Support your CPD accreditation
Attach the report to your re-approval application or quality return. It shows learning objectives were met, relevance to practice, and that you collect and respond to delegate feedback.
CPD EVENT FEEDBACK TEMPLATE
Feedback for CPD events that you can actually use.
Study days, courses and conferences live or die by their reputation and their accreditation. This template collects the feedback organisers need for both: whether learning objectives were met, what delegates will do differently, ideas for next time, and permission to quote the best comments.
Free plan available. No card required.What this form is for
The usual post-event survey asks about the coffee and the venue. This one leads with learning. Did the event meet its stated objectives? Was it relevant to delegates’ practice? What will they do differently as a result? Those are the questions that accrediting bodies, sponsors and future delegates care about.
If your event is CPD-approved, your accrediting body will usually expect you to collect delegate feedback and to show how you respond to it. Asking about learning objectives and intended change in practice gives you exactly that evidence, in a report you can attach to your next application.
The last question asks permission to quote comments anonymously. It is easy to forget, and it means the best comments can go straight into next year’s programme without an awkward round of emails.
The questions, and why they’re there
8 questions · every one can be edited- 01
Overall, how would you rate the event?
1 is poor, 5 is excellent.
Rating, 1–5
Why it’s asked. The headline score for the event, and the number you will compare year on year.
- 02
Did the event meet its learning objectives?
Multiple choice · Fully · Mostly · Partly · Not at all
Why it’s asked. The question accrediting bodies care most about, and the clearest test of whether the programme delivered what it promised.
- 03
How relevant was the content to your practice?
1 is not relevant, 5 is highly relevant.
Rating, 1–5
Why it’s asked. Relevance is what makes delegates come back and recommend the event to colleagues.
- 04
Which session or speaker was most valuable?
Short text
Why it’s asked. Identifies your strongest sessions and speakers to invite back, and gives speakers feedback they appreciate.
- 05
What will you do differently in your practice as a result?
Long text
Why it’s asked. Evidence of impact beyond satisfaction, and the best material for accreditation and sponsor reports.
- 06
What topics would you like covered at future events?
Long text
Why it’s asked. Plans next year’s programme from what your audience actually asked for.
- 07
How well organised was the event?
Including joining instructions, timings and venue or platform. 1 is poor, 5 is excellent.
Rating, 1–5
Why it’s asked. Logistics matter, but they come after learning. Keeping them to one rating keeps the form short.
- 08
May we quote your comments anonymously in future event materials?
Multiple choice · Yes · No
Why it’s asked. Gets permission at the point of feedback, so you can use the best comments in marketing without chasing anyone.
What you can do with the results
When the form closes — on a date you set, or when you close it — BetterForms writes the report for you: a chart for every question and every written answer, plus themes and an executive summary on plans that include analysis. Print it or save it as a PDF, share a read-only link, or export the raw responses to CSV or Google Sheets. Here is what people do with it.
Give every speaker their feedback
Share the report link with your speakers, or pull out the comments that mention them. Speakers who get useful feedback are more likely to come back.
Report to sponsors and funders
A clear report with scores, intended changes in practice and delegate quotes is exactly what sponsors and funders ask for after an event. Print it as a PDF or send the link.
Plan next year’s programme
The topics question gives you a ready-made list of what delegates want next, and the best-session answers tell you who to invite back.
Market the next event
Use the comments delegates gave you permission to quote on your website and in your next programme.
Getting good responses
- Show the QR code on the screen during the closing remarks, and give people a minute to fill it in before they leave.
- Email the link as well, but on the day you will get far more responses than afterwards.
- Copy your learning objectives into the form’s description, so delegates can see what they are judging the event against.
- If attendance certificates are part of your event, issue them separately from feedback so that responses stay anonymous.
Questions
- Does this meet CPD accreditation requirements?
- Requirements vary between accrediting bodies, so check theirs. Most ask providers to evaluate events against their learning objectives and to show they act on delegate feedback, which this template is designed to support.
- Can I use it for a multi-day conference?
- Yes. Use one form for the whole event, or one per day or stream if you want separate reports. You can add a question asking which sessions people attended.
- Can delegates fill it in after the event?
- Yes. The form stays open until the date you choose to close it, or until you close it yourself.
Start with this template
It opens in the editor as your own form. Change any question, then share it with a link or a QR code. Or start from a blank form and let AI draft the questions for you.
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