CPD is at the heart of SII membership. Our professional benefits are all designed to help instil, maintain and further knowledge.
CPD Opportunities Provided by SII
The use of CPD oppportunities offered by the SII is, wherever possible, automatically logged by the Institute on behalf of its members to help save them time. On this page, we have listed all the different CPD offerings we provide, along with an indication of which of the four learning types they fall into and whether or not their use is logged automatically.
- Activities marked with this tick are logged automatically by the SII for its members.
Active Learning
Attending an SII Training Course, Conference or CPD Event
The Securities & Investment Institute runs a programme of free-to-members lectures in both London and the regions. All SII conferences, workshops and CPD events are allocated a number of claimable hours dependent on the type of event. The appropriate hours are automatically allocated to the member's CPD logs within 48 hours of the event taking place.
Attending an SII Professional Interest Forum(PIF)
Professional Interest Forums (PIFs) are discussion groups open to members of the Securities & Investment Institute. Meeting on a regular basis, they enable members to meet and discuss topical issues with others working in their area of the financial services industry. Members are automatically allocated 1.5 hours to their CPD logs for attendance and participation at PIF events.
Sitting SII Examinations
All SII exam candidates are automatically allocated CPD hours equivalent to the duration of the examination, upon delivery of their results. However, a examination pass entitles a candidate to receive quadruple the original examination hours in recognition of the preparation needed to pass an SII examination.
Members accessing SII Professional Refresher or any other relevant elearning tools are entitled to claim the appropriate hours of usage as part of the Active learning CPD category.
Reflective Learning
SII Infolink
SII Infolink is an online library developed by the Securities & Investment Institute only for its members. Use of Infolink earns members Reflective CPD hours equivalent to the hours of use.
eCPD - SII Webcasts
Available exclusively to members, eCPD allows members to view webcasts, podcasts and slides from major SII events and CPD lectures. With presentations grouped by professional interest, members can navigate to their specific area of interest with ease. Use of eCPD earns members Reflective CPD hours equivalent to the hours of viewing a webcast or listening to a podcast.
Self-Directed Learning
Reading S&I Review Securities & Investment Review is the official members' magazine of the SII. It is a free benefit, issued 10 times a year. Reading the S&I Review may be logged as Self-Directed learning.
Securities & Investment Review is also available as an online publication. Reading the S&I Review Online is recorded automatically as Self-Directed learning.
Reading Regulatory Update
Composed by SII Senior Advisor, Christopher Bond MSI, the Regulatory Update is an indispensable, quarterly guide to changes and hot topics in the world of financial regulation. Reading the Regulatory Update each quarter earns members the appropriate number of hours spent on the activity under the 'Self-directed' learning element.
Development of Others
Presenting at SII seminars, PIFs, conferences or training courses
Those who present at SII events earn CPD hours under the Development of Others category, and these are logged automatically. Presenting earns members hours equivalent to triple the event length.
Chairing at SII seminars, PIFs, conferences or training courses
Those who chair SII events earn CPD hours under the Development of Others category, and these are logged automatically. Chairing earns members hours equivalent to double the event length (half of these hours fall under the Active category and half under Development of Others).
Being a member of an SII Committee or Exam Subject Panel
Those who sit on Institute Panels or Committees (eg, PIF Committees, or Exam Syllabus Panels) earn CPD hours under the Development of Others category, and these are logged automatically. The hours are equivalent to the event length.
- Activities marked with this tick are logged automatically by the SII for its members.