Qualifications and what's involved - Flow Chart

Postgraduate Certificate (entry level)

The Postgraduate Certificate provides core learning modules to quickly bring learners to the level of Co-Investigators on a variety of studies. Graduates may be able to act as Principal Investigators on less complex research studies as their expertise deepens.

The qualification consists of 1 RPE module and, depending on the institution delivering the course, 2 or 3 online modules. 

Postgraduate Diploma

Learners who have achieved the Postgraduate Certificate can progress to the Postgraduate Diploma. Learners with equivalent qualifications or practitioners with relevant experience could start at Postgraduate Diploma  level. This should be discussed with the higher education institution where the learner wants to study.

The Postgraduate Diploma extends learners’ expertise and offers different opportunities for methodological specialisation at each higher education institution offering the qualification. Graduates may be able to act as Principal Investigators on a variety of research studies according to their clinical  expertise.  This qualification consists of 1 RPE module and 2 online modules.

Master’s Degree

Learners who have achieved the Postgraduate Diploma can progress to the Master’s level. Typically Master's graduates will be able to act as Principal Investigators on most studies, according to their clinical expertise.

This qualification consists of a dissertation based on a research project.