Continuing Professional Development (CPD):
Point Allocation Guide

zFormal studies Formal studies (health related post-graduate) at tertiary institution including classes, external work, assignments, examinations	Evidence from institution	1 per hour	30
zFormal study at a tertiary institution (research related)	Evidence from institution	1 per hour	20
zUndergraduate or post-graduate teaching/lecturing	Evidence from institution	1 per 6 hours	10
zNaturopathic related studies at a National Qualification Framework accredited tertiary institution (non-research related e.g. Dip Massage, Dip Aromatherapy), maybe by attendance or online	Evidence of certification	1 per 3 hours face-to-face teaching	15
zNaturopathic related studies at a non-framework accredited program (non-research related e.g.Hypnotherapy, NLP), maybe by attendance or online	Evidence of certification	1 per 6 hours	30

zNMHNZ conference attendance	Attendance certificate	12 points per day	24 points
zNMHNZ AGM attendance	AGM minutes	6	6
zNMHNZ regional meetings	Digital confirmation from Regional Coordinator	2 per meeting	10
zNMHNZ committee meeting	Meeting minutes	2 per meeting	12
zSeminar, conference or webinar attendance (Natural Medicine Related)	Attendance certificate	1 per hour	30
zOther Natural Medicine conference that are research based (NHAA, +)	Attendance certificate	12 points per day	30
zOther Natural Medicine conference that are research based (eg midwifery conference, gastro, anti-aging, etc)	Attendance certificate	5 points per day	15
zNMHNZ Accredited Ethics Course		6	6

zPresenting (to public)	Proof of presenting	4 per hour	12
zPresenting research paper at conference	Proof of presenting	10 per presentation	20
zSummary of peer-reviewed health paper (from approved journal) for publication in NMHNZ media	Supplied article	5 per article	15
zPublish referenced articles in newsletter, professional and industry journals. Including general media newspaper, magazines and others’ websites	Article presented	5 per 500 words	15
zAuthor pub. not original (e.g. a review) research article (peer review)	Article presented	20 per article	20
zAuthor pub. original research article	(peer review)	30 per article	30

zBooks	Book Published	10 per 100 Pages	20

zIT skills, marketing, web development, social media, video etc.	Proof of completion	1 per 2 hours	10
zVolunteer work in complementary medicine for a community based agency/project	Written evidence from organization	1 per hour	10
zWriting submission to government (and other NGOs e.g. WHO) related to the field of natural therapies (does not include signing petitions or templated versions)	Copy of submission	5 per submission	10
zMaintaining a personal webpage with research articles/ researched blog postsEvidence of articles or blogs	Evidence of articles or blogs	1 per article	6