- €295for a single event, no membership
- 10 daysto a decision, or 5 with fast-track
- Every delegategets a numbered certificate with a QR code
- Find CPDyour event listed where professionals search
Why accredit your event
A stronger reason to book, and a reason to come back
Accountants, HR professionals, nurses, compliance officers, insurance professionals and many others must log CPD hours every year. An accredited event lets them count the time they spend with you, and prove it.
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Tickets are easier to approve
Most delegates need a manager to sign off the ticket and travel. "This summit gives me 6 accredited CPD hours" is the sentence that gets a yes.
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You stand out from similar events
Two events on the same topic, in the same month, at a similar price. The one with accredited CPD hours is the easier choice.
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Proof the programme is about learning
An independent review confirms clear learning outcomes, qualified speakers and real educational content, not one long sales pitch.
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Delegates come back next year
When your event becomes the place a profession picks up its yearly CPD, people return out of habit, not just for the line-up.
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Sponsors and exhibitors gain too
An accredited programme draws senior professionals who came to learn, which is exactly the audience your sponsors and exhibitors want to meet.
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One more place to be found
Your event gets its own page in Find CPD, our directory of accredited learning, with a direct link to your booking page.
Which events we accredit
If people come to learn, we can accredit it
Conferences
Single or multi-day conferences with keynotes, panels and breakout sessions.
Summits and forums
Leadership summits, industry forums and executive gatherings.
Expos and trade shows
The education programme inside your expo: conference stage, seminar theatres and workshops.
Congresses and symposia
Association congresses, scientific symposia and professional body annual meetings.
Masterclasses and training days
Full-day masterclasses, bootcamps and hands-on workshops alongside your event.
Online and hybrid events
Virtual summits, webinar series and hybrid conferences with recorded attendance.
Roadshows and event series
The same programme in several cities, or a season of linked events.
Breakfast briefings and seminars
Shorter professional seminars, briefings and roundtables with a clear learning focus.
Running an expo?
We accredit the learning, your floor stays free to sell
For expos and trade shows, we accredit the education programme. Visitors earn CPD hours for the sessions they attend, and your exhibitors and sponsors carry on exactly as before.
Counts towards CPD hours
- Keynotes and talks
- Panels with learning outcomes
- Workshops and masterclasses
- Seminar theatre sessions
- Case studies and live demonstrations of practice
Does not count
- Time on the exhibition floor
- Registration, breaks and meals
- Networking and drinks receptions
- Sponsor pitches and product launches
- Award ceremonies and entertainment
How easy it is
Four steps, and most of the work is already done
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Talk to us or apply
Book a 20-minute call and we will tell you exactly what we need. Ready already? Apply online and pay in a few minutes.
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Send your programme
Session times, speakers, learning outcomes and how you record attendance. A simple checklist in your portal guides you, and you can save as you go.
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We review it
An assessor checks the programme against our standard and confirms your CPD hours. A decision within ten working days, or five with fast-track.
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Promote and certify
Show the Bureau mark and your CPD hours in your marketing. After the event, upload your attendance list and every delegate receives a certificate.
Not approved first time? You receive written feedback and one free resubmission.
What we ask for
Most organisers already have all of this
- Your programme with session times and speakers
- Learning outcomes: what delegates will know or be able to do afterwards
- Speaker profiles, a few lines on each speaker's experience
- Your CPD hours, counting educational sessions only
- How you record attendance: badge scans, sign-in sheets or app check-ins
- A feedback form and a way for delegates to raise a concern
Worked example
A one-day summit
- Sessions run from 9:30 to 17:00
- 7 h 30 min
- Two coffee breaks
- − 40 min
- Lunch
- − 60 min
- Sponsor showcase
- − 20 min
- Learning time
- 5 h 30 min
5.5 CPD hours on every delegate's certificate
One CPD hour is sixty minutes of structured learning, shown in half-hour steps and always rounded down. See our standard.
What you receive
Everything you need to promote the hours and certify your delegates
An accreditation number
Your event's own number, which anyone can check on our Verification page.
The Bureau mark
For your website, programme, badges and slides, with clear rules for using it.
Ready-made marketing
Social media images and a press release in your portal, made with your logo in a few clicks.
Certificates for every delegate
Upload your attendance list once. Each delegate gets a numbered certificate with your logo, our seal and a QR code.
A home for delegates' CPD
Delegates keep all their certificates and hours together in My CPD, and can add them to LinkedIn.
A listing in Find CPD
Your event's own page in our directory, with a link straight to your booking page.
Pricing
One event, or a whole calendar
Running one event a year? Accredit it on its own. Running several, or the same event every year? A membership plan costs less per event.
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Single event
For one conference or event, no membership
1conference
or event€295one-off
Accredited for twelve months, nothing renews
Accredit your event -
Starter
For organisers with a few events a year
3new activities
a year€395per year
Renewals of your existing activities included
Choose Starter -
Professional
For event companies and associations
10new activities
a year€895per year
Renewals of your existing activities included
Choose Professional -
Enterprise
For large event calendars and roadshows
30new activities
a year€1,950per year
Renewals of your existing activities included
Choose Enterprise
Certificates for every delegate are included, with no charge per certificate. Close to your event date? Fast-track review gives you a decision in five working days for €150. All prices are in euro and exclude VAT, which is added where applicable. Full pricing.
Questions
About event accreditation
Can an expo or trade show be CPD accredited?
Yes. We accredit the education programme inside your expo: the conference stage, seminar theatres and workshops. Visitors earn CPD hours for the sessions they attend. Time on the exhibition floor does not count, so your exhibitors and sponsors carry on exactly as before.
How are CPD hours worked out for an event?
One CPD hour is sixty minutes of structured learning. We count the educational sessions only, and leave out registration, breaks, meals, networking, exhibition time and sponsor content. Hours are shown in half-hour steps and always rounded down.
Our event runs over several days or streams. Is that one event?
Usually, yes. A multi-day conference with one programme is one event. If delegates buy single-day passes or follow separate streams, it can make sense to accredit each day or stream on its own, so every certificate shows the right hours. We will advise you on the call.
We run the same event every year. What happens next year?
Accreditation lasts twelve months. Each new edition has a new programme, so it is reviewed as a new event. If you run two or more events a year, or the same event every year, a membership plan is usually better value than single event accreditation.
Do we pay for each certificate?
No. Numbered certificates for every delegate who attended are included, however many people come. You upload your attendance list after the event and every delegate receives a certificate they can check online.
Can online and hybrid events be accredited?
Yes. Virtual summits, webinar series and hybrid events are accredited in the same way. You simply need a reliable way to record who attended each session, such as platform attendance reports.
How far ahead should we apply?
Before your event, and ideally before tickets go on sale, so you can show the CPD hours from the first day of booking. We give a decision within ten working days of a complete submission, or five working days with fast-track review.
Book a call
Talk it through with us first
A friendly 20-minute call, by video or phone, with no obligation. Tell us about your event and we will cover:
- Which sessions can count, and roughly how many CPD hours
- Whether to accredit it as one event, or by day or stream
- What to send us, and a timeline that fits your ticket sales
- The best value option for your calendar
We reply within one working day with times that suit you. Calls run Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:00 Central European Time.
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