For education providers
Information for postgraduate programme providers
Information for CPD programme providers
Education providers can apply to the FGDP(UK) for accreditation of their programmes towards Stage 2 of the Career Pathway.
Benefits of accreditation include:
- The opportunity to advertise the course as accredited towards the FGDP(UK) Career Pathway.
- Inclusion in the official list of courses accredited towards the Career Pathway. This list is available on the website and circulated with all Career Pathway information packs.
- The opportunity to publicise the course details in Route to Succes, the quarterly Career Pathway newsletter which goes out to all Career Pathway participants.
- The opportunity to exhibit at the annual Career Pathway event.
Information for postgraduate programme providers
To be considered for accreditation towards the Career Pathway postgraduate programmes would have to:
- be at level M (level 7 on the English National Qualifications Framework); management programmes will be considered from level 5;
- be subject to external quality assurance;
- be relevant to primary dental care;
- require students to undergo a successful assessment in order to receive the final award.
Accreditation of these kind of programmes is priced at £350 per programme for an accreditation of five years.
 Download the application form
View the guidance document
Information for CPD programme providers
Since July 2008 CPD courses can be accredited by the FGDP(UK) for 20 internal educational credits towards the 'other' credits category of Stage 2 of the Career Pathway as well as verifiable CPD. This additional feature is of huge benefit to participants.
Please note that applications for accreditation of a CPD course can only be made by course providers.
To be accredited towards the Career Pathway needs to meet the following requirements:
- include an element of assessment which must be completed successfully for the participants to receive their certificate of completion of the course;
- state clear learning outcomes for their programme; and
- be subject to evaluation by participants;
Accreditation, if successful, will be granted for 3 years and is priced at £350. Accreditation will be provisional at first as programmes are required to undergo a successful quality assurance visit by a FGDP(UK) representative, after which accreditation will be confirmed formally.
Download the application form
View the guidance document
Please note that from July 2008 the FGDP(UK) will no longer accredit CPD courses unless they fulfil the requirements outlined above. Course providers will have to make alternative arrangements.
If you have any questions about accreditation, please contact Sally Hunter on 020 7869 6766 or shunter@rcseng.ac.uk or Anna Schüle on 020 7869 6772 or aschuele@rcseng.ac.uk.
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