CPD

CPD is a requirement when renewing your licence each year

Online CPD 2025

The 2025 online CPD course will be released in November 2025. Practitioners that need to complete CPD online will be emailed as soon as it is live.

This year’s online CPD includes five mandatory modules plus two of your choice, making your learning more relevant and personalised.

2025 CPD Roadshows

You can still secure your spot at the Ellerslie CPD Roadshow on 17 February 2026.

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Please note: CPD Roadshows in other areas have now finished. If you need to complete 2025 CPD please see the above information about doing it online.

2024 CPD

2024 online CPD is available through your Trade Login. You must complete the 2024 CPD course before renewing your practising licence in 2025.

To complete your CPD course:

Sign in to your Trade Login
Click the CPD tile on the home page or the CPD tab at the top of your portal
Click the link to the 2024 CPD course
Start the course and pay the $35 fee
Complete the nine CPD modules

When you have completed the course, it will show as completed in your Trade Login within five working days.

Cost

There is a $35 fee to complete CPD. You can pay this fee by credit or debit card when you start your course.

Top tips

Please note that CPD online is not available on the mobile app, you will need to access the Trade Login through your internet browser.
You can go in and out of the modules at any time and it will save were you left off.

Get in touch

Any questions or issues with the course, please get in touch with the Board at cpd@pgdb.co.nz or call us on 0800 743 262.

What is CPD?

Continuing professional development (CPD) is the means by which registered people (i.e. Restricted, Plumber/Gasfitter/Drainlayer and Certifying) maintain their knowledge and skills related to their trade.

By maintaining and improving the competence of registered tradespeople, CPD is a valuable tool that assists the Board with their commitment to protect the health and safety of the public.

Do I have to do CPD?

If you are a registered person (i.e. Restricted, Plumber/Gasfitter/Drainlayer or Certifying), completing CPD is a mandatory condition to relicense each year.

It is likely that a new licence will not be issued to you if you have not completed your annual CPD training.

CPD handbooks

Download past CPD handbooks.