The Assessment of Professional Development serves as a verification of a member’s professional development, and is the gateway assessment for achieving Chartered status. It is open to applicants who have Graduate or Voting membership of the CIEH. APD replaced the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) from 1 January 2006.
You can apply for APD at any time after qualification, whenever you feel able to demonstrate the skills and attributes. However APD requires the applicant to demonstrate skills and attributes at the level of five years of professional experience.
Part 1 requires the submission of a case study of up to 5,000 words (or case studies, if one or two supplementary case studies are included). Part 2 involves the submission of a portfolio of evidence, followed by an interview to discuss the portfolio. The interview also includes a presentation.
APD Briefings
Briefing sessions are provided for Part 1 and Part 2 applicants as necessary. Additional briefing sessions can be provided for regions and Special Interest Groups. APD briefings are provided free of charge to Members and attract core CPD hours.
The APD Regulations 
provide the formal framework for the scheme. A full description of the APD scheme and guidance for applicants is provided in the APD Guidance Manual .
The current fee for APD part 1 is £75.00 and part 2 is £150.00.
All APD applications and enquiries should be sent to:
Gary Telfer, Principal Education Officer
CIEH, Chadwick Court
15 Hatfields, London SE1 8DJ
020 7827 5929
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