Certificate of Achievement
For laboratory assistants and associate practitioners,
supporting your training and helping you develop the
knowledge and skills to become a valuable member
of the laboratory team
Progress your career with the IBMS qualifications journey
Support Staff
IBMS Qualifications Journey
Transform your career with an IBMS qualification - watch our member videos that show a pathway for everyone looking to build on their HCPC registration and drive the profession forward
Registration
Certificate of Competence
Demonstrate the HCPC Standards of Proficiency and qualify for HCPC registration as a biomedical scientist by completing an IBMS Registration Training Portfolio and obtaining an IBMS Certificate of Competence
Certificate of Competence by Equivalence
If you are working at the level of a HCPC-registered biomedical scientist but are not yet registered, you can achieve HCPC registration by completing the IBMS Certificate of Competence by Equivalence
Certificate of Attainment
- Clinical Scientist
An experiential pathway to HCPC registration as a clinical scientist for professionals working in UK healthcare science
Specialist
Specialist Diplomas
For early-career biomedical scientists to showcase their training, practical skills, specialist knowledge, and competency in a chosen discipline
Diploma of Specialist
Practice
A professional qualification for early-career biomedical scientists working in research or reference laboratories
Higher and Expert
Certificate of Expert Practice
For biomedical scientists at Member or Fellow level with at least two years of post-registration experience to specialise and demonstrate their knowledge and skill
Diploma of Expert Practice
Professional qualifications for biomedical scientists with at least five years of post-registration experience working in highly specialised areas
Higher Specialist Diploma
For biomedical scientists aiming to progress to a more advanced role and to demonstrate high levels of knowledge, skill, and competence in their chosen discipline
Diploma of Higher Specialist Practice
For biomedical scientists working in research, reference laboratories, or areas outside the main biomedical science disciplines
Advanced
Advanced Specialist Diplomas
For advanced practitioners to showcase their expert knowledge and skills at the highest level and achieve formal recognition for their exceptional expertise
Support and resources
Laboratory Training Approval
To undertake IBMS laboratory-based portfolio qualifications,
laboratories must have current IBMS training approval
Become a Verifier or Examiner
Contribute to the profession while developing your own expertise and become an IBMS Verifier or Examiner
OneFile
The digital home for biomedical scientist pre-registration training and aligned to the updated HCPC Standards of Proficiency