Free CPD Tracker & Revalidation Resources for Nurses
Keep your professional development and revalidation evidence organised with NurseNet's practical resources for nurses. Use the tools alongside current NMC guidance to record learning, organise evidence and prepare gradually for revalidation.
Build your revalidation evidence throughout the three-year period
Revalidation can become difficult when professional learning, feedback and evidence are scattered across emails, certificates and different folders. A simple recording system can make it easier to see what you have completed and what still needs attention.
Practical tools to support your revalidation
NurseNet's existing resource library brings together practical documents designed to support different parts of the revalidation journey.
Revalidation Documents & Templates Pack
Keep key revalidation information organised using practical documents and templates in one place.
Access the resource library →NurseNet CPD Guide
Support your understanding of continuing professional development, recording and preparation for NMC revalidation.
Access the CPD guide →Revalidation Ready Planner
Use a structured planner to keep track of your preparation instead of leaving everything until your revalidation deadline approaches.
Access the planner →Practice-Related Feedback Workbook
Organise practice-related feedback and use it as a starting point for professional learning and reflection.
Access the feedback workbook →Drug Calculations Handbook
Strengthen an important area of nursing numeracy and professional development with NurseNet's practical learning resource.
Access the handbook →NurseNet CPD Learning Centre
Use the online CPD guides to understand what counts as CPD, participatory learning, recording, examples and reflection.
Explore CPD guidance →What should you keep track of?
Your CPD record should contain the information required by the NMC. Keeping these details together as you complete learning can reduce the need to reconstruct your CPD history later.
- The method of CPD you completed
- A description of the topic and how it relates to your practice and scope of practice
- The date or dates the activity took place
- The number of CPD hours completed
- The number of participatory learning hours where applicable
- The part of the NMC Code relevant to the activity
- Evidence demonstrating that the activity was undertaken
Need more detail?
Our dedicated CPD recording guide explains each part of the record and includes a practical worked example.
How to Record CPD for NMC Revalidation →Track both total and participatory CPD hours
For NMC revalidation you need 35 hours of CPD relevant to your scope of practice during the three-year period. At least 20 of those hours must include participatory learning.
35 hours
Keep a running total so you can see how your professional learning is developing across the registration period.
At least 20 hours
Record participatory hours separately so that you can monitor whether you are meeting the participatory learning requirement.
Record CPD while the learning is still fresh
Your tracker is only one part of revalidation
CPD is an important requirement, but your revalidation evidence extends beyond professional learning. Keep the wider requirements visible as you prepare.
Practice
Keep appropriate records of your practice hours throughout your registration period.
Feedback
Collect and organise the five pieces of practice-related feedback required for revalidation.
Reflection
Prepare your five written reflective accounts and complete the required reflective discussion.
See all the requirements together
Use the NurseNet revalidation requirements guide for an overview of practice hours, CPD, feedback, reflection, declarations and confirmation.
NMC Revalidation Requirements for Nurses →Do more than simply collect certificates
Recording an activity helps document your CPD. Reflection can help you think about what you learned, why it matters and how it might influence your professional development or practice.
Learn → Record → Reflect → Develop
A useful professional portfolio should help you see the story of your development, not simply provide a folder of documents at revalidation time.
CPD tracker and resource FAQs
How many CPD hours do I need for NMC revalidation?
You need 35 hours of CPD relevant to your scope of practice during the three-year period, including at least 20 hours of participatory learning.
Should I keep evidence of my CPD?
Yes. The NMC CPD record requirements include evidence that demonstrates that the learning activity was undertaken.
Should I record CPD as I complete it?
Keeping records up to date can make it easier to maintain accurate dates, hours, evidence and information about how learning relates to your scope of practice.
Does a CPD tracker replace the NMC forms?
No. NurseNet resources are educational and organisational tools. Always use the current NMC guidance and required documentation when preparing and submitting your revalidation evidence.
Are the NurseNet resources free?
NurseNet provides a collection of free revalidation resources through the Free NMC Revalidation Resource Library.
Start organising your revalidation evidence today
Access practical NurseNet resources and build a simple system for keeping your CPD, evidence, feedback and revalidation preparation organised.
