Having a Continuing Competence Program (CCP) is a requirement for all regulated health professions within the Health Professions Act (the HPA), Section 50(2)(a). The CCP is one of the ways regulatory Colleges in Alberta ensure that the public receives safe, competent and ethical services from their regulated health professionals. As a means of demonstrating continuing competence and enhancement of professional services, each year during renewal occupational therapists must complete and submit all the CCP requirements prior to receiving their practice permit.
The CCP features two main requirements, a Member Selected Goal, and a College Selected Annual Mandatory Training Activity. The CCP uses a reflective practice approach where occupational therapists engage in a self-directed, structured, and purposeful examination of their knowledge, skills, attitudes, judgments, and personal experiences.
During renewal, Occupational therapists will articulate a yearly Intention for learning using the template provided in the online member portal. They will identify one goal, describe why this goal was selected and how they plan to achieve their goal. They will identify the Domain within the Competencies for Occupational Therapists in Canada (2021) that aligns to the competencies their Intention will target.
Throughout the year immediately following their renewal, occupational therapists will complete the learning activities related to their Intention that contribute to enhancing their competence. This is the Action component. Occupational therapists are only required to reflect on and articulate one Learning Activity Record.
Occupational therapists will Review their progress during the subsequent renewal period. They will report on their goal status and reflect on what they have learned over the past renewal year from the activities they completed in relation to their goal. With reference to the Competencies of Occupational Therapists in Canada (2021), occupational therapists will illustrate how the goal enhanced their competence with respect to at least one Indicator for the Domain selected. Occupational therapists will then identify which Standard of Practice or Code of Ethics was addressed by participating in this goal.
The College Selected Mandatory Training for the 2025-2026 registration year is the Protecting Patients from Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct module. The module will be available in the “Courses” section when registrants login on the College’s website. Registrants must complete this module at least once during the 2025/2026 registration year in order to renew their practice permit.
