CPD requirements
How many hours your grade needs, what counts, and how the society logs them for you.
How your record fills up
Members need 30 hours a year, at least half of them structured (sample). The society logs its own events for you; you add the rest.
Structured hours
- Society events, courses and webinars
- Courses run by other approved bodies
- Giving a talk or running a field day (counted twice)
Self-directed hours
- Reading practice notes and guidance
- Mentoring an Associate
- Research for an unusual job, written up
CPD record card, 2026
R. Okafor MHS
Member no. 4127 (sample)
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Structured Self-directed Booked To do
1–6
Annual conference, Springfield
Structured
7–9
Damp and condensation workshop
Structured
10–11
Party wall procedure, webinar
Structured
12–16
Reading: fire safety guidance notes
Self-directed
17–21
Mentoring two Associates
Self-directed
22–24
Surveying older timber roofs, 12 Nov
Booked
21 of 30 hours logged, 11 of them structured. Members need 30 hours a year, at least 15 structured (sample).
Hours by grade
Each strip is one year’s requirement, one box per hour.
Student
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10 hours a year
Associate AHS
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20 hours a year
Member MHS
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30 hours a year
Fellow FHS
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30 hours a year
Book your next CPD hours
Places go to members first for the first two weeks of booking.