1. A Guide to the BAC Continuing Education Certificate

2. CEC Scheme
Hi, I’m Helen Burrell, scheme organiser for the BAC CEC scheme. This presentation will give you a brief outline of what the scheme entails and how you can benefit from using it to record all of your CPD activities in one place. Collect enough points and you’ll get a certificate which you can use as evidence of your ongoing participation in CPD. If you have any queries after reading this, please don’t hesitate to me at

3. The Scheme Various activities are eligible for CEC credits
Credits are recorded in your personal CEC book
Collect 500 credits over a maximum of 5 years
Submit your book and credits summary sheet
Certificate is awarded and new book sent out

4. Your CEC Book A pocket sized book
Issued free of charge when you enrol in the scheme
Great way of recording all of your CPD activities – useful for appraisals too!
Simple to fill in – you just do it yourself
Several sections for recording your activities
All activities must be signed for by the organiser or other authorised individual
Work based activities can be signed for by your manager

5. Categories of recognised Activities
Category 1 – Contractual activities
Category 2 – Formal education
Category 3 – Other educational activities
Category 4 – Presentations/teaching/audit
Category 5 – Other professional activities
Category 6 – Other general job related activities
Category 7 – Higher Education

6. Category 1
Employment – 20 credits each year
EQA – 10 credits per EQA

7. Category 2 40 credits per day
Claim this for formal courses attended at training centres
Tutorials/slide seminars at conferences such as the BAC ASM
These activities MUST be cytology related

8. Category 3 Claim 30 credits per day or 5 credits per hour of activity
Includes activities such as in-house tutorials, journal based learning (IBMS or BAC), attendance at conferences such as BAC ASM, IBMS congress etc

9. Category 4 Presentations/Teaching/Audit 50 credits for primary author
25 credits for secondary author
5 credits per hour for FIRST occurrence of compiling and giving a presentation

10. Category 5 Other professional activities 10 credits per year
This can include any professional activity that you carry out which is extra to your main role, eg health & safety officer, committee member of a cytology organisation etc

11. Category 6 Job related activities (not cytology)
3 credits per hour of acticity
Eg other work based training such as fire safety, audit training

12. Category 7 Higher education such as BSc, MSc, IBMS qualifications
20 credits – NHSCSP Diploma
20 credits – Registration/Specialist portfolio
200 credits - BSc, MSc, HSD, DEP
250 credits – ASD

13. Target to achieve certificate
500 credits
Minimum of 3 categories
Maximum timescale of 5 years

14. To claim for your certificate
Make sure all activities have been validated and signed for
Fill out a credits summary sheet
Post this and your CEC book to me 

15. Want to join?
Just fill out the enrolement sheet on the website and either post or a copy to me

16. Already a member? If you need help with sorting out your book?
Suggestions for other activities?
Anything else you think would improve the scheme?
Just drop me an – I’d love to hear from you 
My details are on the next slide

17. Contact me
Helen Burrell BAC CEC Officer South West Regional Cytology Training Centre Pathology Sciences Building 2, Southmead Hospital Bristol BS10 5NB