Although it is the responsibility of the individual professional accountant to maintain competence by undertaking relevant continuing professional development (CPD) activities, this standard is addressed to the member bodies, whose role it is to:
(a) Foster a commitment to lifelong learning among professional accountants;
(b) Facilitate access to CPD opportunities and resources for their members; and
(c) Adopt good practice standards to help their members to develop and maintain the professional competence necessary to protect the public interest, including the development of appropriate measurement, monitoring, and compliance procedures.