Hi again Pete, I have complete empathy for your CPD portfolio dilemma. I have worked for myself and locumed for most of my career so my learning needs revolved around how to get paid (ethically I should add ). I had to present my CPD portfolio at a job interview last year, having decided on finding some stability while applying NZ. At the point of receiving an offer of an interview my portfolio didn't exist so essentially I went back through my courses and gathered certificates and then did a lot of retrospective reflection on past incidents. Anyway, I got the job so it seemed to work.
I have never been of great fan of formalised reflective learning as so much of what goes on in my mind gets lost when trying to record what went on during a "learning event" it inevitably becomes a lip service exercise. But it is a recognised learning activity and that what counts. These are the tools we can use to jump through the hoops.
By the way Pete, where are you besed?

Stu