The ePortfolio (supported) Route has been designed to enable recognition of experienced advanced practitioners, working clinically in advanced practitioner roles. This route provides structure for the development of an ePortfolio, to demonstrate knowledge, skills and experience in advanced practice. It also provides opportunity for practitioners to reflect on their learning and development, and to identify areas for further development.

Completing the ePortfolio (supported) Route is voluntary, in other words practitioners are under no obligation. The Centre for Advancing Practice has created this process for recognition of advanced practitioners for quality assurance purposes. It helps to ensure a consistent approach to recognising the experience, knowledge, and skills of experienced advanced practitioners.

This page supports those embarking on the ePortfolio (supported) Route. Below is a library of webinars, guides, forms, and examples to support development of a high quality portfolio.

Centre for Advancing Practice Portal

The Centre for Advancing Practice Portal is designed to provide a comprehensive platform for practitioners to build portfolio. It is an online portfolio that allows practitioners to store, organise, and share their education, training and experience with their education supervisor.

Centre for Advancing Practice Portal

When to access the Portal

After you have had your Learning Needs Analysis meeting

AND

Your Personal Development Plan has been agreed

AND

You are successful in the next stage of your application for the ePortfolio (supported) Route

THEN

You can access and sign up for an account with the Centre for Advancing Practice Portal, please see portal guidance in useful documents.

Resources

The following section provides links to the key guides and documentation to support practitioners on the ePortfolio (supported) Route.

Please note: when submitting your ePortfolio, the most recent published, written, guidance should be used to prepare your ePortfolio.

ePortfolio (supported) Route Guidance Documents

ePortfolio Applicants Guidance — Applicants Guidance

ePortfolio summary guidance — Summary Guidance

ePortfolio portal guidance — Portal Guidance

ePortfolio naming conventions — Naming Conventions

Learning Needs Analysis (LNA) Forms

ePortfolio Cohort 3 - Learning Needs Analysis Form — Cohort 3 – Learning Needs Analysis

Forms

Image of a GDPR statement — GDPR statement

Completing Learning Needs Analysis Forms

An introduction to the ePortfolio (Supported) Route
Learning Needs Analysis Form – Cohort 3

The Centre for Advancing Practice Portal Guidance

Introduction to the portal

Using the Portal - uploading and confirming evidence — Using the Portal – uploading and confirming evidence

Building a portfolio

Writing a high-quality critical narrative for an ePortfolio — Writing a high-quality critical narrative

Examples: Learning Needs Analysis (LNA) Forms

FAQs

This provides information on frequent questions or concerns. Updated August 2023