Current Requirements

All members are required to select education of their choice from within one of the buckets within the person-centred framework.

Pharmacy managers will take continuing education that is aligned to pharmacy manager competencies on an annual basis.

See Training and Development for a full and evolving list.

Members should be aware of renewal requirements for previously completed training (e.g., Privacy Officer training must be renewed every 3 years, etc.).

The National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) has established Entry-to-Practice Competencies for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, as well as Model Standards of Practice  (quick reference guide). These provide a national framework and common understanding of the expectations of pharmacy professionals in all settings across Canada and define what quality pharmacy care is.

The standards are organized into 5 domains: Providing Care, Knowledge and Expertise, Communication and Collaboration, Leadership and Stewardship, and Professionalism (see figure below). Pharmacy professionals should refer to these standards often to reflect on the quality of their practice. By focusing learning activities on these domains, pharmacy professionals can ensure that their individual professional development addresses areas for improvement across each aspect of the nationally defined standards and achieve continuous improvement of the overall quality of their pharmacy care.

Any new registrant, including Saskatchewan graduates, is required to meet the full yearly requirement before the next renewal, even if there is less than a year between registration and renewal.

If you are on leave from your employment and are licensed as a practising member, you must complete the requirements.

Non-practising members should also meet the continuing competency requirement if they wish to convert to a practising membership more readily in the future.

Associate and retired members do not need to meet the continuing competency requirement.

See guidance in the PDL template and example entries.

You are NOT required to upload supporting documents at the time of renewal; however, SCPP may request supporting evidence of your learning portfolio. Supporting evidence could include: conference programs, presentation outlines or slides, certificates of completion, notes made during a literature search, learning project records, a completed Continuing Professional Development (CPD) tool (forthcoming), etc.

If you have already started recording your CPD on a previous version of the PDL, you should use the revised version here to continue documenting your CPD. Then, upload both documents at 2024-2025 renewal.

Any learning which is intended to improve your practice, and/or help you gain pharmacy-specific knowledge or skills that are relevant to your practice can be documented towards the requirements.

Both accredited and non-accredited learning activities can be used.

SCPP mandatory and recommended training contributes to meeting requirements. See Training and Development for a full and evolving list.

Claim time spent on meaningful learning that is relevant to your practice. This includes time spent assessing your learning needs, planning your professional development, participating in, and completing the learning activity, reflecting on your progress, and evaluating whether you met your learning and implementation goals.

Do not include time spent on related activities, such as travel to an event, getting copies of the materials, delivering a presentation, discussing topics outside of your learning project with colleagues, interviewing patients, or participating in a committee meeting.

Accredited Activities

• Claim the listed CEU value.
• There is no limit to the number of CEUs that can be claimed for a single accredited activity.
• There is no limit to the number of CEUs that can be claimed in total for accredited activities.

Non-Accredited Activities

• Claim one CEU for one hour spent on a non-accredited activity. Increments of 0.5 hours are recommended.
• A single long-term non-accredited activity that occurs over three months or more can be claimed up to a maximum of 15 CEUs. You must record progress on long-term non-accredited activities on a regular basis (at least monthly).
• All other single non-accredited activities are considered short-term activities and can be claimed up to a maximum of four CEUs each.
• There is no limit to the total number of CEU that can be counted for non-accredited activities (i.e., a total of 15 CEU of non-accredited can meet overall requirements).

All practising members will be required to upload a PDL for licence renewal. A portion of PDLs will be reviewed annually to assess the current state of the competency assurance program, inform future program needs, and help support member CPD. You may be asked to submit additional evidence for review, and/or discuss your portfolio with a reviewer (see answer to “What information should I record?").

The PDL is a document that summarizes your professional development activities during the year. Each page is designated for recording one activity, but there is no requirement for a minimum number of activities to be included. If you have fulfilled the minimum requirement of completing and recording at least 15 CEUs, which includes any mandatory training, your PDL is considered complete. It is acceptable for some members to add extra pages, while others may have blank pages at the end.

Activities completed from April 1 of the previous year to June 1 of the current year can be documented towards requirements.

This means that activities completed between April 1 and June 1 may count towards either that year’s renewal or the next year’s renewal but may not be counted more than once. No carryover from prior years is permitted.

If, for example, you attended a conference on May 15, 2023 that was not counted towards your 2023-2024 licence renewal, you may count it towards your 2024-2025 renewal.

All records related to CPD must be retained for three years.