Practice Educator Accreditation Scheme

The Society and College of Radiographers has developed the Practice Educator Accreditation Scheme which gives details on how the role of the Practice Educator, and others involved in facilitating practice based learning in clinical imaging and oncology, can be recognised and developed through an accreditation system.

Details of the Scheme are set out in the College of Radiographers document ‘Practice Educators Accreditation Scheme’, June 2006 PDF

Guidance

Guidance has been developed to:

• Provide further information on the framework and processes of the Practice Educator Accreditation scheme
• Highlight specific information for those who are involved in the accreditation process

This guidance provides information for anyone who is interested in participating in the Practice Educators Accreditation Scheme or has an interest in the accreditation and employment of Practice Educators. Specific sections of the guidance have been written for:

• Practice Educators (PEs) PDF
• Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) PDF
• Graduates of programmes leading to accreditation as practitioners and eligibility to apply for Health Professions Council (HPC) registration PDF
• Service Managers - to be developed
• Education Commissioners/funders - to be developed

Process and documentation

• Application for the experiential route MSWord
• Endorsement of programmes leading to Practice Educator Accreditation MSWord