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Apply in good time!
Last updated: 2 September 2024
Applications close at 1:00pm (UK time) on 20 November 2024.
For more information on how to start and then submit your Application, please see:
Fees reduced in 2024!
Last updated: 2 September 2024
We are pleased to announce a reduction in our fees this year.
Everyone who applies in 2024 will benefit from a reduced fee compared to last year.
- The main fee has reduced by £5.00 to £35.00
- The discount for early application is now £20.00
For more information about the fees we charge, please see:
Course questions - new for this year
Last updated: 2 September 2024
Course centres have asked us to add a Course Questions section to the Application.
The questions on the Application have always originated with course centres, but up till now all courses had to ask you to complete all of the questions provided.
In the new Course Questions section:
- Each course centre can decide which questions it does or does not want you to answer in the new section.
- Each question in the new section indicates which course centres have requested it.
- Each course centre can only access the questions in the new section that it has requested.
If you applied in the last 2 years and want to see any previous answers you gave to these questions, you can Download a pdf of your old Application from the Previous Applications section.
For more information on how to apply, please see:
Updating equal opportunities monitoring
Last updated: 2 September 2024
We are reviewing the categories used in equal opportunities monitoring, to bring them up-to-date.
Thank you to everyone who has provided comments as part of the review, in the last application cycle. We are now considering the feedback received.
We aim to complete the review in the coming months, and update the categories for next year.
For more information about the data we collect, please see:
Funding Eligibility
Last updated: 2 September 2024
Have you already done NHS-funded training?
You may not be able to apply this year.
If you have already received NHS funding for training in the psychological professions you may need to wait before you can apply for clinical psychology training.
See our Funding section for further details and links:
New website - responding to you
Last updated: 1 September 2022
Welcome to our newly designed website. It's more user-friendly, easier to navigate and more flexible, so you can focus on what matters to you: giving your best in your application!
Thank you to all those who participated in our user surveys and focus groups earlier this year. We've been working hard since then to respond to your requests and we hope you enjoy using our new site.
More user-friendly
You asked for the website to be more user-friendly and we've responded in various ways, such as:
- more use of images
- making the site more accessible by mobile
- making it easier to draft your answers within your application
- making it easier to see which sections of your application are complete and which you still want to work on
Easier navigation
You asked for easier navigation and more "bite-size" information, to speed up finding what you need. Here are some examples of how we've worked on this:
- improved navigation around the guidance information on the site
- worked with Course Centres to provide an easy-to-read summary of the key information for each course
- smoother movement between the pages of your application and the guidance information on the site
- improving the journey through the pages of your application so you can quickly access the section you want to work on
Flexible document options
Both applicants and Course Centres asked for more flexibility in providing documents with applications. We have responded by:
- asking Course Centres to provide information for applicants about the documents they need
- giving applicants the option to upload additional documents as required by the Course Centres they have chosen
- Clearing House staff will continue to check the GBC document that applicants provide, as this is required by all Course Centres
If you have any feedback on our new website please let us know. You can find our email address on the Contact Us page.
Applications closed in November
Last updated: 2 September 2024
Applications closed at 1:00pm (UK time) on 20 November 2024.
If you applied on time, login to check your documents and Suitability Statements.
Applications are with the courses
Last updated: 1 February 2024
The last batch of applications was released to course centres on 31 January.
You'll hear if you've been short-listed or not by 15 March 2024.
For information about what happens after you submit your Application, including how applications are released to course centres, please see:
Applications > After you apply
For information about short-listing, including any short-listing tests, please see:
Good luck for interviews!
Last updated: 2 September 2024
If you are offered a place you must respond by 2:00pm (UK time) on 6 June 2025.
For information about interviews, including interview dates for each course, please see:
Applications > After you apply > Interviews
For information about responding to offers, and about reserve lists, please see:
Apply early and save on your fee!
Last updated: 2 September 2024
Submit your Application and pay your fee by 23 October 2024 to save £15.00.
For more information about how and when to pay your fee, please see:
Applications open in September
Last updated: 21 May 2024
Applications will open in September for courses starting in autumn 2025.
You can sign-up for an account to get a feel for the website, but you can't start an application at this time of year.
- The information on our website relates to the current application cycle.
- Some details may change for courses starting in autumn 2025.
- We will update this site in September.
The key dates follow a similar pattern each year. For dates for the current cycle please see:
Applications > Dates to remember
For sample copies of the Application and Suitability Statements for information please see:
Last updated:
24th October 2024