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The CII has launched the review of CPD to ensure it is directly relevant to members in their jobs, easy for them to understand and clearly beneficial to members, employers and the public, taking into account external developments, such as increasing regulation.

In a survey, the CII found that members support CPD because it keeps them up-to-date with regulation and industry developments.

In fact, most members said CPD supports and improves their professional development and expect to see big returns on keeping up-to-date with regulation.

However, it also found that some issues need to be addressed.

For example, the survey found that most CII members take part in CPD, with only 3 per cent admitting that they did no CPD at all.

Some members, however, said they were unsure about whether they complete the full CII requirement, and some said that they found recording their CPD to be confusing.

The next stage in the CII's review will be a discussion paper.

David Thomson, director of policy and public affairs, said: "It is positive that most CII members show good willingness to do CPD. Our goal is to make sure that members participate in ongoing learning as the mark of a true professional.

"The review will aim to support members in this by making sure our scheme is easy to understand, user-friendly, and relevant."