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A look at our core model principles and the way we work, to enhance your understanding of our role and how we work together. 

The overall aim of this project is to explore ‘preparation for practice’ of newly qualified professionals who have completed pre-registration education and training programmes approved by the HCPC. Evidence gained from this project will inform and assist the HCPC in decision-making regarding the SETs (and supporting guidance) required when preparing newly qualified professionals to be fit to practise.

Information about the areas operating urgent support, and how you can contact us if your query falls into one of these.

We intend that everybody should be equally able to access our services and be treated fairly and supported when doing so

In 2018, we raised the level of qualification for paramedics’ registration. Previously paramedics needed to achieve ‘Equivalent to Certificate of Higher Education’ to become registered. Currently they need to achieve ’Bachelor degree with honours’.

This guidance is intended to help you understand how we use data in our education quality assurance work and to set some context to help you engage with our requirements and requests

Free seminar to support education providers in understanding our requirements

All applicants for employee and partner roles at the HCPC are asked to complete a voluntary equal opportunities and diversity monitoring form. 

We introduced our quality assurance model in September 2021. In replacing our previous model, we aimed for the HCPC’s Education function to be flexible, intelligent and data-led in our risk-based quality assurance of education providers.  

We have provided key statistics as a summary of the picture of education and training for the professions we regulate, and how that picture is changing.