and the study for a benchmark qualification can’t be logged as CPD.

CISI CPD by membership grade

Who	Yearly CPD	Minimums within it
Members on the Self-Declare scheme (not students)	10 hours	6 hours structured, 1 hour in integrity and ethics
Chartered members and those working towards it	35 hours	21 hours structured, 3.5 hours in integrity and ethics
CFP professionals and SPS holders	35 hours	At least 10%, or 3.5 hours, in ethics

CISI recommends 35 hours a year for everyone, at least 21 structured. If you’re on the Self-Declare scheme and don’t declare, your membership is at risk of lapsing at the end of your membership year.

How do you log CISI CPD?

Sign in to MyCISI and open your CPD log.
Check that your CISI activities are there: they’re added for you.
Add outside activities yourself; each must be relevant to your work, and CISI may ask you to show that.
On the Self-Declare scheme, tick the CPD year declaration and submit it.

Members who log CPD with the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) or Competent Adviser can upload those logs to the CISI log. CISI gives a certificate for each completed CPD year, and questions go to cpdscheme@cisi.org.