HCPC approval of IBMS routes to registration

IBMS are pleased to announce that the Institute has been successfully audited by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and re-approved for the following routes to registration:

i) Certificate of Competence (accredited degree containing the Registration Training Portfolio) - including sandwich degrees we have 32 universities offering this option with a Biomedical Science degree, with only 7 offering HCS degrees.

ii) Certificate of Competence (accredited degree followed by the Registration Training Portfolio) - 51 universities offer accredited degrees

iii) Certificate of Competence (Non -accredited degree followed by the Registration Training Portfolio)

In total, we now issue between 700-800 Certificates of Competence annually.

The Certificate of Competence by Equivalence (Biomedical Scientist) was not part of the audit process and continues with its approval.

The IBMS Certificate of Competence is a professional qualification that demonstrates you meet HCPC standards of proficiency, enabling you to apply for HCPC registration.