CPD courses for Joiners

A guide to CPD for Joiners

Joiners typically need a combination of technical knowledge and practical skills in areas such as woodworking, carpentry and construction. They should have a good understanding of different types of wood, tools and equipment, as well as good communication and problem-solving skills to work effectively with clients and other tradespeople on a job site. It is also crucial for joiners to have good knowledge of building regulations and health and safety standards prior to commencing a piece of work to ensure that their work does not breach any rules and regulations. This knowledge can all be gained with CPD training.

As well as building regulations, joiners must abide by regulations set out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to ensure a safe working environment for themselves and others. The HSE is a UK government agency responsible for regulating workplace health, safety and welfare in all workplaces. However, as the work of a joiner carries more risk of injury due to the tools used and working environment, adhering to the HSE is even more important. Additionally, they may need to adhere to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA), which is a UK-based charity that promotes safety and accident prevention across various industries and activities, including joinery. At CPD Online College, our relevant courses meet the requirements for both the HSE and ROSPA.

CPD certificates

A great tip we tell our students is to make a CPD portfolio of everything related to your CPD. This can include the hours that you spend on each CPD training activity, the different types of activities that you complete, and the CPD courses that you complete along with the completion certificates. You will receive a CPD certificate when you successfully complete any of our courses. This will be available instantly for you to download straight to your computer. We advise that you save this in a secure folder on your computer, or even print off a hard copy to store in a folder. If you don’t have access to a printer, we can help you obtain a hard copy of your CPD certificate by printing this off for you and posting straight to your door.

Logging CPD hours 

When you engage in a CPD training activity, there is a requirement to record the number of hours that you spend doing your training. To meet this requirement, you should keep a log of the number of hours you spend learning. This can be done very simply such as by keeping a diary of the date and time spent on an activity. Depending on your regulator or employer, you may have a target number of hours of CPD training to reach, so monitoring your hours as you go can be an easy way of meeting this.

Keeping CPD evidence 

Embarking on one of our CPD Online College courses will form part of your CPD evidence. This includes the time you spend working through our course materials, as well as completing the course itself and obtaining a CPD certificate. Our online courses are easily accessible from any device with an internet connection. Once you have purchased your chosen CPD training course you can access it as many times as you like and refer back to it upon completion. You complete the course online with no time restrictions which makes our courses flexible to fit in with busy lifestyles. We also have a team of staff available to offer support, should you have any issues whilst completing your course (but we rarely get asked by any of our students). Our courses are self-sufficient because all the information is already included in the units of the course for you to work through at your leisure. You even have the option of using audio support to digest the course content; adapting to different learning styles.

It helps to create a CPD portfolio to help you keep track of the different CPD activities you complete each year. This can include the courses that you work through as well as other activities.

Some other CPD activities that can contribute to your training include:

• • Workshops.
  • Webinars.
  • Conferences.
  • Research (Reading).
  • Podcasts.
  • Mentoring.
  • E-Learning.

   

  Renewing CPD certificates

  On your CPD certificate it will show your name, the name of the completed course, date of completion, and expiry date. Each industry has different CPD requirements, but most require your CPD certificates to be renewed every two years. You will receive a reminder email from CPD Online College for any course that you have started or completed with us, so that you know when your deadlines are looming. However, we also advise tracking your expiry dates yourself to help stay organised with your CPD.