Entry Criteria

Recognised Qualifications

Recognised Qualifications & Membership Entry Criteria

FHT accept most of the standard qualifications for therapy practice from the major awarding bodies. We also accept qualifications from FHT Accredited Training Courses. If in doubt, please call our Membership Services Team on 0844 875 20 22 or info@fht.org.uk

Awarding Bodies whose qualifications are accepted by FHT

ABC Awards (previously the Awarding Body Consortium)
ACNT (Australasian College of Natural Therapies)

C&G (City & Guilds)

CIBTAC (Confederation of International Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology)

CIDESCO (Comite International d'Esthetique et de Cosmetologie)

CYQ/YMCA (Central YMCA Qualifications)
ECBS (European College of Bowen Studies) Accredited
 
EDEXCEL BTEC

FA / 1ST4SPORT (Football Association)

IEB (International Examining Board)

ITEC (International Therapy Examination Council)

NCFE
NOCN (National Open College Network)

OCR / RSA (Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations)

PTI (Premier Training International) Sports Qualifications / PIQ (Premier IQ International
)
SCOTVEC (Scottish Vocational Education Council)

SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority)

UK University Degrees (Bsc etc)

VTCT (Vocational Training Charitable Trust) 
VAI
(Vocational Awards Institute) made up of IIHHT (International Institute of Health & Holistic Therapies), IIST (International Institute of Sports Therapy) and IHBC (International Health and Beauty Council)