Watch the webinar: Career breaks and recency of practice – registration as an occupational therapist

10 Mar 2015

Watch a presentation on Career breaks and recency of practice.

On 23 February 2015, the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia ran a one-hour webinar, covering:

• registration after more than five years' absence from OT practice
• tips for planning ahead for extended breaks and meeting the Recency of practice registration standard
• options such as switching to non-practising registration during a break from practice, and
• supervised practice requirements.

The recording of the webinar is now available for you to watch:

• Transcript - Career breaks and recency of practice registration as an occupational therapist (417 KB,DOCX)
• Webinar slides (737 KB,PDF)

Continuing Professional Development

Participation in this session (or viewing the recording at a later date) can count towards the ‘Engagement with the profession’ category of your continuing professional development (CPD), provided you keep detailed records of your learning.

In July 2014, a webinar about continuing professional development, registration standards and audit was held. Watch a recording of this webinar.

Further information

The frequently asked questions have recently been expanded in response to common enquiries from practitioners. For further guidance on topics including continuing professional development, audit, non-practising registration and recency of practice please visit the FAQ page.