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To ensure the continued provision of high-quality CPD events for BANT members, over 100 conferences, seminars and webinars are awarded the BANT CPD quality mark on an annual basis. Recognised events are advertised to the membership through a website listing, monthly eBlasts and social media posts. It is easy to apply for BANT CPD Event Recognition through our on-line application portal.
The quality of events is important to us. Please familiarise yourself with the Standards of Recognition for BANT CPD and the Cost of CPD Event Recognition before starting your application to avoid disappointment.
Are you applying for CPD Event Recognition for the first time?
If so, you need to register with BANT as a CPD Provider before submitting your first CPD Event Application. This is a required step for regular BANT CPD applicants as well as new applicants, but only needs to happen once. The process is quick and simple. We aim to turn around these applications within 3 working days. Click the button below to start your application to use the BANT CPD online application portal.
Please note: as a new BANT recognised Training Provider, you are required to offer a free place to at least the first 3 events to a member of the BANT CPD Committee, to allow for comprehensive evaluation.
If you have had BANT CPD Event Recognition for your events within the past 5 years, please check ‘yes’ when asked if you are an existing provider. If this is the first time you have ever applied for BANT CPD Event Recognition, please check ‘no’ when asked if you are an existing provider.
Once you have applied to be a CPD Provider and set up your access, you can then log into your CPD Provider Dashboard to apply for CPD Event Recognition.
Please read before making your online CPD Event Application.
Before your start a CPD Event Application, please ensure that you have all the required information. You will need the following:
- Date(s), Time, Location(s), Booking Details for your CPD Event
- Full presentation slides, with reference lists. These must be submitted as PDFs.
- Full agenda and timetable for the event. This must be submitted as PDFs.
- For conferences, where full presentations are not available until close to the event date, detailed presentation outlines are required, with sample slides.
- Speaker biographies, with details of qualifications, memberships and publications.
- An event logo (300 x 300) for listing and advertising.
- You will not be able to submit your CPD Event Application until all the required information is completed.
- Please note that our target turnaround time from application to approval and listing is 3-5 days from the date the application is received.
Approved Events
- BANT CPD recognition is valid for one calendar year from the point of approval.
- During the 12 month recognition period, you are entitled to market your event using the BANT CPD Approved logo. Access to the logo is granted in the event approval email and can only be used in relation to BANT CPD recognised events within the recognition period.
- If you wish to repeat a recognised live event during the 12 month recognition period, and assuming the content remains the same, it is recommended that you apply for a ‘relisting’ (see page 15 in the guide below ‘How to Apply for CPD Recognition for your Event as a Company’). Relisting provides you with additional marketing up to the new live date on the BANT Events page, inclusion in monthly CPD mailings and an automatic listing on BANT member CPD Logs for the new dates. Relistings are charged at 50% of the original cost for recognition. You may relist the event as many times as you wish within the 1 year recognition period.
- Events that are pre-recorded and not date specific are listed on the CPD Events page for 3 months from the original date of listing. During the 12 month recognition period, you are able to apply for a relisting of the prerecorded event (see above), to benefit from additional marketing to BANT members.
- The CPD hours awarded are based on one CPD hour per hour of learning. The number of CPD hours recognised for your event is available through your CPD portal login. Please note: BANT reserves the right to reduce the number of CPD hours applied for, if aspects of the event fall outside the scope of Nutritional Therapy practice.
- Until your CPD event application has been approved, please do not include wording such as “BANT CPD pending” or “BANT CPD points applied for” as this is misleading for our members should your application be declined.
Declined Events
If your event is declined for BANT CPD recognition, you will be informed by a member of the CPD committee by email. This will set out the reasons for the decision, which will be based on the event not meeting one or more of the Standards of Recognition for BANT CPD.
Contact
Should you have any further questions, please email the BANT CPD Committee on [email protected].
Helpful Information on How To Apply
Please refer to the following guidance documents before contacting the team for help.
The quality of events is important to us so please familiarise yourself with the Standards and Costs of applying for BANT CPD Recognition.
Standards of Recognition for BANT CPD
The following criteria are used by the BANT CPD committee when assessing an event for CPD recognition. To ensure an efficient service, please familiarise yourself with these requirements before submitting an application. If you have any questions that are not addressed on this page, please email [email protected].
For an event to be recognised for BANT CPD, it must:
- Be targeted at fully qualified Nutrition Practitioners, covering aspects of nutrition and lifestyle medicine that will enhance understanding beyond post-qualification and provide up-to-date knowledge of new and emerging science. Whilst a high level overview of physiology and pathophysiology is appropriate at the start of the training, the principal learning should enhance that already gained through the Nutritional Therapy Core Curriculum and the Skills for Health National Occupational Standards. BANT accepts applications that are not specific to nutritional therapy but which have relevance to the clinical practice in the field of nutrition and lifestyle medicine and business development of BANT members’ practices
- Be evidence-based, with scientific references provided. All claims made during the event should be supported by peer-reviewed journal article references. High quality, human studies are required. It is recognised that good nutrition science can be found in systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials, cohort and observational studies and case study materials. To avoid bias, a balance of evidence should be presented, particularly if the evidence is inconclusive or conflicting. References should be up-to-date, predominantly drawn from the literature within the last 5-10 years. Articles older than 10 years are acceptable if seminal in nature or to show historical context. References should conform to academic reporting standards and be linked to the claims made. References should be displayed on the relevant slides as well as in a bibliography.
- Focus on generic ingredients, with branded product placement not exceeding 10% of the total presentation. BANT recognises that specific product training can be appropriate, however, to ensure a level playing field and to avoid cronyism, time allocated to product placement above 10% will not be included in the recognised CPD hours.
- Comply with Regulation (EC) 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods. Please refer to guidance information at the following links:
The costs of BANT CPD recognition is as follows:
- £125 fixed fee for the first hour
- £10 per hour for every additional hour up to a maximum of 20 hours.
- Relisting of approved event within 12 months of approval are charged at 50% of original cost
The fee includes:
- The event details being posted in the CPD section on the BANT website, using the event logo provided and including details of speakers, event title, location and cost
- The event appearing as a dropdown option on the BANT members CPD log, to facilitate logging CPD hours
- Listing in an eBlast sent to all members in the month before the event takes place (assuming application has been received in good time to allow this to happen)
- If a free event place is offered and taken up by a CPD committee member, a review of the event will appear in the BANT eNews sent to all members
There is no fee incurred if your event is not approved for any reason.
Should you have any further questions, please email the BANT CPD Committee on [email protected].