Fitness to Practise Policy
‘Fitness to practise’ means having the necessary skills, knowledge, health and character to undertake and complete, safely and effectively, a programme that includes elements of professional practice, experiential learning or clinical work. Not all programmes of study have a fitness to practise requirement.
UL’s Fitness to Practise policy, which can be accessed from the link immediately below, applies to students registered on UL undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that do have a fitness to practise requirement.
For those UL programmes that have a fitness to practise requirement, fitness to practise statements must be documented by the course board of each programme. Statements that have already been approved can be accessed below.
Teacher Education Fitness to Practise Statement. This blanket statement applies to the following programmes:
- Bachelor of Science in Physical Education
- Bachelor of Science with concurrent Teacher Education (Biology and Chemistry OR Physics OR Agricultural Science)
- Bachelor of Technology (Education) in Materials & Architectural Technology
- Bachelor of Technology (Education) in Materials & Engineering Technology
- Bachelor of Science with concurrent Teacher Education (Physical Sciences with Chemistry AND Physics)
- Bachelor of Education in Languages
- Bachelor of Science (Education) in Mathematics and Computer Science
- Professional Master of Education
MA in Music Therapy Fitness to Practise Statement
Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery Fitness to Practise Statement
BSc Paramedic Studies Fitness to Practise Statement
BSc Sport and Exercise Sciences Fitness to Practise Statement
BSc Exercise & Health Management Fitness to Practise Statement
Guidance Counselling & Lifespan Development Fitness to Practise Statement. This blanket statement applies to the following programmes:
- MA in Guidance Counselling & Lifespan Development
- Grad. Diploma in Guidance Counselling & Lifespan Development
Nursing and Midwifery Fitness to Practise Statement. This blanket statement applies to the following programmes:
- BSc Nursing (General)
- BSc Nursing (Mental Health)
- BSc Nursing (Intellectual Disability
- BSc Midwifery
- Higher Diploma in Midwifery
MSc Human Nutrition and Dietetics Fitness to Practise Statement- (Professional Qualification)
MSc Occupational Therapy Fitness to Practise Statement- (Professional Qualification)
MSc Speech and Language Therapy Fitness to Practise Statement- (Professional Qualification)
BSc Physiotherapy and MSc Physiotherapy Fitness to Practise Statement- (Professional Qualification)
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Fitness to Practise Statement
Doctorate in Educational and Child Psychology Fitness to Practise Statement
The course board of a programme with a Fitness to Practise requirement must complete the fitness to practise statement using the application form below: