25/10/2026
CPD stands for CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT and is a professional obligation during the active career of the UIMLA IML which enables them to update and revalidate their knowledge and professional skills.
Furthermore, it ensures the upholding of competences, especially in terms of mountain safety and in areas where methods are improved over time, such as in avalanche safety.
UIMLA recommends, rather than requires, additional CPD for existing IMLs in the new areas introduced by the 2024 Standard.
There is no UIMLA requirement for existing IMLs to undertake specific additional courses simply to retain their existing professional prerogatives.
But what the UIMLA recommends for a CPD?