Continuing Professional Development Case Study
View how the PowerHouse CPD LMS has helped associations deliver online CPD.
The PowerHouse CPD LMS offers a complete Continuing Professional Development platform for associations and professional bodies. The CPD software delivers online courses, events and webinars and tracks the accrual of annual CPD points/hours.
Specsavers Online CPD Case Study - MyCPD
The Challenge
Specsavers required a centralised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) platform to support a large, highly regulated optometry workforce across two countries. Key challenges included:
- Managing CPD points and accreditation across Australia and New Zealand
- Meeting differing regulatory requirements (AHPRA and ODOB)
- Providing visibility of CPD status across thousands of optometrists
- Ensuring compliance while reducing administrative burden
- Quantifying training participation and real-world outcomes
The platform also needed to function as a risk mitigation system, proactively supporting optometrists to remain compliant with national standards.
The Client
Specsavers is the fastest-growing and one of the most progressive optical retail organisations across Australia and New Zealand. With more than 35,000 employees worldwide and operations spanning 10 European countries, Specsavers supports several thousand industry-leading optometrists across ANZ.
The Solution
PowerHouse CPD LMS – MyCPD Platform
Developed in collaboration with PowerHouse Hub, MyCPD is a virtual CPD and accreditation portal purpose-built for Specsavers’ optometry workforce.
The platform enables optometrists to manage their professional development while giving Specsavers real-time visibility of compliance and training outcomes.
Specsavers admins use PowerHouse tools to build online courses and add CPD points. They have the option to publish CPD events & webinars and again add CPD points. As the members complete their training, their personal profiles are updated and the CPD are awarded and tracked against personal annual targets.
SPECSAVERS
Customer Quote
“The PowerHouse software lets us tailor professional development to each member, improving engagement, relevance, and the overall value of our membership.”
Specsavers CPD Administrator
The following table displays the positive impacts of the PowerHouse CPD LMS solution:
Metric / Outcome
- Real-time CPD dashboards
- Central CPD repository
- CPD points tracking
- Accreditation management
- Training outcome reporting
Impact
- Publishing of points, status & compliance
- Single source for training & courses
- Recording against regulatory requirements
- compliance tracked across AHPRA & ODOB
- Insights into learning effectiveness
The following table displays the business results and impact:
Before
- Manual CPD tracking and reporting
- Limited view of optometrist accreditation
- Maintaining professional standards
- High administrative oversight
After
- Centralised CPD and accreditation
- Compliance visibility across Aust. & NZ
- Personalised responsibility in portals
- Quantified training outcomes insights
The MyCPD platform continues to support Specsavers as a scalable, compliant and future-ready CPD and risk mitigation solution for their optometry workforce across Australia and NZ.
