Certified Professional Managers are require make a commitment to lifelong learning by completing 10 hours of professional development annually to maintain current CPM status. The following activities meet the professional development requirement:

• in-house training, seminars, workshops, or conferences
• college classes (credit or non-credit, classroom or online)
• audio or video tapes
• management books or journals
• writing management articles or teaching classes
• facilitating a CPM Programme
• mentoring