How Our Courses Are Made

Last updated: 9 November 2026

This page explains how we write and check Meridian CPD courses, how we keep them up to date and how certificates are issued.

Written from primary sources

Every course is written from the primary documents it covers: the legislation, the official methodology and conventions, and the published government guidance and standards. Each rule is referenced to its document and, where there is one, the section, regulation or convention number, so you can check it against the source yourself. Where a source could not be opened or read, the course says so rather than filling the gap.

Checked before publication

Before a course is published, it goes through a separate check against the same sources. The check is kept apart from the writing: a course is never checked by whoever wrote it. Anything that cannot be matched to a source is corrected or taken out before the course goes on sale.

Dated and referenced

Every course shows the month it was published. Where the rules are moving, the course gives the date it is correct to. Each course ends with further reading: the documents it draws on, with their dates or versions.

Re-checked when the rules change

When a convention, standard or piece of guidance that a course relies on changes, we re-check the course against the new version. If a course needs more than a small fix, we take it off sale while it is revised and bring it back once the revised version has been checked.

Corrections

When we correct a course, the corrected version replaces the old one in the library, so anyone who downloads it after that gets the current version. Where a revised edition changes what a course teaches, the course says what has changed from the earlier edition.

Certificates

A certificate of completion is issued only for a course you have bought or have access to, once you confirm you have completed it. Every certificate carries a unique number in the form MER-YYYY-NNNN and can be checked online at app.meridiancpd.co.uk/verify. A certificate records that you completed the course. Whether the hours count towards your CPD is for your scheme, so please check your own scheme's CPD rules.

Feedback and reflection

When you complete a course you can tell us whether it was clear, whether it was useful for your work and whether anything is wrong, missing or out of date. You can also write down what you learned and what you will do differently in your practice. Your reflection is kept with the course in My CPD for your CPD record. Both are optional.

Spotted a mistake?

Email hello@meridiancpd.co.uk with the course ID and the section. We look into every report and correct the course if it is wrong. If you want to make a complaint, see our complaints procedure.

Who we are

FistralAI Ltd (company no. 17091704) trading as Meridian CPD, registered in England and Wales, registered office 16 Polkerris, Par, PL24 2TL.