This document provides guidance on our standards of education and training, and gives information about how we will assess and monitor programmes against our standards.
It is written for education providers who are preparing for an approval visit, for the major change process or for our annual monitoring process. This document will also be useful for practice placement providers who education providers work with.
View the standards of education and training.
Revised guidance
During 2025-26 we consulted on revisions to the standards of education and training and, in autumn 2026, we published the revised standards and revised guidance. The revised standards come into effect on 7 September 2027.