No worries, just click the ‘reset my password’ option on the login page. You can access the page via the link sent to you by email or through the College’s My QAP login page. It’s important to keep your email address updated with the College in order to be able to access the system. See Update Your Contact Information for instructions.
The password reset email will arrive from “InSite Notifications no-reply@insite.com”. Please be sure to check all your email folders, including spam/junk mail, as it may get filtered. If it’s not there, try the password reset link again.
If you have recently updated your email address on your COTBC profile after May 1, your email address will also need to be updated on the InSite platform.
If you require further assistance, email qaprogram@cotbc.org.
Registrant feedback varies; however, we typically hear it takes between 60-90 minutes. If you are collaborating in a group to complete it, you may want to plan extra time for discussion.
All registrants who plan to renew their registration under the full or provisional categories are required to complete the ACCR in order to finalize their registration. If you are currently non-practising, changing to non-practising or cancelling your registration as of July 1st then you are not required to complete the ACCR, but are still welcome to do so.
Registrants in non-traditional or non-clinical OT roles sometimes express concern that the ACCR won’t be relevant to their practice. The quiz contains case-based scenarios and is designed for you to answer the questions before or after reviewing the relevant resources, such as a new standard or advisory statement. You have the ability to see if your answers are correct right away by reviewing the College responses. It is a way to keep current with OT regulation and practice, even if you are working in a non-clinical or non-traditional OT role. And don’t forget, the College does not see your individual results.
No. In 2016, registrants were required to complete the Continuing Competency Exam (CCE) as part of the College’s Quality Assurance Program, and this can sometimes be confused with the Annual Continuing Competence Review (ACCR) process. The ACCR includes a professional performance quiz component with case-based scenarios and registrants receive a score on their responses, however the College does not see individual results.
All registrants who plan to renew their registration under the full or provisional categories are required to complete the ACCR in order to finalize their registration, with the exception of those who registered on or after May 1st. The ACCR contains a professional performance quiz, which includes case-based scenarios and is designed for you to answer the questions before or after reviewing the relevant resources, such as a new standard or advisory statement. You have the ability to see if your answers are correct right away by reviewing the College responses. The College does not see your individual results. The ACCR is actually a great way for you to quickly become familiar with some of the regulations and legislation in BC.
If you registered after May 1 of this year but would like to review the ACCR, please email qaprogram@cotbc.org to set you up in the environment to complete as voluntary.
All registrants who plan to renew their registration under the full or provisional categories are required to complete the ACCR in order to finalize their registration. If you are currently non-practising, changing to non-practising or cancelling your registration as of July 1st then you are not required to complete the ACCR, but are still welcome to do so.
Occupational therapists work in a multitude of roles, across various practice contexts. It would be difficult to capture all these environments in one, short quiz each year. The intent behind the quiz is to help occupational therapists learn about newly released standards, legislative changes, or practice issues significant to the delivery of safe, ethical and competent occupational therapy services. By completing the ACCR, you might be able to identify any gaps in your understanding and consider if/how they may relate to your specific area of practice or your general OT expertise.
Continuing competence is an important part of your practice. Competence involves the combination of your training, skills, attitudes, experience and knowledge and your ability to apply them to provide safe, effective and ethical occupational therapy services. Regulation of health professionals is part of the foundation of safe health care and ensures that trust in health professionals is maintained. At the heart of it, the public needs to be comfortable seeking care from health professionals and have confidence that these professionals are competent. Monitoring competence is one way in which the College meets its mandate to protect the public’s interest and participating in the College’s Quality Assurance Program allows registrants an opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to excellence in occupational therapy practice.
No. Registrants are required to complete the ACCR as part of the process for renewal but need to login to a separate system to complete the registration process. Registrants can login to the registration renewal system by clicking the ‘Registrant Login’ button located at the top right of this website.
Registration renewal is only considered complete when you have finished the ACCR, submitted your renewal information form and payment has been received. The deadline for renewal is June 30.
No, the ACCR and Renewal are on separate platforms. They do not communicate passwords or password resets. You may choose to set your renewal password the same as your ACCR password, but it will not automatically update the other platform.
While reviewing the tabs in the Learning Resources and References section is not required as part of completing the ACCR for registration renewal, registrants are invited to explore them should they wish to learn more about the topics.
In the ACCR instructions, it explains that each step of the ACCR is configured with a ‘sequential release’ feature, so the next step does not appear until you have completed the prior step. You will be prompted at the STEP 5 declaration to double-check that you have completed all the required steps. Please log back in and confirm you have completed up to and including STEP 5.
If you are seeing a message similar to the image below, your case was started however the “Complete” button was not clicked.
Please email QAProgram@cotbc.org with your name, registration number, and which case(s) you require unlocked.
To check the completion of your 2023 ACCR, please log into your QAP Portal and navigate to the 2023 ACCR.
Once it opens, click “Achievements”
