How we assess if your qualification meets our criteria

  1. Summary
  2. Acceptable overseas qualification for PAs
  3. How we assess if your qualification meets our criteria
  4. What information do I need to provide on my qualification assessment?
  5. What happens after I submit my qualification assessment?
  1. What happens after you have paid your qualification assessment fee
  2. What happens if my qualification assessment is accepted?
  3. What happens if my qualification assessment is not approved?
  4. I am ready to have my qualification assessed

Our assessment of your qualification may require us verifying the information, or gathering further information from other organisations, including the course provider.

Please note that:

  • you cannot appeal against the decision that an overseas qualification is not acceptable. It is at our discretion to determine which overseas qualifications are acceptable for the purposes of registration in the UK
  • you will also need to meet a number of other requirements in order to be eligible for registration, and a decision that an overseas qualification is acceptable does not necessarily mean that you will be granted registration.

The criteria we use to define acceptable overseas PA qualifications are subject to change, and our assessment is based on each individual’s education, training and qualification. We do not issue blanket approvals of overseas qualifications or institutions.

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