Accessing TALUS learning platform
Access, navigate and track your progress through the Royal College of Podiatry's online learning platform, with modules specifically designed for podiatry students at all stages of training.
The TALUS platform provides professional development resources, online modules and progress tracking to support your studies. Although the platform is likely to be most used by postgraduate and qualified podiatrists, we expect undergraduate students will also find its content helpful as they develop in the early stages of their career.
Getting started with TALUS
TALUS is available to all members of the Royal College of Podiatry, giving you access to continuing professional development (CPD) resources.
To access your TALUS dashboard:
Sign in to the Royal College of Podiatry member area.
Hover over the ‘Education & CPD’ category, select ‘TALUS (LMS)’ on the dropdown menu.
Click the yellow TALUS button:
You’ll be taken to the learning management system, which will open up on a new tab:
TALUS is hosted on an external website so you may experience a delay in the activation of your account, especially when logging into the system for the first time.
If you receive an error message or it appears as though no courses are available – do not worry! Simply log out of both sites, clear your cookies and cached data (if you know how to do this), then log back into the College website and repeat the steps to log back into TALUS.
You need to manually add any TALUS activity you complete to your CPD dashboard. This will ensure an accurate record of your CPD. You can also include your notes and reflections about each activity you complete.
Recommended learning for students
TALUS offers a developing portfolio of courses relevant to podiatry students, including:
care of the older person
dermatology
consent
diabetes
The set of basic clinical update topics includes:
diabetes
rheumatology
neurological assessment
You should keep yourself up to date in these areas.
Tracking your progress
TALUS allows you to track your learning progress throughout your studies by:
showing your progress during a module
recording completed modules
saving certificates of completion
building a portfolio of your learning
TALUS and your university curriculum
The learning content on TALUS is designed to complement your university studies and clinical placements. You can use these resources to:
reinforce concepts from your lectures
prepare for clinical placements
revise key topics before assessments
