Instructions for Recredentialling Online
Please Note: at any time you can save and come back to your application once logged in to your
Member Profile. You can access your application when you log in and on the right hand side of the
screen, click on ‘My Applications’.
Before Starting your Application:
Complete Your CPD Portfolio
1. Log in to your member profile
2. On the right hand side of the screen click on ‘My CPD Portfolios’
3. In the next screen choose the CPD Portfolio for the ‘Current’ year with the date ending on
your membership renewal date.
Complete your CPD Portfolio.
4. Select your Scope of Practice area.
a. Select your current Role and Scope of Practice (which area do you mainly work in?)
5. Click on the ‘Learning Goals’ tab
6. Click on ‘Add new goal’
7. Fill out the pop up box to enter in your first goal and click on ‘save goal’
8. To add another 2 or more goals, repeat steps 5 and 6 (You need a minimum of 3 goals)
9. Once you have entered in all of your learning goals, click on the ‘CPD Activities’ tab
10. Click on ‘Add new Activity’
11. Fill out the pop up box in all fields
12. Attach verification for your activity and click on ‘save activity’
13. To add more CPD activities, repeat steps 10 to 12
14. Once you have completed your CPD activities log, click on the ‘Learning Outcomes’ tab
15. Click on ‘Add new outcome’
16. Fill out the pop up box to enter in your first learning outcome, related to compulsory
category 1 and click on ‘save outcome’
NOTE: You need to complete a ‘learning outcome’ related to each of the 3 compulsory
categories.
17. Click on ‘Add new outcome’
18. Fill out the pop up box to enter in your second learning outcome, related to compulsory
category 2 and click on ‘save outcome’
19. Click on ‘Add new outcome’
20. Fill out the pop up box to enter in your third learning outcome, related to compulsory
category 3 and click on ‘save outcome’
This completes your CPD portfolio.
21. In the purple tabs running across the screen, go to: ‘Credentialling and Education’ and click
on ‘Preparing your application’
22. In the next screen click on ‘Recredentialling’.
23. In the next screen, scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click on ‘Online Application’
24. In the next screen, scroll down to the bottom of the screen.
a. You will see either of 2 buttons ‘Start Renewal of CDE Application’ OR ‘Pay
membership renewal’
If your membership renewal is due soon and has not been paid for the next year, you will need to
renew your membership to proceed.
Once you have renewed your membership, repeat steps 21 -24 and this time you should see the
‘Start Application’ button.
25. Click on the ‘Start Application’ button
26. Click on Step 1:
a. Complete the information about your Primary Discipline and attach your current
certificate
b. You do not need to attach your CV, but you still need to tick the box at the bottom
of the page.
27. Click on the ‘Go to Step 2’ tab at the bottom of the page
28. Complete your CPD Portfolio. Select your Scope of Practice area.
a. Select your current Role and Scope of Practice (which area do you mainly work in?)
29. Click on the ‘Learning Goals’ tab
30. Click on ‘Prefill from CPD Portfolio’ – this should bring all of your goals you entered in your
CPD portfolio into your application for the current year.
31. Click on the ‘CPD Activities’ tab
32. Click on ‘Prefill from CPD Portfolio’ – this should bring all of your activities you entered in
your CPD portfolio into your application for the current year.
33. Click on the ‘Learning Outcomes’ tab
34. Click on ‘Prefill from CPD Portfolio’ – this should bring all of your outcomes you entered in
your CPD portfolio into your application for the current year.
35. To complete the CPD Portfolio section of your application, you need to enter 3 learning goals
for next year.
36. Click on ‘Add new goal’
37. Fill out the pop up box to enter in your first goal (for the next year period) and click on ‘save
goal’
38. To add another 2 or more goals, repeat steps 36 and 37
39. Once you are happy with your CPD Portfolio at the bottom of the page click on ‘Preview and
Finalise Application’
40. From this page you can go back and review any of your application
41. Tick the boxes to confirm you agree with statements to abide by ADEA Code of Conduct and
other policies and documents
42. Click on ‘Submit’
Your Recredentialling Application will then be submitted to ADEA for assessment. You will
receive email notification of its submission.
43. Once it has been assessed, you will receive email notification. Once you receive this, log back
in to your member profile, click on ‘My Applications’.
44. You will see your application and its status.
45. If it has been approved, click on ‘CDE Payment’
46. Complete and submit your payment details. This will be payment of the Credentialling fee.
Once we receive this, you are Credentialled!
47. If your application is ‘Pending’ or ‘Rejected’, the Credentialling Officer will contact you to
discuss extra information required and the next steps to follow.
Please contact ADEA National Office at any time through the application process if you have any
concerns or queries. (02) 6287 4822 or [email protected]