What do I achieve when I successfully demonstrate Equivalence?
The Certificate of Equivalence confers eligibility to apply for appropriate registration:
- For individuals applying at practitioner programme level equivalence (PTPE), it provides eligibility to apply to join the AHCS register;
- For individuals applying at scientist programme level equivalence (STPE), it provides eligibility to apply for statutory regulation with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Clinical Scientist – a legally-protected title;
- For individuals applying at higher specialist scientist programme level equivalence (HSSE), it provides eligibility to apply to join the AHCS Register.
The Certificate of Competence provides Anatomical Pathology Technologists, Genetic Technologist, Ophthalmic Science Technologists, Tissue Bank Technologists eligibility to apply to join the AHCS Register.
