IBMS portfolio deadlines removed

Following consultation and agreement from the Education and Professional Standards Committee, the time limits for completing the Certificate of Achievement, Registration and Specialist Portfolios have been removed. As a result, applications for extensions are no longer required.

There is still a requirement for evidence to be current – within three years of the verification/examination/declaration.

Evidence older than three years should not be included unless, in exceptional circumstances, currency can be confirmed by the trainer.

There will be an expiry limit of three years on any superseded version of a portfolio, commencing from the date a new version is introduced. This change is part of our continuous improvement in the delivery and management of the learning experience.

For more information on portfolios and evidence, see the article by IBMS Head of Registration and Training, Jocelyn Pryce, entitled Body of Evidence, in the February issue of The Biomedical Scientist.