Continuous Professional Development
Chart
The courses and programs that are recognised by our
accreditation program, and the evidence required to validate
members' notification, are listed in the Continuous Professional
Development Chart below.
AIST Professional Development:
| Professional Development |
CPD Hours |
Accreditation Status
Points |
Loyalty Reward
Points |
|
RG 146 for the Superannuation Industry
|
24 hours
|
24 points
|
24 points
|
|
Insurance for the Superannuation Industry
|
18 hours per unit
|
18 points per unit
|
18 points per unit
|
|
Investment for the Superannuation Industry
|
18 hours per unit
|
18 points per unit
|
18 points per unit
|
|
Diploma or Advanced Diploma of Financial Services units
facilitated by AIST
|
18 hours per unit
|
18 points per unit
|
18 points per unit
|
|
Certificate of Foundations in Trustee Governance
|
18 hours
|
18 points
|
18 points
|
|
Core Investment Principles Workshop
|
6 hours
|
6 points
|
6 points
|
|
Advanced Investment Principles Workshop
|
4 hours
|
4 points
|
4 points
|
|
Presentation and Communication Skills Workshop
|
6 hours
|
6 points
|
6 points
|
|
Trustee induction workshop
|
4 hours
|
4 points
|
4 points
|
|
In-house board or staff training
|
As required
|
1 point per hour accredited
|
1 point per hour accredited
|
|
Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) or Australian
Super Investment (ASI) Conference
|
Up to 15 hours
|
Up to 15 points
|
Up to 15 points
|
|
One day conferences/symposiums
|
8 hours each
|
8 points each
|
8 points each
|
|
AIST workshops and seminars
|
Up to 3 hours each
|
Up to 3 points each
|
Up to 3 points each
|
|
Professional Development and other educational luncheons
|
1 hour each
|
1 points each
|
1 point each
|
|
Trustee Toolkit training
|
3 hours each
|
3 hour each
|
3 hour each
|
|
Trustee Twilight seminars
|
2 points each
|
2 hour each
|
2 hour each
|
Non-AIST Professional Development:
You are welcome to notify AIST about any relevant accredited
courses and events that you attend that are run by other
organisations for inclusion in your register of CPD. When you who
choose to take advantage of this service, you must provide AIST
with:
- The number of hours accredited; and
- Sufficient evidence required to validate both your attendance
and the relevance of the training for CPD purposes.
Loyalty Reward Points are only credited for AIST
training.
| Professional Development |
CPD Value |
Accreditation Status
Points |
|
RG 146 for the Superannuation Industry (other providers)
|
24 hours
|
24 points
|
|
Superannuation conferences provided by regulators, other
industry associations or other institutions
|
As applicable per hour of
attendance
|
0.5 point per hour of attendance
|
|
Reading Investment & Technology and other industry
publications
|
6 hours p.a. maximum
|
3 points p.a. maximum
|
|
Writing and publishing superannuation related articles in
professional journals
|
1 hour
|
0.5 point
|
|
Researching, writing and publishing superannuation related
papers for media such as academic journals
|
18 hours
|
18 points
|
|
Preparation and presentation at other industry superannuation
conferences
|
As applicable per conference hour
|
0.5 points per conference hour
|
|
Successful completion of university, college or TAFE units that
focus on superannuation and/or financial services issues.
|
18 hours
|
18 points
|
|
Other industry seminars, workshops and luncheons
|
As applicable per hour of
attendance
|
0.5 points per hour of attendance
|
|
Trustee induction workshop
|
As applicable per deemed hour of
completion time
|
0.5 points per deemed hour of
completion time
|