Every year, the College conducts the Continuing Competence Program (CCP) Audit to ensure regulated members are complying with the program. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed many challenges for MRTs and ENPs this year, and the College made adjustments to both the CCP requirements and the way the CCP Audit was conducted for the 2019-20 cycle to address these challenges.

In recognition of the time regulated members spent learning and adapting to new information and developing skills and competencies through experience and practical application during the pandemic, the College made the following two changes to the requirements for the 2019-20 cycle:

1. Members were required to complete two hours of learning for every month they held general registration during the 2019-20 cycle, up to a maximum of 12 required hours.
2. Members who were selected for the annual CCP Audit could choose to defer their audit to the next year.

We also adapted the CCP Audit process to work within current circumstances while still meeting legislated requirements. The Competence Committee, made up of MRTs and ENPs across the province, meets every year to diligently review members’ submissions. This year, due to the many challenges arising from COVID-19, the Competence Committee met entirely virtually via Zoom. This unique experience allowed the Committee to break out into small groups for the reviews and continue to have discussions regarding submissions with other committee members.

Another change brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic was a temporary reduction in the number of members randomly selected to be audited for this cycle. The Competence Committee was able to review submissions from the 45 audited members over the span of one evening. The College thanks the volunteers of the Competence Committee for ensuring the same robust regulatory process online.

For the 2020-21 CCP cycle, please note that the number of required hours of learning has returned to 24.

Please see below for more information about this year’s audit and feel welcome to contact our Director of Education and Competence, Alefiyah Gulamhusein, at agulamhusein@acmdtt.com or 780.487.6130 if you have any questions about the CCP.