In order to remain a member of NMHNZ, you need to continue with education. Therefore every two years all full members (i.e. practising members) are required to complete 60 credits of CPE. Where insufficient credits have been achieved in one year these can be made up in the second year (e.g. 20 credits (2021) and 40 credits (2022). Members who exceed CPE points cannot transfer outstanding points beyond a 2-year period.
New members to NMHNZ are exempt from requiring CPE points for the first year of membership. In the second year, they are required to have completed 30 credits which cannot be rolled over.
Failure to complete the required credits will result in withdrawal of practising membership to non-practising membership until sufficient credits are achieved.
Members claiming certification in naturopathy and herbal medicine are required to complete a minimum of 10 points per year in herbal medicine related CPE. Members who hold other regulated professional memberships (e.g. nurse, dietitian, registered nutritionist, physiotherapist etc.) can claim 10 points related to other professional membership that is in common with practice as a naturopath.
Please go to the CPE form to view all accepted activities and their respective Continuing Education Points.
To find out how many points can be counted for various continuing education activities please view Allocating CPE Points