CEFS Weekly Briefing – September 2025 CPD Edition

One of the simplest ways to keep on top of professional development is to treat regular industry reading as structured CPD. The CEFS Weekly Briefing is designed to give you a concise view of the key trends shaping civil engineering today – from procurement reforms and government policy shifts to advances in AI, digital tools, and climate resilience strategies.

By setting aside half an hour at the end of each month to reflect on what you’ve learned, you can capture those insights in your CPD record. This not only ensures you stay compliant with ICE requirements but also helps you draw direct links between industry changes and your own practice.

To make this easier, we’ve included a worked example CPD log entry for September 2025 below. You’re welcome to use it as a starter, but remember: CPD should always reflect your personal learning. Adapt the details, highlight the areas that matter most to your projects, and note down how you plan to follow up.

⚠️ Important
Please don’t copy and paste this entry into your CPD record. This would be against the ICE Code of Professional Conduct. Your log must be your own work, in your own words, and show how the learning connects to your career.

Example CPD Log Entry – September 2025

1. Details of the CPD Activity
Reading and reflecting on the CEFS Weekly Briefing newsletters for September 2025.

2. Date(s)
September 1 – September 29, 2025
(Update to the dates you actually engaged with the newsletters.)

3. Effective Learning Time
0.5 hours (30 minutes)
(Revise to reflect your actual reading and reflection time.)

4. Development Action Plan (DAP) Reference
Example: 2025-C (Technical Skills) and 2025-A (Leadership & Strategy)
(Swap for your own DAP codes.)

5. Key Learning Points (example themes from the Briefings)

• Procurement and Risk: Innovative procurement models and the CMA civil engineering market study.

• AI and Digital Transformation: Robotics, AI-driven design reviews, digital twins, and tokenisation of finance.

• Climate Resilience: Nature-based solutions and the role of social vulnerability in flood risk.

• Energy and Infrastructure Challenges: Offshore wind bottlenecks and grid constraints for AI data centres.

• Delivery and Reform: Planning reforms aimed at cutting a year off major project timescales.

→ Choose 2–3 points most relevant to your own projects. Write them in your own words.

6. Future Learning Plan (example)

• Research the CMA market study to see how procurement reform could affect my work.

• Explore practical AI tools for risk analysis on live projects.

• Track project announcements and funding models linked to the UK’s £240bn grid plan.

→ Update this to match what you intend to follow up on.

7. Key Benefits / Value Added (example)
This activity provided a snapshot of strategic and technological trends shaping the sector. It helped me anticipate risks, think more strategically about project delivery, and improve the advice I give clients and colleagues.

→ Replace this with a sentence on how the learning benefits your career or current role.