How to Add CPD Points to Content

In this article:

• Overview
• How to add CPD points to content
• Things to keep in mind
• FAQs
• Who can do this

Overview

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points are units that quantify the time and quality of learning and development activities. In most cases one hour of L&D roughly equates to one CPD point. If your organisation tracks CPD, you can record the number of points a piece of content is worth so it counts towards your people's professional development.

How to add CPD points to content

1. Open the content item from your Library and open the Edit content panel (the pencil icon on the right-hand toolbar).
2. Find the CPD Points field.
3. Enter the number of points the content is worth. You can use decimals (for example, 1.5).
4. Click Save changes to save.

Note: The CPD Points field only appears if CPD points are enabled for your account.

Things to keep in mind

• CPD points can be set in increments of 0.1, up to a maximum of 2000.
• As a rule of thumb, one hour of learning is roughly one CPD point — set the value to reflect the effort involved.
• If you do not see the CPD Points field, CPD points are not enabled for your account. An Owner or Admin can turn this on in your settings.

FAQs

Why can't I see the CPD Points field?
CPD points are a setting that has to be enabled for your account. If the field is missing, ask an Owner or Admin to enable it.

Can I enter part points?
Yes. Points can be entered in steps of 0.1, so half-hour activities and similar can be recorded accurately.

Who can do this

Owners, Admins, Managers, Content Managers and Instructors can edit Library content and set its CPD points. People Managers, Employees and Restricted users cannot — they have read-only access to content.

Updated on: 18/07/2026