27 June 2017

HCPC revises standards of education, training and guidance

The Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) has revised its standards for education and training (SETs).

Key changes in the updated guidance include:

• New standards requiring inter-professional education, learner involvement and supporting learners to raise concerns
• Strengthened links between the SETs and the standards of conduct, performance and ethics
• Making key terminology broader, inclusive and up to date with current terminology used in the health sector.

The revised SETs, which come into effect over the 2017/18 academic year, are available alongside guidance here.

The HCPC assesses education and training programmes against SETs. Completing an SET-compliant programme is a prerequisite to register with the HCPC.