Professional Competence Scheme

Guide to Using Professional Competence Online

  1. Logging On
  1. Once you have received notification of your approval you can log on by browsing to the following location:
  1. All users can accessProfessional Competence Online by browsing the RCSI website
  1. Colles Portal Users can also access Professional Competenceonline through thePCS menu item in Colles Portal
  1. You will be presented with the following screen:

  1. Colles Portal Users should enter in the Colles Portal username & password (If you do not have your username & password please ring RCSI Professional Competence Unit at 01 4022743)
  1. All other users should use the email address they registered with and the password they assigned themselves upon enrolment (If you have forgotten this password click the ‘Forgot Password’ link under the Login button).
  1. Homepage (Overview)

You will be presented with the following home screen:

This screen provides users with a summary of their

  1. Annual Credits Achieved
  2. Annual Guideline Targets
  3. Annual Targets Achieved
  4. Overall Credits (within the 5 year cycle)
  5. Overall Credits Target (within the 5 year cycle)
  6. Overall Target Achieved (within the 5 year cycle)

Users can filter this view by Term.

  1. Guide

This provides users with a guide to credit allocation.

  1. Profile

Users can view and edit their profile information

You can update the information onscreen below:

  1. Fees

Here you can view your fees paid to date and make a payment for the next term.

  1. Add Record

This allows users to add CPD credits and Clinical Audit details. It also allows users to upload files as verification against CPD and Clinical Audit records.

A user can add a record by completing the form pictured below:

Fields Explained:

All fields marked * are mandatory

  1. Supporting Document – Click the Select Files button to upload one or more files
  2. Date of Activity – Choose the appropriate date from the calendar(date must be always earlier than today’s date)
  3. Category – Users must select from one of the five categories
  4. Activity – Choose the activity related to the category
  5. Credits – Choose the relevant number of credits to assign to this record.
  6. Activity Description – A description of users entry
  7. Location – Where the activity took place
  8. Development Purpose – Learning outcome of purpose of attendance/participation
  9. Reference Number – If applicable

Once all the relevant details have been completed click the Add button

  1. View Records

This screen allows users to view their records. This page view can be filtered by term and by category.

A user can edit a record from this page in two ways:

  1. A user can upload a document against a record by selecting the Add Document link beside the relevant record

  1. A user can delete a record from the View Record page by clicking on the Delete Record link
  1. Logging Out

To log out simply click on the Log out link on the top right corner of your screen

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