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

If you hold our Diploma, we require you to recertify your qualification every five years. This enables you to: 

• demonstrate the learning outcomes achieved from your DFSRH 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.