How to apply for registration
Before starting your application, check the eligibility chart and the education and training information. The entry criteria are strict and must be met before applying.
PDF format is required for educational and training certification.
Primary route
To apply through the Primary Route, complete the online application form and upload the following:
- Declaration of Health and Conduct
Complete and upload the form.
- RCT References Form
Must be signed by your referees (handwritten signatures).
One referee must be your Head of Department or Line Manager.
- Primary Route Qualification Certificate
Must be signed by both referees.
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Not required for Sonography applicants
- Organisation Chart
Show your role in your organisation. Must be signed by both referees.
Not required for Sonography applicants.
Equivalence route
If you have gained your qualifications or experience outside of the Primary Route, you may still apply through the Equivalence Route. You will need to show, through a portfolio of evidence, that your knowledge and skills meet the required standards for the register, and you may be invited to attend a professional review before a final decision is made. Details of the equivalence route are available on the website for
engineering,
physics, and
sonography. Please note that portfolios may be checked for plagiarism using Turnitin.
As part of the application you will need to upload the following documentation:
- Declaration of Health and Conduct
Complete and upload the form.
- RCT References Form
Must be signed by your referees.
- Academic Qualifications Form
Complete and upload the form.
- Educational and Training Certificates
Provide copies of your certificates. Must be initialled by your referees.
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Provide your detailed and up-to-date CV.
- Organisation Chart
Show your role in your organisation. Must be initialled by your referees.
- Job Description
Provide your current job description. Each page must be initialled by your referees.
- Portfolio of Evidence
Provide evidence showing how you meet the equivalence standards.
Examples can be found further down the page under "Further Information".
- Evidence Matrix
Show where each standard is met in your portfolio. Each line on each page must be initialled by both referees.
Templates can be found further down the page under "Further Information".
- UK ENIC Statement of Comparability
Required for overseas-trained applicants.
- English Language Proficiency (OET or IELTS)
Required for overseas-trained applicants.
- Declaration on the use of AI (Policy on the use of AI)
If you trained overseas and are not from a country recognised by the UK Home Office as majority English-speaking, you must provide evidence of your English language ability. This applies even if your qualifications were taught in English. UK ENIC is not accepted as proof of English language proficiency.
We accept the following tests:
- IELTS (Academic or General)
You must achieve an overall score of at least 7, with no individual score below 6.5 in reading, writing, listening, or speaking. You can use two test sittings if both have an overall score of at least 7 and all individual scores are at least 6.5 across the two tests.
- OET (Occupational English Test)
You must achieve at least a grade B in writing, with no more than one other section below B and no score below C+. You can use two test sittings if you achieve at least a grade B in writing in one sitting and meet the other score requirements across both sittings.
You do not need to resit all sections of the test and can resit only the sections where you did not meet the minimum requirements. You do not need to provide evidence of English language proficiency if you are a British citizen. For more information, please view Examples of combining OET scores
Submitting your evidence
If you are submitting an OET certificate, you must give permission for us to verify your results through your
myOET account. The RCT has access to verify results and is listed on the OET website as a recognised organisation. You can find instructions on how to give a verification institution access to your results on the
OET website.
Further information
Once your application is received, we will set up your
direct debit for the application fee. Please ensure you complete the direct debit form correctly and select the relevant option(s) to avoid delays. All renewals must be paid by direct debit. We cannot process your application until
all required documents have been received, so please make sure you read the
Guidance Notes before submitting.
- Equivalence route – for those working in Engineering
- Equivalence route – for those working in Physics
- Equivalence route – for those working in Sonography
Application process
Once your application is submitted, it will be reviewed by our assessors (two assessors for equivalence applications). You will be informed of the outcome after assessment. If your application is successful, you will receive a certificate (issued once and not replaced) and your name will be added to the online register. Registration must be renewed annually.
Appeals
If you are not satisfied with the outcome of your application, you must contact the RCT Registrar within
30 days of receiving your decision and provide additional supporting information. For full details, please see the
RCT Registration Appeals Policy.
The Registrar
The Register of Clinical Technologists
Fairmount House
230 Tadcaster Road
York
YO24 1ES
Email: enquiries@therct.org.uk
