How many CPD hours do Australian nurses need?
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia requires a minimum of 20 hours of CPD each registration year, and the registration year runs from 1 June to 31 May. You need more if you hold more than one registration or an endorsement — 30 hours as a nurse practitioner, or 40 hours if you are registered as both a nurse and a midwife.
How many CPD hours do Australian doctors need?
The Medical Board of Australia requires at least 50 hours of CPD each calendar year, completed through an accredited CPD home. That includes a minimum of 12.5 hours of educational activities and at least 25 hours of reviewing performance and measuring outcomes, with a minimum of 5 hours in each of those two categories. You also need a written professional development plan before you start.
What counts as CPD?
Anything relevant to your practice that you can evidence — courses, conferences, eLearning, in-service education, mandatory training, journal clubs, supervision and structured reading all count. Regulators expect more than a bare hour count: you should be able to show what the activity was, how long it took, and what you took away from it. MyRoster records the activity type, hours, provider, what you learned and your reflection.
Do I have to keep evidence of my CPD?
Yes. You declare your CPD when you renew, and regulators check a sample of practitioners. Australian nurses and midwives must keep CPD records for at least five years and have them available for audit. Australian doctors must keep records for three years after each one-year cycle. In the UK you keep your revalidation portfolio yourself, and the NMC verifies a sample of applications each year.
Can I export my CPD portfolio?
Yes. MyRoster exports your CPD as a report covering your registration period, with every entry, its hours and type, your reflections, any evidence you attached, and summary totals by activity type. Save it, print it, or send it straight on to whoever asked.
Does the CPD tracker work for doctors, paramedics and police?
Yes. The CPD target is fully customisable — you choose the number of hours and how often the period resets — so it works for any profession with a CPD or continuing-competence requirement, whether that is 20 hours a year, 50 hours a year, or 35 or 60 hours across a three-year cycle. MyRoster suggests a target based on the common requirements for Australian nurses, Australian doctors, UK nurses and New Zealand nurses.
Will I lose my CPD if I change phones?
No. Your CPD entries, reflections and evidence sync and back up along with the rest of your MyRoster data, so your portfolio comes with you to a new device and keeps its history across registration periods. It is only ever shared when you choose to export the report and send it.
