Step 1. Log into your profile on the Centre for Advancing Practice Portal.

https://advancedpractice.cpdnow.net/

Step 2. Click on Applications and Reports

Step 3. Click on your completed application (badges are only available for completed applications)

Step 4. Click on Claim Badge

Step 5. Click on Download badge.

Now save your badge in a safe space (you will be able to download again if you lose it)

Download a detailed guide to claiming and sharing your digital badge

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In addition to your digital badge and QR code, you will also be issued with a digital certificate.  These are designed to be a backup or for a situation where a digital is not accepted.

Step 1. Log into your profile on the Centre for Advancing Practice Portal.

https://advancedpractice.cpdnow.net/

Step 2. Click on Applications and Reports

Step 3. Click on your completed application (Certificates are only available for completed applications)

Step 4. Click on view certificate.

Step 5. A new tab will open with a copy of your certificate.

You may need to adjust the text size as this is a local setting on your computer. This can be done by holding down the control (Ctrl) key and pressing plus or minus depending on whether you text is too large or too small.

Step 6. Print your certificate 

To print your certificate right click and select print from the options.

Then select print again.

You may also have the option at this point to print to pdf (to save a copy)

Download a detailed guide to claiming and printing your digital certificate

Step 1. Log into your profile on the Centre for Advancing Practice Portal.

https://advancedpractice.cpdnow.net/

Step 2. Click on Applications and Reports

Step 3. Click on your completed application (QR codes are only available for completed applications)

Step 4. Below the download badge button, you will see “QR code” with a small “+”, click on the “+” plus sign.

Step 5. You will see your own personalised QR code for your own personalised badge.

From here you can either use the copy the link button to copy the link to your badge (this can be a handy back up to the digital badge) or you can print your QR code (this may be handy to add to posters or printed material)

Download a detailed guide to claiming and sharing your QR code

This is written for outlook, the same principle can be used for other e-mail providers

Step 1. Click on the little arrow below the signature button on the ribbon (on some systems you need to start a new e-mail to open this section of the ribbon)

Step 2. Select the Signatures item on the menu

Step 3. Select the signature you would like to add the badge to

Step 4. Once you have selected which signature you would like to add it to click on the add image button. A new box will open showing files. Navigate to where the badge is saved – Often this can be in downloads.  

Step 5. Select the image and click “Insert”

Step 6. Step 6 to 9 adds the meta data to your email badge. Log into your account on the portal. Navigate to your digital badge (Applications and Reports). Click on QR code and then Click on Copy Link button. Link will now be on clipboard.

Step 7. Return to your signature. Right click on the badge image. Click link

Step 8. Paste the copied link into the Address box. Click ok

Step 9. Make sure you click “OK” (again).

On all new e-mails with this signature will now have a clickable digital badge (without third-party software)

This will take you to a webpage showing the details of the badge

Download a guide to adding a Digital Badge to your e-mail signature resource