As of January 1, 2018, all CDHNS registrants are required to enter and submit their continuing competence credit hours online for their current CC Cycle, and any applicable previous cycles that fall into this timeline. Supporting documentation must be retained by the registrant and made available for audit purposes, upon request. CDHNS registrants must also retain verification documents for the previous cycle as well, if applicable.
CDHNS Continuing Competency Requirements
- Review the current CDHNS Continuing Competency Program (CCP) Requirements.
- For answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the CDHNS CCP Cycles and the requirements, please click here.
- Need help with determining if the learning activity is eligible for credits, or which category it falls within? Use this decision-making tree to assist you.
- Applicable Legislation - Please review this document for the specific legislation that applies to continuing competency (quality assurance).
Forms for use with the CDHNS CCP Program:
- Certificate of Attendance: If a course provider does not have a certificate of attendance form readily available, print off, or email this Certificate of Attendance for completion.
- CDHNS Mentoring Contract Form: Interested in engaging in a mentoring relationship as a professional development opportunity as a mentor or mentee? Please complete the fillable pdf form and submit it to the Quality Assurance Committee for approval before initiating the activity.
- Reflection Document: Need to complete a reflection document for a virtual learning activity i.e., the learning activity does not have a post-test? Complete one reflection document for each learning activity.
- View the Reflection document examples: CDHNS Reflection Document Example 1 and CDHNS Reflection Document Example 2
CDHNS Quality Assurance Committee (QAC)
This Committee approves courses and reviews audit material for the CDHNS. Registrants may contact the QAC through the CDHNS at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Learning activities that support the registrant’s specific learning needs and area(s) of practice will be considered. Refer to the CDHNS CCP Requirements to assist you in determining if a learning activity may be eligible for credit, and to determine the specific CCP category of the activity (Categories 1 to 3):
- Section 2.3 covers the general expectations of all learning activities.
- Section 6 provides specific details about the three categories.
Online Continuing Competence Offerings
Use these four tables - (1) CDHA Online Webinars, (2) CDHA Online Courses, (3) CDHA Virtual Conference 2021 and (4) Assigning Credit Hours for Other Online Course Providers. Please see the current CDHNS CCP Requirements document for changes to the requirements for virtual learning activities completed on or after October 1, 2021*.
CDHA Offerings: The CDHA documents list CDHA's online learning opportunities that have been reviewed by the QAC during their scheduled committee meetings. Due to the volume of new courses that CDHA is developing, it is not always possible for the QAC to review all offerings. If a course is not listed in the documents above, it wasn’t reviewed by the QAC. It may still be eligible for credit if it meets the general criteria laid out in the CCP Requirements document.
Assigning Credit Hours for Other Online Course Providers: This table includes online continuing education offered by providers/organizations that have been reviewed by the CDHNS QA Committee. The providers reviewed are the ones that are typically accessed by CDHNS registrants. Use this Table to determine if the courses you are considering will be eligible for full credit hours, 50% credit hours, or if they are not eligible for any credit hours. The QAC will review other providers, upon submission. The QAC does not review courses before they are delivered.
While the QAC has reviewed sufficient offerings from the providers to determine whether sessions are eligible for hour-for-hour or 50% credit, the QAC has not reviewed every course. Please retain (and upload) each session’s course outline, learning objectives, and presenter’s name and qualifications. This information is used by the QAC to determine category allocations (e.g., Cat 1 or 3) and if the topic meets the general requirements set out in the CDHNS CCP Requirements document.
All online activities must meet the criteria to be eligible for credit hours e.g., must have a post-test that adequately covers the material*. In addition to the general expectations noted above, below are a few sections of the CCP requirements that may be relevant to the course(s) you are considering:
- 3.1.5 (Formal Advanced Education Course or Programs)
- 6.1.5 and 6.3.2 (h) include criteria for individual self-study courses
*As of October 1, 2021, if a self-directed virtual learning activity e.g., an online webinar, does not have a post-test, you may complete a CDHNS Reflection Document. Full details are found in sections 6.1.5 and 6.2.3 (h) of the CCP Requirements. This applies to learning activities completed on or after October 1, 2021.