What is recertification and why is it important for the LoCs?

If you hold our Letter(s) of competence, we require you to recertify your qualification every five years. This enables you to: 

• demonstrate the learning outcomes achieved from your qualification have been maintained 
• show you have the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviour needed to provide safe and effective sexual and reproductive health care (SRH) 
• meet the requirements of commissioners/employers, who often require clinicians to have certified qualifications 
• showcase your competence and status as an SRH leader with a nationally recognised qualification provide evidence to support your appraisals and revalidation. 
  
  

Failure to recertify should be disclosed to your commissioner/employer if it is their requirement that the qualification is held. 

The recertification process has changed, the application will now ask you to self-certify your CPD Points and the procedures you have completed in the last 24 months. This means you will no longer need to provide evidence for recertifications; however, you may be asked randomly for audit purposes. It is your responsibility to complete the requirements needed to recertify.

It is important to note - if you have more than one qualification with us, you will need to recertify each qualification separately. Recertifying one qualification alone will not automatically recertify your other qualifications. 

LoC IUT/SDI Recertification requirements

If you hold FSRH Letters of Competence in Intrauterine Techniques (LoC IUT) and/or Subdermal Contraceptive Implant Techniques (LoC SDI), we require recertification every five years. 

This is to ensure that you have developed and maintained the knowledge, skills, attitude and behaviour needed to provide safe and effective sexual and reproductive health care (SRH).

Experienced Practitioners - if you have undertaken training with another provider, and your initial qualification was not awarded by FSRH we are not able to recertify this for you.  

However, there is a shortened pathway (less observed procedures) to achieving the Letters of Competence in Intrauterine Techniques and/or Subdermal Contraceptive Implant Techniques which takes into account past clinical experience. However, all parts of the programmes (including passing the eKA) need to be completed.