Registered Science Technician (RSciTech) Shortened Route

About professional registration with the Science Council

The AAPT hold a Full Licence with the Science Council to offer the RSciTech, RSci and CSci professional registration awards.

Registration with the Science Council enables those eligible AAPT members to publicly demonstrate their commitment to professional standards, the APT profession and to use the designatory letters after their name – RSciTech, RSci or CSci.

If you hold the Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Science (Anatomical Pathology Technology) from 2022 onwards you are eligible for a shortened application route for RSciTech.

The AAPT have been working closely with the Science Council over the last 12 months.

A trailblazing project to map the Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Science (Anatomical Pathology Technology) to the Registered Science Technician (RSciTech) standards has now concluded and we can update AAPT members on the outcome.

The Science Council Registration Authority have agreed a shortened application route. Applicants will be required to have concluded and satisfactorily passed the RSPH Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Science (Anatomical Pathology Technology) within 2 years prior to their application submission (i.e. only those who passed in 2022 onwards).

Waived Competences

The following RSciTech competences are waived for applicants of this shortened route:

• Application of Knowledge and Understanding: A1, A2, A3
• Personal Responsibility: C1
• Interpersonal Skills: B2
• Professional Practice: C2
• Professional Standards: E1, C3

Required Competences

Applicants must demonstrate the following competences via a competence report:

• B1: Work Consistently and Effectively with Minimal Supervision
• B3: Responsibility for Quality of Work and Impact on Others
• D1: Problem Identification and Solution
• D2: Effective Use of Resources
• D3: Continuous Process Improvement
• E2: CPD

Eligibility for the shortened application route pilot 

• Are at the class of Member of the AAPT
• Hold the RSPH Level 3 Diploma in Healthcare Science (Anatomical Pathology Technology) or equivalent
• Expected to have one year's professional experience in a mortuary as an APT
• Committed to undertaking continuing professional development (CPD)
• Have a supporter for your application
• Have an up-to-date CV
• Compliance with the Science Council CPD standards

The assessment process

Assessment will be organised with x2 AAPT trained assessors (independently) and, at pilot stage, initially, the bespoke route will operate in a pilot mode for the first three applications. If the assessors are not in agreement with their outcomes, a third assessor will be contacted.

If there is the requirement for a third assessor, through disagreement between assessors 1&2, this will be organised by the AAPT Secretary. If the applicant has not met the standards and is required to send more information:

The AAPT Secretary will feedback the comments from the assessor reports to the applicant and offer guidance as to where more information is needed for a resubmission of the appropriate standards where there is a shortfall of information.

Application form for the RSciTech shortened route

Guidance for applicants and supporters

Any questions? Email the AAPT Secretary Christian Burt