HCPC Dietitians applying for graduate registration
The qualifications requirements for HCPC dietitians apply for graduate registration are:
- A pre-registration dietetics degree with an MSc/Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits) in Sport and Exercise Nutrition. This reduced postgraduate requirement is in recognition of the clinical placement training undertaken during the dietetic pre-registration degree programme.
HCPC Registered Dietitians who are not currently BDA members
If you are eligible for registration with the HCPC as a Dietitian through UK training and education, you will be required to join the BDA as a Full Member.
This is the only category of BDA membership available to you, if you are eligible for HCPC registration.
Once you have joined the BDA as a full member to apply for SENR graduate registration, you will need to follow the guidance below, your application route will depend if your PG cert or MSC is from an SENR accredited course or you have a non-SENR accredited qualification.
Existing BDA full members
To apply for SENR graduate registration, you will need to follow the guidance below, your application route will depend if your PG cert or MSC is from an SENR accredited course or you have a non-SENR accredited qualification.
SENR-accredited courses
When you are ready, please submit copies of:
- Certificate for undergraduate degree
- Post Graduate Certificate (or higher) from an SENR-accredited course
- Proof of Level 2 Award in Food Safety in Catering (completed within the last five years)
- Evidence of completion of anti-doping education certification. For applicants from the UK, the UKAD Introduction to clean sport (modules 1-6) is recommended. Applicants from outside the UK can submit evidence of an anti-doping education certification with equivalent modules.
Please note:
- You must provide your certificate from your SENR accredited course on application, no other alternative evidence is accepted for this requirement. If you do not have your certificate, you will need to wait and apply when you recieve it.
- SENR registrations require an active BDA membership, dietitians pay an SENR 'add on' fee to their main membership, you can read more about SENR fees for dietitians.
- The maximum period of SENR graduate registration is three years, and you are only allowed one period of graduate registration. You will be required to progress to Practitioner registration within those three years. Read more about how to progress to Practitioner registration.
- Please consider if this is the right time for you to make this application, as you will need to gain two to three years experience in the field of sports and exercise nutrition to apply for Practitioner registration. Practitioner registration is awarded to individuals who can demonstrate appropriate qualifications and proficiency gained after relevant professional experience.
Application form
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What happens next?
The documents will be reviewed and you will receive an update or confirmation of registration within two weeks of application.
Non-SENR-accredited qualifications
As a HCPC dietitian with a non-SENR accredited qualification, you can still apply for SENR graduate registration.
You will need to follow the application process outlined here for non-SENR-accredited qualifications.