The Institute of Continuing Professional Development (ICPD, or CPD Institute) is the main institute concerned with continuing professional development (CPD) in the United Kingdom. It provides CPD qualifications. The institute has defined CPD to be: "a process by which a professional person maintains the quality and relevance of professional services throughout his/her life." The CPD Institute cooperates with the Institution of Analysts and Programmers and the Chartered Institute of Building on professional development.The institute has a newsletter.It also runs a group on LinkedIn.