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Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
Our Continuous Professional Development (CPD) training is completely bespoke and can be customised to your exact needs. It is designed to enhance your operational knowledge and is essential to keep you up to date with evolving regulations, technological advancements, safety protocols, and specific skills required for certain tasks.
This training course is designed for already qualified pilots and will be designed alongside our ex-military drone training experts, targeting the areas where you want to excel, to ensure you get exactly what you need out of your time with us.
Our expert instructors will adapt CPD training to your needs:
- CAA regulatory updates
- Night operations
- Search and rescue
- Thermal imaging
- Payload training
- Ethical and legal considerations
Don’t see what you need? Get in touch with one of our expert drone training instructors today to design your CPD course.
Need to earn your qualifications first? Check out our other drone training courses to book your place.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the CPD training course?
As the UK drone sector advances in regulation and complexity, maintaining pilot competency is essential. The Continuous Professional Development (CPD) course is a completely bespoke training programme designed to enhance your existing operational knowledge. It ensures you stay up to date with evolving regulations, technological shifts, and safety protocols.
Is there a rigid syllabus I have to follow?
Not at all. This course is explicitly designed to be customisable. You will work alongside our training experts to co-design a syllabus that targets the exact areas where you or your drone team want to excel. You only spend time on the skills and knowledge you actually need.
Who is this course designed for?
This training is designed specifically for already qualified drone pilots who want to expand their current skill sets, refresh their knowledge, or safely transition into more advanced commercial workflows.
Do I need to hold specific qualifications first?
Yes, ideally you should already hold a foundational drone qualification (such as an A2 CofC, GVC, or the latest Remote Pilot Certificate Level 1 / RPC-L1). If you need to earn your initial qualifications first, our academy team can help you book onto those foundational courses before starting CPD.
What specific operational areas can be covered in a CPD course?
Our expert instructors can adapt your CPD training to focus on a wide variety of advanced operational disciplines, including:
- CAA Regulatory Updates: Navigating the latest changes and framework transitions (such as the shift toward RPC-L1 and RPC-L2).
- Night Operations: Managing safety, lighting protocols, and situational awareness in low-light environments.
- Thermal Imaging: Mastering thermography sensors for industrial or emergency use.
- Search and Rescue (SAR): Tactical flight patterns, crew coordination, and emergency response workflows.
- Payload Training: Getting the most out of specialized camera, sensor, or delivery hardware.
Ethical and Legal Considerations: Staying compliant with privacy laws, data protection, and local airspace restrictions.
I don't see the specific skill I need listed. Can you still train me and my team?
Yes. If there is a highly niche application or a specific piece of equipment you need training on, simply get in touch with our team. We regularly build completely bespoke flight and theory packages to match specific corporate and industrial workflows.
What is A1, A2, and A3 categories of operating a <25kg drone?
The categories of operations are known as A1, A2, and A3. They are classified as:
- A1 (fly over people)
- A2 (fly close to people)
- A3 (fly far away from people)
The basic CAA Drone Code will tell you everything you need to pass the test for a flyer ID, which allows you to fly in Open A1 and A3 categories.
What is the difference between the Open and Specific categories?
The Specific category covers operations that present a greater risk than that of the Open category, or where one or more elements of the operation fall outside the boundaries of the Open category. You must pass the online test and hold a Flyer-ID, and register as a UAS operator, and display your Operator ID on your UAS.
Who provides the A2 CofC and GVC training?
The A2 CofC and GVC training is provided by our experienced EEI Academy instructors. We are recognised by the CAA and their courses are designed to expand your theoretical knowledge to ensure you operate safely and appropriately.
Where will I do the training?
We have training venues and flight sites in Lincoln and Swindon with options to conduct the A2 CofC online.
If there are enough students on our courses, our training can also be brought to a bespoke location near you.
Testimonials
Ian quickly delivered the one day course in a style and at a pace that was relevant to the students. Very credible and could relate military experience to our operational requirements. He was also able to give pragmatic solutions and advice around some of the grey areas of legislation and emergency service use which was very helpful. Thames Valley Police
An outstanding week of training, both theory and practical flying. Extremely knowledgeable and approachable instructors who made the learning as easy and efficient as possible. This has prepared me extremely well for my RPAS job role. Zeta Central Student
Really good day with Matt and Ian. I think we all cam e away feeling far more confident with the M30T and night flying in particular. Environment Agency
I throughly enjoyed this course, the teaching was world class. Instructors made me feel welcome and went above and beyond. Steve took me for my drone flying section, his teaching methods and knowledge is world class. Tim made theory enjoyable and easy to learn but world class. Zeta Central Student
Very good and helpful trainers. They understood the difference in our police role as drone operators. Kent Police
Excellent course with excellent instruction. Gally was very personable and pitched the course at the right level. The theory element was quite technical but was made easier by the instruction. none of the course material was laboured, but there was enough explanation to check understanding. The practical element was made easy because of the quality of training. all together, an excellent course. would definitely use EE Innovations again and would have no hesitation in recommending you as a training provider. Maidstone Borough Council
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