Two years have passed since the first batch of members was awarded Practicing Professional (PP) status in Jan 2009. Application is open now for members (PP expiring in Dec 2010) to renew their status as well as for new applicants who wish to qualify for PP. The qualifying period for this application is Jan 2009 to Dec 2010. The new expiration date for successful applicants will be Dec 2012.

Please fill in the PARF form provided and submit to PDS Working Committee on or before 10 Jan 2011. Instruction on filling in the form is given in the “General Instruction” tab at the bottom of the form. For more information about PDS, please visit the website, http://sites.google.com/site/laspds09/Home

Achieving PP status is a firm commitment to your supervisor, parent body, users/clients and fellow professionals to continuously upgrade yourself in professional practice. Like other professions in medical, legal and IT industry, continuing professional development is an important aspect of our practice in a rapidly changing information environment.  The PDS system, developed and maintained by LAS is a clear demonstration of our collective desire to remain relevant and up-do-date in our daily work.