CPE stands for Continuing Professional Education. The ICAI has been providing continuous inputs to its members through seminars, lectures, workshops, technical literature, e-learning, web-based training etc. which are known as CPE. Here I have enlightened on how many CPE hours a CA needs to complete in each year and in 3 year’s block.
How many CPE hours are required to be completed for a CA in each year?
CPE credit Hours requirements for the block of 3 years started with effect from 01-01-2011 to 31-12-2013 to be complied with by different categories of members:
A. All the members (aged less than 60 years) who are holding COP (Certificate of Practice) (except all those members who are residing abroad) are required to:
a) Complete at least 90 CPE credit hours in each rolling three-year period of which 60 CPE credit hours should be of structured learning.
b) Complete minimum 20 CPE credit hours of structured learning in each year.
B. All the members (aged less than 60 years) who are not holding COP (Certificate of Practice) or all the members who are residing abroad (whether holding Certificate of Practice or not) are required to:
(a) Complete at least an aggregate of 45 CPE credit hours of either structured or unstructured learning (as per their choice) in each rolling three-year period (i.e. from 1/1/2011 to 31/12/2013)
(b) Complete minimum of 10 CPE credit hours being an aggregate of either structured or unstructured learning (as per their choice) in each calendar year.
C. All the members (aged 60 years & above) who are holding COP (Certificate of Practice), are required to:
a) Complete at least an aggregate of 70 CPE credit hours of either Structured or Unstructured Learning (as per their choice) in each rolling three-year period (i.e. from 1/1/2011 to 31/12/2013).
b) Complete minimum of 10 CPE credit hours being an aggregate of either Structured or Unstructured Learning in the first calendar year i.e. 2011.
c) Complete minimum of 20 CPE credit hours being an aggregate of either Structured or Unstructured Learning (as per their choice) in the second and third calendar years i.e. 2012 & 2013.
D. All the members (aged 60 years and above) who are not holding COP (Certificate of Practice) are required to:
a) Complete at least an aggregate of 35 CPE credit hours of either Structured or Unstructured Learning (as per their choice) in each rolling three-year period (i.e. from 1/1/2011 to 31/12/2013).
b) Complete minimum of 5 CPE credit hours being an aggregate of either Structured or Unstructured Learning in the first calendar year i.e. 2011
c) Complete minimum of 10 CPE credit hours being an aggregate of either Structured or Unstructured Learning in the second and third calendar year i.e. 2012 & 2013.
What is Structured Learning?
Any CPE learning activity as specified in the Advisory on Structured CPE Learning Activities.
What is unstructured learning?
Any CPE Learning activity as specified in the Advisory on Unstructured CPE Learning Activities.