On this page we explain how you can apply to register with the GOsC, under the new powers set out in Section 3 (6A) of the Osteopaths Act 1993, if you meet all the criteria set out below. This opportunity is available from 7 July 2009.
You may be eligible to apply for registration if you:
Please note that you must meet all of these criteria to be considered.
We will assess all applicants using a staged process, in order to limit the cost to applicants.
Stage 1 – Completion of Part 1 of the registration application form.
Stage 2 – The GOsC will confirm, on the basis of the information provided in Part 1, whether you are able to apply for registration through this process and if so, notify you of any further requirements necessary for the assessment of your qualification.
Stage 3 – Completion of a written evaluation of your practice experience.
Stage 4 – Successful completion of an assessment of clinical performance: a demonstration of your management of two new patients in a clinical setting.
Stage 5 – Completion of Part 2 of the registration application form (you may choose to begin collection of the information required at an earlier stage in order to speed up your application process, but you should be aware that some of this information required may incur a cost).
Stage 6 – Consideration of all information by the GOsC’s Registration Department and notification of whether the application has been successful.
It is essential that parts 1 and 2 of the registration application form are completed in full. All assessment will be conducted against the osteopathic practice standards that apply at the time of application. These are outlined in the GOsC documents Standard of Proficiency and Code of Practice.
If you believe you fit the criteria set out above, and wish to apply for registration with the GOsC under the new scheme, you can then download Part 1 of the application form, complete it and post it to:
The General Osteopathic Council
Osteopathy House
176 Tower Bridge Road
London
SE1 3LU
or fax it to us on 020 7357 0011
When you hear back from us that, based on the information you provided on Part 1 of the form, you can proceed to apply for registration, you can complete the later stages of the application process including downloading and completing Part 2 of the application form.
Please note that the period for which this type of application will be accepted will run from 7 July 2009 to 31 December 2010 and applications must be submitted by the latter date.
If you have been working as an osteopath for at least two years out of the last ten in Switzerland or an EU/ EEA country other than the UK, then you can apply for registration under the EU directive on mutual recognition of qualifications. This route to registration will still be open after the expiry of this registration process on 31 December 2010.
*The European Economic Area consists of all the EU countries plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
Full details about all GOsC registration processes can be found in the document Registering with the GOsC.
