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CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

COUNCILS ORIENTATION

RUFO R. MENDOZA, Ph.D., CPAMember, Professional Regulatory Board of Accountancy

Chair, PRC CPE Council for Accountancy

September 18, 2008

04/08/23 CPE COUNCIL ORIENTATION 2

PRC Resolutions

• PRC Resolution No. 2008-463





PRC Resolution No. 2008-465

Attendance to the CPE Courses Offered by CPE

Council and PRC Accredited CPE Providers as a

Requirement for all Professionals to be in Good Standing and

Globally Competitive


Attendance to the CPE Courses Offered by CPE

Council and PRC Accredited CPE Providers as a

Requirement for all Professionals to be in Good Standing and

Globally Competitive

TWO MILESTONE RESOLUTIONS


Repealing Resolution No. 2004-179, series of 2004,“The Standardized Guidelines

and Procedures for the Implementation of the CPE/CPD System for all Professions” and Implementation of Revised Standardized Guidelines and

Procedures for the Implementation of the CPE/CPD System for all Registered and

Licensed Professionals


Repealing Resolution No. 2004-179, series of 2004,“The Standardized Guidelines

and Procedures for the Implementation of the CPE/CPD System for all Professions” and Implementation of Revised Standardized Guidelines and

Procedures for the Implementation of the CPE/CPD System for all Registered and

Licensed Professionals


LEGAL BASES OF CPE

1987 Philippine Constitution, Sec. 14, Art. XII

“The sustained development of a reservoir of national talents . . . professionals . . . shall be promoted by the State.”


LEGAL BASES OF CPE

RA 8981- PRC Modernization Act of 2000

Specific Powers of PRC (Section 7-a, n, and y)

Regulatory Policies

Regulation and licensing of various professions and occupations, including the enhancement and maintenance of professional and occupational standards and ethics and the enforcement of the rules and regulations.

Rules and Regulations

Effectively implement the policies

Perform other Functions and Duties

Carry out the provisions of the Act, various professional regulatory laws, decrees, executive orders, and other administrative issuances.


LEGAL BASES OF CPE

RA 8981- PRC Modernization Act of 2000

Powers, Functions and Responsibilities of PRBs (Sec. 9-b)

“To monitor the conditions affecting the practice of the profession or occupation under their respective jurisdictions and whenever necessary, adopt such measures as may be deemed proper for the enhancement of the profession or occupation and/or the maintenance of high professional, ethical, and technical standards.”


LEGAL BASES OF CPE

Executive Order No. No. 220 – Directing the Adoption of the Code of Good Governance for the Professions in the

PhilippinesJune 12, 2003

The Code was adopted by PRC and the 43 PRBs, embodying principles of professional conduct, integrity and objectivity, professional competence, and global competitiveness.


RATIONALE OF CPE

National Council for Global Competitiveness

Ensure that our own professionals are globally competitive in preparation for the effects of economic globalization

World Trade Organization

As a sovereign member state, the Philippines has to deal with and prepare for the implementation of the General Agreement for Services in Trade (GATS)

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

As member state, the Philippines has to ensure that the Filipino professional is compliant with established requirement in various Mutual Recognition Arrangements/Agreements (MRA) entered into under the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS)


PRC as the instrument of the Filipinos in securing for the nation a reliable, trustworthy, and progressive system of developing professionals whose competencies are globally competitive

Make attendance to CPE courses mandatory for registered professionals to

(a) maintain status in good standing and

(b) globally competitive

Prescribe, issue and promulgate the Revised Standardized Guidelines and Procedures for the Implementation of the CPE/CPD System for all Registered and Licensed Professionals.


Continuing Professional Education

The inculcation, assimilation, and acquisition of knowledge, skills, proficiency and ethical and moral values, after the initial registration of a professional, that raise and enhance the professional’s technical skills and expertise.

CPE PROGRAMS

Properly planned and structured activities, the implementation of which requires the participation of

a determined group of professionals to meet the requirements of maintaining and improving the

occupational standards and ethics of the professionals


OBJECTIVES OF CPE PROGRAMS

3. Attain and maintain the highest standards and quality in the practice of profession;

4. Comply with the quality professional’s continuing ethical requirements;

5. Make the professional globally competitive; and

6. Promote the general welfare of the public

1. Provide and ensure the continuous education of a registered professional with the latest trends in the profession brought about by modernization and scientific and technological advancement;

2. Raise and maintain the professional’s capability for delivering professional services;


CPE COUNCILS

Within 30 days from effectivity of resolution

• PRB shall create a CPE Council, upon approval of

PRC


COMPOSITION OF CPE COUNCILS

Chair chosen by PRB members from among themselves

Two (2) Members

Member 1 President or any officer of APO

Member 2 President or any officer of organization of deans or departments of schools, colleges or universities offering the course for licensure exam

In the absence of such organization, the second member shall be chosen and appointed by the PRC from at least 3 academicians recommended by the PRB


TERMS OF OFFICE

Chair Co-terminus with incumbency in the PRC or determined by capacity to fully discharge the functions.

Member 1—APO Representative

Co-terminus with incumbency as officer of APO

Member 3-Academe Representative

Co-terminus with incumbency as officer of the organization of deans or heads of departments;If academician-member, 2 years with one reappointment


POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF CPE COUNCIL

• Accept, evaluate and approve

– applications for accreditation of CPE providers– applications for accreditation of CPE programs,

activities or sources as to their relevance to the profession and determine the number of CPE credit units to be earned on the basis of the contents submitted by the CPE providers;

– applications for exemptions from CPE requirements.

• Monitor the implementation by the CPE providers of their program, activities or sources.

• Assess periodically and upgrade criteria for accreditation of CPE providers and CPE programs, activities or sources.


Functions of the Council Chairperson

• Preside over the meetings of the Council.

• Direct or supervise the activities of the Council.

• Submit minutes of regular and special meetings within thirty (30) days from date of said meetings.

• Submit Council annual reports before the end of February of the succeeding year.

• Issue the certificate of accreditation to CPE providers and programs, activities and sources.


• The PRC Chairperson shall designate or appoint an official of the Commission with the rank not lower than Division Chief who shall act as the Secretary of all CPE Councils.

• The designated official, may participate in the deliberations of the CPE Council but shall not vote.


Administrative Matters

Meetings

The Council shall hold regular meetings once a month on dates to be fixed by said Council;

Special meetings may be called by the Chair or upon written request of at least a Council member

Budgetary Requirements

Direct costs and other expenses of the Council may be provided in the annual budget of the PRC


Involvement of APO

• If the need arises and upon approval of PRC, the Council may delegate to APO:– the processing of application;– Keeping of all records

• CPE providers, • Programs • Credit units earned by professionals


The APO may create a counterpart CPE Council and may ask for reimbursement of reasonable processing and record-keeping fees directly from the applicants apart from the accreditation fee that such applicants pay directly to PRC.

The APO shall keep separate book of accounts and make monthly report to PRC through the PRB


TYPES OF ACCREDITATION

CPE Provider

A natural person or a juridical entity which includes accredited or non-accredited professional organization, firm, partnership, corporation or institution which offers, organizes or arranges CPE programs, activities, or sources for implementation and administration

Per PRC Resolution No. 2006-321

Accreditation Fee: P5,000.00 - 3 years validity

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SUPPORTING DOCUMENTSFOR APPLICATION OF CPE PROVIDER

• For Corporation:– SEC Certificate of Registration – Articles of Incorporation– By-Laws

• For Sole Proprietor: DTI Certificate of Business Name Registration

• List of Officers

• Mechanism for Measuring Quality of Program

• Criteria for Selection of Resource Speaker/Reactor/Facilitator

• Others:– Company Profile– List of Training Equipment and Facilities



CPE Programs, Activities, or Sources

Regime of CPE which enhances the competence of the professional by upgrading and updating knowledge and skills for the profession

The scope should be beyond the basic preparation for admission to the practice of the regulated profession.

Per PRC Resolution No. 2008-463

Accreditation Fee Validity

P3,000 3 years

P2,000 2 years

P1,000 1 year

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Self-Accreditation

Accreditation Fee

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CPE CREDIT UNITS

Professional with baccalaureate degree

60 units for 3 years

Any excess credit units shall not be carried over to the next 3-year, except units earned for doctoral and masteral degrees

and other special training.

Professional without baccalaureate degree

30 units for 3 years

Any excess credit units shall not be carried over to the next 3-year.

1 credit hour = 1 credit unitPrograms and activities conducted not pre-accredited may be given credit upon submission of relevant documents to the APO CPE Council and upon approval of the PRC CPE Council.


CPE PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, OR SOURCES

Seminars/ Conventions

Academic Preparation

Self-Directed Learning Package

Authorship

Participant Master’s degree Module Research/ Innovative Programs/ Creative Projects

Resource Speaker Doctoral degree Technical Paper/ Professional Journal Article

Book/ Monograph

Panelist/Reactor Residency/ Externship

Editor/Article Authorship/ Professional Journal Editor

Facilitator/Moderator Fellowship Peer Reviewer


CPE PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES, OR

SOURCES

• Inventions• Post-Graduate/In-Service

Training• Study/Observation Tour• Professorial Chair• Other Programs/ Activities/

Sources Recommended by the Council and Approved by PRC


Criteria for Accreditation of CPE Providers

• Must be a duly registered organization, firm, institution or agency, or a registered and licensed professional of good standing in the APO concerned, and who has never been convicted of a crime;

• Shall have an established mechanism for measuring the quality of the program being offered or administered;

• Must have adequate, modern and updated instructional materials to carry out the CPE programs and activities;

• Shall have a pool of regular instructors, lecturers and resource speakers with good moral character and technical competence and must be holders of current/valid professional registrations and licenses, if they are professionals regulated by the PRC.


Criteria for Accreditation of CPE Programs, Activities or Source

• The scope shall be beyond the basic preparation for admission to the practice of the profession. The contents shall be relevant/related, but not limited, to the practice of the profession.

• The programs, activities or sources shall enhance the competence of the registered and licensed professional by upgrading and updating knowledge and skills for the practice of the profession as brought about by modernization and scientific and technical advancements in the profession.


Post- Accreditation

Requirements

Upon the completion of an accredited CPE program, activity or source, the CPE provider shall submit a report to the Council concerned within fifteen (15) days from the last day of the offering.


• Name of CPE provider

• Name or description of CPE program, activity or source.

• Accreditation number and date of issuance of accreditation.

• Certified list of participants indicating names and PRC professional license/ identification cards and expiry dates, resource speakers, lecturers, discussion leaders, panelists, moderators or facilitators who took part or participated in the CPE program, activity or source.

Contents of the Post-Accreditation Report

• Date and time of start and completion if the holding of the CPE program, activity or source.

• Venue location of the holding of the program.

• Summary of evaluation results of participants.

• Name of Secretariat representative who monitored the CPE program or activity.


SANCTIONS

• Accreditation shall be withdrawn from the CPE Provider who:

– Is found not complying with the prescribed rules and regulations for CPE, or

– Has committed substantial deviation from the approved program, or

– Has submitted false reports, or

– Has committed such other acts that the Council finds to be in violation of the interest of the program.


CPE FORMS

01-2006 Information Sheet (for CPE Council)

Certificate of Appointment

03-2008 Application for Accreditation (CPE Provider)

04-2006 Certificate of Accreditation (CPE Provider)


CPE FORMS

05-2008 Accreditation Application Form (Program, Activity or Source)

06-2008 Certificate of Accreditation (Program, Activity or Source)

07-2008 Completion Report of CPE Program, Activity or Source

08-2008 Attendance Sheet (CPE Program, Activity or Source)

09-2008 Request for Certification of Units Earned

9A-2008 CPE Certification of Credit Units Earned

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