The evidence of satisfying the professional learning and development requirement over a three-year registration period needs to be reviewed and verified by an appropriate person as part of the Professional Learning Review stage of the cycle.

The approach to professional learning and development being taken is a developmental one which puts the autonomous self-directing professional at the centre and through their critical reflection on practice they identify and construct relevant professional learning and development goals and activities.  A pivotal aspect of this is the role of the manager and/or mentor who has the responsibility of providing mentoring guidance and also to verify the authenticity of the practitioner’s professional learning and development to the standard set by the CLD Standards Council Scotland.