NURSING COUNCIL OF KENYA

HOW TO ACCESS CPD COURSES AND UPLOAD CPD POINTS TO THE

A practitioner accessing the WCEA Mobile Application using a tablet. You access the online CPD courses
using a smartphone, a tablet, a computer or a laptop (Photo - NCK)

➢ For you to renew your practice license, you need to attain 20 CPD points
➢ Continuous Professional Development (CPD) points can be earned through free
online courses from WCEA Education Portal & Mobile App, RCNi Modules, accredited
CPD Providers, academic study, seminars, webinars, workshops etc.
➢ To be a CPD provider you need to register with the NCK via
https://osp.nckenya.com/providers

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 HOW TO ACCESS CPD COURSES AND UPLOAD CPD POINTS TO THE NCK
PORTAL FOR LICENSE RENEWAL/RETENTION:

Notice showing the minimum number of CPD points required

1. Login to your Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK) Online Services Portal (OSP) by entering
your email/username and password.

A screenshot of the NCK OSP login portal page

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Note:

• On the mobile browser, when you are logged in successfully and the system is
redirecting, click on the address bar, and type osp.nckenya.com and click go to access
your account.

A screenshot of the system redirecting on OSP after successful login

Click on the address bar, and type osp.nckenya.com then click “Go”

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 • If you are not registered, click on “Create Account” or “Sign Up” as shown below, then
enter your details and after registration, login to your email to complete the
registration process

Click on “Create Account” or “Sign Up” to register for an OSP account

2. Click on Login to View Courses from your Online Services Portal to access online CPD
courses on the WCEA Education Portal.

Click on “Login to View Courses” to access the WCEA Education Portal

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 A practitioner accessing the WCEA Mobile Application online CPD

courses using a phone. (Photo - NCK)

3. The WCEA Education Portal offers over 1900+ free online CPD courses. Reading the
online CPD courses available helps you attain the prescribed CPD points.

A screenshot of the free Online CPD courses on the Education Portal

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You have to read and agree to the User Terms and Conditions the click Continue to Education
Portal, and the Privacy Policy then click Continue, before you can access the online CPD
courses.

To search for a specific specialty, click on Search Courses, then Show filters, search for the
desired course and take it. You can search the courses by course mode, Accreditor, search
keyword, word or phrase, how course is hosted, only courses with exam, only downloadable
courses, and if the course is free, paid or both.

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 A screenshot of the Search Courses page

4. To track how many courses you have completed, click on the Education Tracker.

On the Education Tracker, you can view a summary of all the courses you have completed and points
you have attained.

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5. To self-report report the courses done, click "Export Summary Report" to download the
summary of the courses completed and the points earned.

A screenshot of the Education Tracker page

Note:
• You can download the course directly from your WCEA Mobile application by
following the steps below:

➢ Click on the “Graduation Cap” tab as shown below

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A photo of the WCEA Mobile Application

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➢ Click on “Download” to open the course summary PDF and save it to your
device and upload as shown on Step 7 below (page 13)

A photo of the WCEA Mobile Application course summary page

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• You can link your account and download the course summary report for courses
done on both the WCEA Mobile Application and the Education Portal as follows:

➢ Click on “My Profile” on the Education Portal

➢ Enter your WCEA Mobile Application username and password

➢ Click on “Link Account” to successfully link both accounts and follow Step 5
above (page 8) to download the consolidated course summary report from
the Education Portal and the WCEA Mobile Application

A screenshot of the My Profile page on the Education Portal

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 • To add points gained from attending online webinars that have a secret code:

➢ Click on “Add Live Event” on your Education Portal

➢ Enter the Secret Code provided and Validate the Code

➢ Click “Submit” for the points earned to be added to your Education Tracker

A screenshot of the Add Live Event page on the Education Portal

6. Click log out from your Education Portal and click the Online Services Portal link to be
redirect back to your Portal.

Click “Logout” to close the session successfully

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 Click on http://osp.nckenya.com to be redirect back to your Portal

7. To upload your course summary from your OSP homepage after being redirected from
the Education Portal, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Click on the CPD tab

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 Step 2: Click on the Self Reporting Tool link

Step 3: Click on either of the Self Reporting links (1 or 2) to open the Self Reporting Tool

Step 4: Upload course summary from the WCEA Education Portal and Mobile App as
shown in the example above.

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A screenshot of the Self-Reporting page showing a CPD report has now been successfully uploaded for
verification

Note:
• If you are using a mobile browser, click on the 3 dots on your browser, and check the
"Desktop site" button from the drop-down menu to access the site in desktop mode
if the Reported Courses link is unresponsive.
• Ensure that the evidence being uploaded is uploaded in the right category. (See step
4 above for guidance) For example, for a course summary upload from the WCEA
Education Portal should be uploaded in the "Accredited CPD activity/programs"
category; the event attended should be "WCEA Online Courses"; the Location of the
event should be "Online"; and the Date is the day you are uploading the evidence.
After filling in all the required information, click browse file to search for the
download course summary, and after uploading, click “Submit for Verification”.

Congratulations, your summary has been uploaded successfully and is awaiting verification. The
verification process takes 48 hours.

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 A screenshot of the Reported Courses page after verification process, showing the awarded
points from the evidence attached.

Note:
• If you have been awarded 0 (zero) points, you will need to re-upload the evidence by
following the above steps and ensure that it is in PDF and it is visible, by clicking
"Evidence Attached".
• If you have not been awarded any point and it is blank, it is still in the verification
process.

Attainment of the minimum CPD points is a prerequisite for license renewal

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 HOW TO RENEW NCK PRACTICE LICENSE:

After attaining the minimum 20 CPD points required, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Click on “Renewals” tab to “Apply for Retention” or make a “Retention Application”

Step 2: Click on 1 – “Apply for Retention” or 2 – “Make Retention Application”

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Step 3: Enter the required details and click on “Apply for Retention” to make a retention
application.
Note:
• To choose your current workstation/facility, type the first 3 letters of the
workstation/facility’s name to get a dropdown menu with names of
workstations/facilities, and choose the one you are in.

Step 4: Click on “Make Payments” for the payment details and procedure

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Step 5: To complete the transaction, pay via Mpesa by following the instructions on the “Make
Payments” page. Kindly note that the “Invoice number” is a unique number that is ONLY
associate with your account for the payment for only a single transaction and changes for every
new transaction. Ensure that you enter the CORRECT PAYBILL NUMBER and INVOICE NUMBER.
The invoice number has NO SPACE when inputting it as the ACCOUNT NUMBER during the
transaction to successfully complete the payment process.

Step 6: Click “Download Receipt” for the downloadable payment receipt

• After completing the transaction, the page redirects to the “Renewals” page. The
“Pending” License status means that the payments have been received by the Nursing
Council of Kenya, and the license renewal is being processed. The license approval
process takes 24 hours for your license to appear on the “Renewals” page for
downloading.

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Sample of a Payment Receipt

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Step 7: Download the renewed practicing license by clicking on the “Download License” tab.
After the license approval process, the license status is changes to “processed” and you can
now download the renewed practicing license.

Sample of a downloadable Practicing License. The practicing license contains a QR cFode that can be
scanned to show the validity of the license and the license status.

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To check the license status of a license, visit https://osp.nckenya.com/LicenseStatus and enter
the full name/license number and click on “Search Register”.

For technical/ ICT support or inquires, contact us via:

Nursing Council of Kenya

NCK Plaza, Kabarnet Lane, off Ng’ong Road

P.O. Box 20056 – 00200, Nairobi

+254 20 7854665/9, +254721920567, +254733924669

Nursing Council of Kenya

@NCKenya

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