CPD portfolio

Continuing professional development

Do you find it challenging to stay on top of recording your continuing professional development (CPD) and making sure you meet the HCPC standards?

We’ve teamed up with CPDme to give you access to an online platform and app designed to make CPD recording easy and accessible. You can now record your CPD activities, reflections and evidence in one place, and on the go – all included with your RCOT membership!

Why should you use your CPD portfolio?

It’s a place to capture your lifelong learning and development, no matter your role or career stage
It’s easy:
- Pick up and put down your recording easily.
- You can choose the reflection templates which suit you best. Use it as a single place to record your activities, learning, reflections and evidence.
- Your progress is saved and a traffic light system indicates a percentage level of completion for each CPD diary entry you’ve made.
The new HCPC registration period and CPD recording cycle started on 1 November 2025 – start good CPD habits and record your CPD regularly.
Know you’re meeting the HCPC CPD standards – feel as prepared as possible for future CPD audits.

Your CPD portfolio helps you meet HCPC standards

Standard 1

Standard 2

Standards 3 and 4

Standard 5

If you are selected for the HCPC audit, you’ll need to submit a CPD profile

Keeping all your CPD in one place will make this process much easier. You can:
- export your dated list of CPD activities as an attachment
- demonstrate you’re carrying out a mixture of learning
- write your practice/ work summary and personal statement as you move through this two-year cycle
- easy access to any evidence you’ve been keeping, allowing you to choose which bits of evidence you want to include as part of your profile.

Learn more about the CPD portfolio and how it will support you

Check out our ‘CPD portfolio beginners session’ for more information, including a demo of how to you the platform.

Watch our CPD portfolio session

If you have questions about CPD and audits, please explore our page Supporting you with the HCPC CPD audit.

If you've got general questions about the CPD portfolio, take a look at our FAQs below or contact [email protected].

FAQs

What is a CPD portfolio?

What is a CPD portfolio and why do I need one?

It’s a way to capture your lifelong learning and CPD in one place, no matter your role or career stage. It’s easy to record reflections and evidence and it’s designed to support us to meet the HCPC CPD standards. We’ve teamed up with CPDme to deliver this member benefit.

How do I access my CPD portfolio?

How do I log in via the RCOT website?

How do I log in via the app?

Search for the app 'CPD Portfolio Builder - CPDme'.
Download the free app and log in. You don’t need to select ‘sign up’.
Make sure you use the same email address that you use for RCOT membership when logging in.
The app won’t recognise your RCOT password. Instead, click on ‘forgotten password’. The app will then generate a one off secure log in which will not affect your RCOT log in details.

I got an error message when I logged in

Do I have to pay for this or is it free?

Do I get basic or premium CPDme access?

What if my email address changes?

What if I already have a CPDme account?

If you're both an existing CPDme subscriber and an RCOT member, there are a couple of steps to take:

Go to your RCOT member account and click on ‘Access your CPD portfolio now!’ button. Once you’ve done this and providing you use the same email address for both RCOT and CPDme membership, your account will automatically transfer to our RCOT system, and you’ll see all previous entries made.
Email [email protected] or call them on 01254 943159 if you need help moving your account or if you have questions about payment. Let them know you are an RCOT member and ask them to please cancel your subscription/ advise on payment already made. There is no additional cost to you because access is now included in your RCOT membership.

Will CPD from my account be moved?

Will CPD from my paid for account be moved to my new RCOT CPD portfolio?

Yes – it’s all linked to your email address. If you use the same email address, and you’ve logged in via your RCOT portal, this will automatically transfer you over to the RCOT system. If you’ve been using different email addresses, [email protected] will be able to support you with updating your preferred email address so you can view any previous CPD you’ve logged.

What if my log in email is different?

Can I backdate CPD activities?

Does CPD use reflective templates?

Yes, when adding a reflection you can chose from a selection of reflection frameworks. The fields below then auto-populate with prompts specific to the reflection model you’ve chosen to use.

We also have CPD resources on the RCOT website including five minute reflection templates which you can use to support your CPD, and upload as evidence to your portfolio.

What if I end my RCOT membership?

If I end my RCOT membership, can I still access my CPD portfolio?

When your RCOT membership comes to an end, you'll be given 30 days to export and download everything you’ve recorded. The data you record never gets deleted (unless requested), so if you need the information after the 30 days, CPDme will be able to send this to you.

If you later re-join as a member, all your CPD data remains safely stored and available to view because it is linked to your email address.