Information for existing education providers
For approved providers, this page offers useful information and guidance on the Education Standards.
The revised Education Standards, published in March 2023, ensure chiropractic graduates are equipped with the latest knowledge and skills to appraise and treat patients independently in professional practice.
In addition to greater emphasis on patient safety and care, the new Standards include an increased focus on multi-disciplinary learning and working to further integrate chiropractic into the wider healthcare professions.
The Standards also highlight the importance of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in chiropractic and ensure EDI is a core component of academic programmes.
How do the Education Standards benefit students and the profession?
Philip Dewhurst, Head of the AECC School of Chiropractic at Health Sciences University, highlights how the Education Standards benefit students and the profession.
We have been working with our approved programme providers to ensure their curricula is designed and developed in line with our new Education Standards.
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Providers are working towards admitting students to approved qualifications that meet the Standards from the 2024/25 academic year.
Our previous Education Standards (2017) are still valid for existing programmes.
The GCC has produced the guidance below to help education providers meet the requirements set out in the new Education Standards.
Clinical placements
Supplementary advice for clinical placements (2019) has been updated to reflect both developments in contemporary clinical education and the requirements of the Education Standards.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
To support chiropractic education providers to embed equality, diversity and inclusion into teaching and learning practices as outlined in the new Education Standards we have produced Best Practice Guidance on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for Education Providers.
It is not designed to instruct but rather to provide insight into best practice strategies and support.
Substantive changes to a chiropractic training programme
Substantive changes to a chiropractic training programme form
As part of our approval and quality assurance system for chiropractic degrees, providers need to keep the GCC informed of any substantive changes to programmes as and when they occur.
Recognition of satellite programmes
If you are an existing provider considering offering an existing chiropractic degree course programme at a new satellite campus,whether inside or outside of the UK, please refer to the recognition of satellite programmes document.
Information for prospective education providers
If you're an education provider considering a chiropractic degree programme, it's essential to demonstrate that you meet our Education Standards.
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