How is CPD applied to teacher licensure renewal under RA 10912?

• A. Renewal requires earning CPD units in accordance with PRC rules.
• B. CPD units are optional.
• C. CPD is only for new teachers.
• D. CPD units are awarded automatically.

Answer: (B)

Continuing professional development (CPD) is a framework that links license renewal to ongoing learning and skill updating. Under RA 10912, the intention is to require CPD for professional licensure renewal, but for teachers the current guidance reflected in this item is that CPD units are optional. This reflects transitional rules and the fact that implementing guidelines may not have made CPD mandatory for teacher renewal yet. In practice, CPD credits are earned by completing approved activities, but you are not required to accumulate a certain number of units to renew your teaching license at this time. The other statements would imply mandatory credits, applicability only to new teachers, or automatic awarding of credits, which do not align with how CPD is currently applied to teacher licensure renewal in this context.