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People on the HCPC Register must be able to communicate effectively in English in order to meet our standards of proficiency

If you have stated that the qualification which first enabled you to practise was delivered in one of our qualifying countries, this section will not appear on your application.

If you haven't gained this qualification in a country on our list of qualifying countries, you are required to upload an English language test certificate as evidence of your language proficiency. You also have to provide detail about the test you completed and your overall test score.

You can find more details about which test providers we formally recognise and the minimum test scores we accept here

Any test certificate submitted must be no more than two years old when we receive your application.

Submitting evidence from tests we do not recognise or not providing evidence at all when you are required to will delay your application.

Page updated on: 29/01/2025
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