Centre for Advancing Practice Portal

Step 1. Click on the “application and Reports” tab

Step 2.  Select your route. For graduates of Accredited Programmes, please select “Advanced Practitioners Accredited Programme Route” and press “Start a new application/report”.

Step 3. View route under “Your current applications/report(s)

Please note only those who have been accepted on the ePortfolio (supported) Route should select this route.

Step 1. Click on the “applicantion and Reports” tab

Step 2.  Select your route. For those who have been accepted on to the ePortfolio (supported) Route, please select “ePortfolio (supported) Route” and press “Start a new application/report”.

Step 3. View route under “Your current applications/report(s)

Step 1. Select “Applications and Reports” 

Step 2. Select “Advanced Practitioners Accredited Programme Route”

Step 3. Please enter your student number. This is used to verify your application.

 Step 4. Scroll down to “Accredited Advanced Practice programmes” and press edit.

Step 5. Type in the first few letters of your education provider and click on your programme. Afterwards, press “Update”.

Step 6. Scroll down to “Attachments” and press edit, to add your evidence of successful programme competition.

To be recognised you will need to upload:

Please ensure all relevant details and documents are uploaded as approval will not be granted without them. Incomplete applications will be rejected.

Step 7. Press “Choose Files” to locate the file you would like to submit as evidence.

 Step 8. Find the file you would like to attach, then press “Open”.

Step 9. Enter names in file description. Name your certificate: Your Name-Education Provider Certificate. Name your transcript: Your Name – Education Provider Transcript

Step 10. Repeat Steps 7 to 9 as many times as necessary to attach all required files.

 Your attachments appear in the “Attachments” box.

Step 11. Before you submit, please check your application. Once this done,  “Submit for Verification”.

Step 12. Confirm that you consent to the information being checked and press “Submit”.

Step 13. NHS England’s Centre for Advancing Practice will verify the details and documents you have submitted.  

Applicants for recognition through the ePortfolio (supported) Route will receive guidance and support via their Education Supervisor and the Applicant Notice Board.

Express an interest in a future cohort

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

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

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

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

Step 1 – Applicants will invite individuals to be their Supervisors within the Centre for Advancing Practice Portal.  All Supervisors (education and clinical). While learners have been assigned an education supervisor, this invitation acts as their consent for you to view their portfolio. The learner will need to know which e-mail address you registered on the portal with, and your surname.

Step 2 – You will receive an e-mail invitation, please follow the instructions in this e-mail. Please check you spam or junk folder if the e-mail doesn’t arrive.

Step 3 -Log into the Centre for Advancing Practice Portal.

Here you will find all your learners.

Supervisors Portal Guidance

Step 1 – Click on the view button (this should be in line with the learner’s name)

The select portfolio will open in a new tab.

Step 2 – Open any section by clicking the plus symbol.

Step 3 – The selected section will expand. To view more details either click on “View” or scroll down.

For the Capabilities Evidence Matrix, click view and a list of evidence attached to this item will pop up.

Step 4 – Click on the title of any piece of evidence listed to view.

Step 5 – Close a section by clicking on either the X or – symbol

Supervisors Portal Guidance