• Log in to www.rcpi.ie
  • Navigate to your ePortfolio for Professional Competence
  • Click “Create a new event”
  • Choose “Record an Absence from Practice”
    • “Date Occurred on” is the start date for your record
    • “End Date” is the end date for your record
  • Pick the Professional Competence Year that applies to your absence
    • If the end date for your absence from practice is after 30 April, please complete a separate form for the dates that apply to each year
  • Click "Submit"
  • Do NOT attach medical certificates or other personal documents to this form
  • We will contact you if any clarification is needed

Download instructions on how to record your absence from practice here


We recommend where possible that you consider creating a Personal Development Plan to help you meet requirements prior to or following your absence from practice