Training Centre Accreditation

We offer accreditation to training centres who wish to enter candidates on to the IPEM Clinical Technologist Training Scheme specialising in Physics and Engineering in Health Care. In order for candidates to enrol on the training scheme, they must be employed within a training role at an accredited centre. 

If you wish to gain IPEM accreditation, training centres (or consortia) must:

• be able to offer comprehensive training in each subject (Scope of Practice) applied for;

• provide Training Supervisors, in each subject area (Scope of Practice), who are either Full / Fellow Members of IPEM and working as a Clinical Technologist, or as a Clinical Scientist; OR registered on the RCT as a Clinical Technologist;

• employ at least two other clinical technologists, scientists or engineers working in the subject area (Scope of Practice); and

• provide a moderator in each subject area (Scope of Practice). 

Training centres must demonstrate that there is good management for, and a commitment to training as well as an environment in which educational, skill and personal development can take place. If you are applying in Nuclear Medicine, please refer to the updated curriculum and template documents below. 

To apply for training centre accreditation, or to renew your existing accreditation, complete the application form below. 

The online accreditation application form cannot be part completed and progress saved. If you are applying for accreditation in multiple subject areas and are unable to complete the application in one go, please download the word version here.