Coaching Psychology Accelerated Route
The Accelerated route is an abbreviated version of the full Professional Recognition route.
The Accelerated Route is available for members who hold GBC and who are already able to demonstrate five years full time (or part-time equivalent) experience as a coaching psychologist, including at least three years since achieving GBC.
Candidates will be required to submit a reduced portfolio demonstrating alignment with the top-level standards in the Level 8 Standards in Coaching Psychology and specific second-tier standards that address ethical autonomous practice.
Successful applicants will achieve both Chartered Member status of the society and full Divisional membership of the Division of Coaching Psychology.
They will also be eligible to apply to join the Register of Coaching Psychologists.
In order to enroll on the Accelerated route, you must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- have the Graduate Basis for Chartered membership (GBC), and
- have completed at least three years full time, or an equivalent period if part-time, of study and or practice in psychology since the date of completing the qualification that conferred GBC, or since the date of becoming eligible for GBC through another route as confirmed by the Society, and
- be able to demonstrate a minimum of five years full time (or part-time equivalent) experience developing their competence towards recognition as a coaching psychologist, and
- completed at least 8 supervision sessions (a minimum of 1 hour per session) in the past 2 years with a Chartered Psychologist who is on the Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors (RAPPS), with at least 6 of those sessions being with a RAPPS supervisor who is a Chartered Coaching Psychologist
- hold current, relevant, professional indemnity insurance (or be covered by an employer's provision).
The route has been open now for more than a year and we have learned much about how best to support candidates to be able to demonstrate that they meet the Level 8 Standards for Coaching Psychology. We have updated processes to give candidates their best chance of demonstrating competence and we describe these in the new Accelerated Route guidelines.
Read the Accelerated Route applicant guidelines
All candidates accepted onto the route after 14 April 2025 must follow the new guidelines.
We recommend you read the handbook to view the full eligibility criteria and additional information before applying.
No refunds will be given where applications are refused because they do not meet the eligibility criteria.
Candidates who have been accepted onto the route already, but who have not yet submitted their portfolio are strongly advised to use the guidelines to inform their submission so that they can make their best case for recognition to the assessors.
The deadline for applying to the Accelerated Route is 11:59pm on 30 June 2025.
No applications submitted after this time will be accepted.
The final deadline for candidates accepted onto the route to submit evidence for the Accelerated Route is 31 December 2025.
Submissions uploaded after this deadline without prior agreement will not be assessed.
Workshop information
Candidates who are interested in the Accelerated route can attend a Q&A session with our Portfolio Advisor.
Candidates can book onto the Q&A sessions via our Booking Form.
For any enquiries, please email the Assessment and Awards team.
Accelerated Route Portfolio Development Workshops
| Workshops | Date and time | Date and time | Date and time |
| Accelerated Route Portfolio Development Standard 1 Workshop | 16 April 2025, 9.30 - 11am | 26 June 2025, 9.30 - 11am | |
| Accelerated Route Portfolio Development Standard 2 | 30 April 2025, 9.30 - 11am | 10 July 2025, 9.30 - 11am | |
| Accelerated Route Portfolio Development Standard 3 | 27 February 2025, 9.30 - 11am | 14 May 2025, 9.30 - 11am | 24 July 2025, 9.30 - 11am |
| Accelerated Route Portfolio Development Standard 4 | 13 March 2025, 9.30 - 11am | 4 June 2025, 9.30 - 11am | 6 August 2025, 9.30 - 11am |
| Accelerated Route Portfolio drop in | 27 March 2025, 9.30 - 10.30am | 21 August 2025, 9.30 - 10.30am |
Further information
Portfolio Development Workshop Booking can be accessed, once registered, via the BPS Learn Coaching Psychology Virtual Learning Environment.
If you have any questions about the Portfolio Development Workshops, please email assessments@bps.org.uk.
Applications must be made online.
Please note: an application fee of £744.88 + VAT (£893.86 inc. VAT) is payable.
Resubmissions are subject to an additional fee.
Once the application fee has been processed, and eligibility for the route confirmed, applicants you will be provided with access to the route via BPS Learn.
You will then be able to download all relevant forms and documentation in order to prepare their your submission.