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Copies of your documents must be correctly certified by a person of standing in the community

We ask all applicants applying through the international route to confirm their proficiency with the English language

You’ll be asked to sign a declaration regarding background checks to enable us to check that they are genuine with the organisations or individuals who provided them

Submitting documents in the wrong format can cause severe delays to your application

We'll contact your education provider, any relevant regulatory or professional bodies and any professional referees to verify your details

Our assessors conclude their assessment and recommend an outcome to your application

If your application is complete, we'll assess your regulated education and training and any other relevant experience

We check the documents you submit as part of your international application for plagiarism using a third-party software

Information about periods of supervised practice intended to make up for significant shortfalls in an international application

If you’re asked to complete a test of competence, it means we need more information about whether you can practice safely and effectively in the UK.  

Case study: Ameena is a registered Band 7 Physiotherapist at an NHS Trust. Ameena has recently been asked by her employer to supervise Marianne, who has recently qualified as a Band 5 physiotherapist.

Case study: Raff is a hearing aid dispenser working in independent practice. He has just started running his own business as a sole practitioner in a remote location in the Scottish Highlands.

Legal Assessors are legally qualified and provide advice to panels of the HCPC’s statutory committees and Council on questions of law

Panel Chairs oversee a range of independent panels considering fitness to practise allegations