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Education and Training panels review visitors' reports on approval and monitoring of education and training programmes. Panel members are drawn from the Education and Training Committee

We launched a consultation on permanently amending our Rules to give us the express power to hold hearings remotely.

Exploring the new standards of proficiency for HCPC registered professionals, which include new standards on leadership, meeting EDI responsibilities and service user engagement.

This year we're asking you to provide extra evidence to show how your programme has monitored practice-based learning and the involvement of service users and carers

The leading event for all social workers from Newly Qualified to Senior Practitioners as well as Commissioners and service providers

With various initiatives across the four UK nations, we have seen (and expect to see further) increases in the total number of learners within professions, nations, and regions. We have noted an impact on practice-based learning, education provider resources, and innovations in delivery models due to these initiatives.

The profile of education and training is changing, with a wider variety of pre-registration education and training programmes approved by HCPC. This includes a broader range of qualification levels, and a significant increase in the number of apprenticeship programmes in England.

Our case studies illustrate the types of issues that are taken into consideration by a panel when deciding if a registrant’s fitness to practise is impaired

Case study: An employer raised concerns about an operating department practitioner’s (ODP) conviction of fraud. For this conviction, she was sentenced to 18-months imprisonment and suspended for 24 months.