It is important that you secure evidence of participation in the Accredited Continuing Education (CE) category and attach it to the relevant form in CPD Valet. CPD Valet forms for activities that require evidence will not be counted against your requirements until you have attached your document, so the ideal time to add your evidence is when you are submitting your form.
Evidence must display:
- Your name,
- Title of the activity,
- Contact details of the organising institution
The evidence must demonstrate that the activity took place within the relevant Professional Competence year, e.g. between 1 May and 30 April.
| Evidence Type | Recommendation |
| Single Occurrence of Activity: Letter, Memo or Attendance certificate for an individual activity, on organising institution headed paper. The document has your name pre-printed and gives the date and title of the activity. Document must reference the accrediting body | Ideal |
| Multiple Occurrence of Activity: Letter, Memo or Attendance certificate for a recurring activity, on organising institution headed paper. The document has your name pre-printed and gives the date and title of the activity. and references the accrediting body | Ideal |
| Sign-in sheets : Sign-in sheet with organisers contact details, date and title of the activity and with all other names covered | Acceptable only if other names are redacted |
| Sign-in sheet which displays names other than your own | Not acceptable - Data protection issue |
| Lists and Schedules: List of meetings or schedule of meetings on organising institution headed paper showing dates and titles with signature or stamp confirming your attendance. The document must reference the accrediting body. | Acceptable |
| List of meetings or schedule of meetings without stamp or signature are not confirmation of attendance as they do not demonstrate that the activity took place or that you participated | Not acceptable |
| Other types of evidence: | |
| BLS, ACLS, PALS, ALSO or similar certification/re-certification | Acceptable |
| Conference identity tag which displays your name, and identifies the related educational activity and the date(s) it took place, together with any additional document that references the accrediting body | Acceptable |
| An agenda, invitation, programme or schedule of activities without evidence of attendance only indicate an intention to attend. | Not acceptable |
| Booking confirmations, airline tickets, and travel receipts only indicate an intention to attend. | Not acceptable |
| Diplomas and Degrees | |
| A diploma awarded at the end of a course is acceptable as long as the claim concerns activities that took place within the relevant Professional Competence year, accompanied by any document which references the accrediting body | Acceptable |
Tips for adding documents to your ePortfolio
- Filenames:
To avoid problems with uploading documents to your ePortfolio, filenames should be short, and should only contain alphanumeric characters. To help you identify the documents later, you should incorporate some part of the activity name in the filename - PDF
.PDF (Portable Document Format) is generally a smaller size document and is easily opened for review on the majority of devices (Ideal) - Photographs:
As the necessary detail may not be visible in a photograph of a poster, for example, it is important to check that all details that confirm your participation in the activity on the related date are easy to read (Not recommended) - Powerpoint files:
A PowerPoint presentation does not confirm that the related activity took place or that you participated. In addition the potentially large file size may create problems when uploading (Not recommended) - Saved emails:
Saved email file formats are not universally compatible on all devices. If your profile is reviewed during the Annual Verification Process, the reviewer may not be able to open the file (Not recommended)
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