CPD Journal FAQs

You can find your CPD Journal when you log into the MyRCR area and click into the CPD Journal. 

If you have not been able to log into the MyRCR area please contact [email protected]

If you have logged into the MyRCR area and don't see the CPD Journal please get in contact with [email protected]

You will need to log into the MyRCR area and click on the CPD Journal icon. If you don't already have a CPD Journal you need to click '+ New entry' and then 'Create CPD Journal'. You can then add CPD activity to your new Journal. 

You will need to log into the MyRCR area and click on the CPD Journal icon. If you don't already have a CPD Journal you need to click '+ New entry' and then 'Create CPD Journal'. You can then add CPD activity to your new Journal. 

Select the relevant time period by entering a 'completion start date' and 'completion end date'. This will filter the table below to display entries logged within that time period. Then click export as pdf or export as excel. You will see a pop out window appear explaining how many attachments to expect in the download, you will need to approve the download. Once the download is complete you should see one pdf or excel export as well as a zip folder with any attachments associated to your entries. 

If you have clicked 'export as pdf' or 'export as excel' and the download is not in your downloads, please ensure pop ups are enabled on your browser. Once you have enabled pop ups in your browser please try the export again. If the export still doesn't seem to be working, please get in contact with [email protected] 

Log into the RCR Learn site, click My Profile and then click 'download personal documents'. 

There a few places you can see how many CPD credits you earned per activity, the first is on the CPD Journal table. When you click into the CPD Journal from the MyRCR area, you will see a table of entries listed. In this table you will see the entry title, activity type, date of completion and credits earned. The second place to find how many credits earned per activity is in the export. The credits earned will be displayed alongside the activity type. 

When you click into the CPD Journal from the MyRCR area, you will see a '+ new entry' button. Click on that to make a new entry. 

There are two ways to add reflections in the CPD Journal. You can do it when going through the '+ New Entry' questions or you can add reflections retrospectively by clicking the pencil icon on the far right of the CPD entry table. 

To filter by appraisal year, find the 'completion start date' and select a start date. Then enter an end date into the 'completion end date'. This will filter the table below to display entries logged within that time period.

If you think there are entries missing from the table please get in contact with [email protected]

You can find any attachments uploaded into this new journal by exporting the data. Both the excel and pdf export will come with a full attachment export. 

Any attachments uploaded into old versions of the RCR CPD Journal are stored in our records, if you would like a copy please get in touch with [email protected]