All CM's need to meet the required CPD hours per year. Chartered Marketers must earn a total of 60 credits over a three-year cycle. Not earning fewer than 15 credits per year. Any provider can be selected to meet CPD requirements, it is not specific to CMA offerings.

Professionals must complete 100 (no more than 40 annually) units of continuing education every three years (each unit represents one physical hour of activity, or otherwise noted). These hours may be accumulated in many ways, including attending seminars, writing articles and participating in other activities that contribute to your professional growth.

DMI members can log learning activities from any learning providers, as long as the learning activity:

(a) is greater than 0.5 hours in duration
(b) support the learnings that you did to gain your certification
(c) you completed in/after your certifying year
(d) can be evidenced that you completed the learning activity.