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CPD Requirements for ARB

Architects and architectural professionals in the United Kingdom and Ireland require CPD hours or activities to maintain their professional designation. Browse courses that meet your requirements, or choose one of our course packages, specially curated to contain all the hours and credits you need, in one place. The courses on LearnFormula may be counted towards professionally relevant, structured, verifiable learning activities. It is the student's responsibility to validate whether an activity is an eligible educational activity for their professional development requirements based on their own learning needs.

Requirements Overview

Last updatedAug 21, 2026
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8 Activities Per Year
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December 31
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Annual
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1 CPD hour of Environmental Sustainability1 CPD hour of Fire and life safety

Simplifying Regulations for 2026

Complying with the CPD scheme is a requirement of registration with the Architects Registration Board. An architect must participate in CPD activities and be able to demonstrate what competencies they have developed and how these improve their practice to retain registration. While there is no minimum requirement for the number of activities, the Architect Registration Board suggests that architects should aim to complete at least eight activities per year. Environmental Sustainability and Fire and Life Safety have been retained as mandatory topics for 2025.

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RegisteredCPD courses are built around relevant, verifiable content that can be applied toward ARB CPD hours. As with any provider, it remains the member's responsibility to confirm an activity fits their own professional development needs before claiming it.

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