How Is RCSLT Changing Its CPD Diary to the New CPD Portfolio?

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The RCSLT is replacing its CPD Diary with a new online continuing professional development (CPD) tool called the CPD Portfolio. According to the RCSLT website, the CPD Diary will stop allowing users to add entries after 23 September, and the new CPD Portfolio is scheduled to launch in October 2026. If you currently log CPD through the CPD Diary, this means you have a fixed window to record any outstanding entries before the old tool closes to new input.

What is changing

The RCSLT describes the change as a replacement of one online CPD tool with another:

  • Outgoing tool: the CPD Diary
  • Incoming tool: the CPD Portfolio
  • Key restriction: the CPD Diary will no longer accept new entries after 23 September
  • Launch timing: the CPD Portfolio is expected in October 2026

The RCSLT frames this as getting ready to launch a new platform, which suggests the change is a system migration rather than a change to the underlying CPD requirement itself. The website does not state that CPD requirements have changed — only that the tool used to record them is being replaced.

What you need to do before the deadline

If you use the CPD Diary, the practical steps are:

  1. Check your existing CPD Diary entries. Review what is already logged and identify anything missing.
  2. Add any outstanding entries before 23 September. After that date, the CPD Diary will not allow users to add entries.
  3. Watch for email updates. The RCSLT says updates will come via email, so keep your contact details current with the organisation.
  4. Use the CPD Portfolio information page. The RCSLT directs members to a dedicated CPD Portfolio information page for full details and support.

The expected result of completing these steps is that your CPD record is as complete as possible before the old tool stops accepting input, and you know where to go for help with the new platform.

Where to get updates and support

The RCSLT points to two channels:

  • Email updates — the organisation says to look out for updates via email.
  • The CPD Portfolio information page — described as the place for full details and information on how to get support.

There is also a CPD Portfolio webinar listed among RCSLT events, scheduled for 5 November 2026 at 12pm, with booking available. For anyone who prefers a walkthrough to reading documentation, this is a relevant entry point.

Common sticking points

  • The 23 September cut-off applies to adding entries, not necessarily to viewing them. The website states the CPD Diary will stop allowing users to add entries after that date; it does not say existing records disappear.
  • The launch month is stated, but not a specific day. The RCSLT says October 2026 for the CPD Portfolio, so plan around a month rather than a fixed date.
  • Support is signposted, not detailed on the homepage. The specifics of how to get help live on the CPD Portfolio information page, so that is the page to check rather than relying on the homepage summary.

What this means for you

If you are an RCSLT member who records CPD, the decision is straightforward: bring your CPD Diary up to date before 23 September, then prepare to move to the CPD Portfolio when it launches in October 2026. If you are not currently using the CPD Diary, the change mainly matters as context for how the RCSLT will handle CPD recording going forward. In either case, the RCSLT's email updates and the CPD Portfolio information page are the sources to follow for confirmed details.