Keeping CPD Records

A requirement of the CPD scheme includes maintaining a record of your CPD activities across your three-year cycle. Your records must show that you have completed CPD across all elements of the scheme, done a minimum of 90 hours CPD plus a minimum of 45 hours ‘learning with others.’

Every year when you renew your registration, you must declare the number of CPD hours you’ve completed over the previous 12 months, and which themes of the Osteopathic Practice Standards they meet.

You are legally required to keep accurate records of your CPD, which will help you declare the activities you’ve completed, and will also help you carry out a Peer Discussion Review with a colleague by the end of each three year CPD cycle.

You can choose how you store your records. You must keep all of your records safe and easy to access, for example as electronic records, in an eportfolio platform or as paper records in a physical folder – how you do this is up to you.

Importantly, your records must provide you with enough information to effectively summarise what CPD you’ve completed, how you have met the key elements of the scheme and how this has enhanced your work as an osteopath.

You’ll find lots of practical information about what you need to record, ideas for how to record your CPD activities as well as an example of a completed template in the Keeping CPD Records Workbook. You will also find more information on the different options for recording your CPD on page 9 of the workbook.

Your CPD records should include a brief summary of the key points of each activity, the impact they have had on your practice and any further learning or actions you have identified to help you show that you have engaged with the scheme. You may find this blog useful when considering your CPD records, ‘What counts as evidence of your CPD activities?’

With every CPD activity you do, remember to take the opportunity to think about which themes of the Osteopathic Practice Standards (OPS) you have covered. Many CPD activities will cover more than one theme of the OPS. You don’t need to cover all the standards in any particular theme. Dr Stacey Clift’s blog may be helpful in understanding how to link your CPD to the OPS standards.

The CPD scheme places an emphasis on reflection. Remember to keep a record of your reflections on your CPD activities as well as recording what you did and when, and this should form part of the evidence you need to keep. You may find this blog on reflective practice helpful.

The GOsC may ask to see some of your CPD records if you are randomly chosen as part of the Verification and Assurance process. If you are chosen, you will be asked to provide one piece of evidence of your CPD activities. Find out more about this process.

More resources are available in our Keeping CPD records collection on the resources page of our CPD website.