How are Chiropractors trained and qualified?
It takes at least four years of full-time study to become a Chiropractor at the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic (AECC) or Glamorgan University, which offer a BSc degree.
The courses are followed by a post-graduate year spent on the BCA's Pre-Registration Training Scheme (PRTS), which students spend in a Chiropractic clinic with the support of a qualified Trainer. Upon successful completion of the PRTS the student may be admitted onto the State Register.
Only Chiropractors trained at the accredited colleges can become members of the British Chiropractic Association (BCA), the largest association for the profession in the UK, established since 1925, and now represents over 800 UK chiropractors.
The Chiropractors Act received Royal Assent in July 1994. Resulting from it, the General Chiropractic Council was announced in January 1997. It is responsible for setting standards of both education and conduct within the profession, and requires all Chiropractors to be registered to practice legally in the UK.