Qualification fees

Find current fees for IBMS qualifications, assessments and related services

Fees 2026

2026 fees apply to all completed applications received by the IBMS on or before 31 December 2026.

To qualify for the 2026 fee, your application must be complete when submitted, including payment or a copy of the relevant purchase order where required.

If an application received during 2026 is incomplete and the outstanding information is not provided until 1 January 2027 or later, the 2027 fee will apply.

We recommend checking that your application is complete before submitting it to avoid delays or being charged the 2027 fee.

Application / Service 2026
Support Staff
 
Certificate of Achievement £165
Registration
 
Certificate of Competence (Registration Training Portfolio) £187
Portfolio Swap copy £76
Certificate of Competence by Equivalence £390
Certificate of Attainment - Clinical Scientist £390
Specialist
 
Specialist Diplomas (Portfolio) £187
Higher and Expert
 
Certificate of Expert Practice £330
Certificate of Expert Practice – Distance Learning £848
Diploma of Expert Practice £462
Diploma of Expert Practice - Extra Module £65
Higher Specialist Diploma £429
Higher Specialist Diploma resit (per paper) £98
Advanced
 
Advanced Specialist Diploma £523
Histopathology Reporting  £330
Other qualification fees
 
Portfolio reassessment (Higher Specialist Diploma, Diploma of Expert Practice, Advanced Specialist Diploma) £65
Logbook £32
Higher Education
 
Degree Assessment £368
Higher Education Institute Accreditation* £3,135
Higher Education Institute Accreditation change review* £1,045

* HEI accreditation fees are based on the year in which the accreditation event takes place. For accreditation events taking place between January and December 2027, the 2027 fee applies.

Fees 2027

The following fees will apply from 1 January 2027.

For applications, the 2027 fee applies to complete applications received by the IBMS on or after this date. It will also apply where an application submitted during 2026 remains incomplete at 31 December 2026 and is completed on or after 1 January 2027.

Application / Service 2027
Support Staff
 
Certificate of Achievement £172
Registration
 
Certificate of Competence (Registration Training Portfolio) £195
Portfolio Swap copy £80
Certificate of Competence by Equivalence £407
Certificate of Attainment - Clinical Scientist £407
Specialist
 
Specialist Diplomas (Portfolio) £195
Higher and Expert
 
Certificate of Expert Practice £344
Certificate of Expert Practice – Distance Learning £886
Diploma of Expert Practice £482
Diploma of Expert Practice - Extra Module £68
Higher Specialist Diploma £448
Higher Specialist Diploma resit (per paper) £103
Advanced
 
Advanced Specialist Diploma £546
Histopathology Reporting £344
Other qualification fees
 
Portfolio reassessment (Higher Specialist Diploma, Diploma of Expert Practice, Advanced Specialist Diploma) £68
Logbook £34
Higher Education
 
Degree Assessment £384
Higher Education Institute Accreditation* £3,276
Higher Education Institute Accreditation change review* £1,092

* HEI accreditation fees are based on the year in which the accreditation event takes place. For accreditation events taking place between January and December 2027, the 2027 fee applies.