Learning Portfolio

Because individual learning needs are unique and may vary each year depending on their practice, the College does not set a required number of learning activities or contact hours to be obtained each year. You are responsible for identifying your learning needs, choosing the activities to achieve your goals and applying your learnings to your practice. Emphasis should be on the quality of your learning and how it relates to your practice rather than the number of hours spent learning.

If you would like a pre-determined number of learning hours or activities to complete each year, set yourself a realistic target number at the beginning of the year and work towards that goal. For example, some other provincial pharmacy regulatory authorities have set 15 to 20 hours as the annual required minimum. Documenting each of your learning activities in the learning portfolio will help you track your progress and determine when your goals have been achieved.

You may document learning activities that involve a structured traditional format, such as attending a workshop or completing a self-study course. You may also include non-traditional self-directed learning resources, such as reading articles on a particular topic or discussing an issue with colleagues. Any learning activity that helps you to achieve your learning goal may be documented