Education and Career Framework for the Radiography Workforce
This fourth version of the Education and Career Framework is intended for the guidance and support of the whole imaging and radiotherapy workforce.
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IR(ME)R 2024
Please note this guidance is currently being updated in line with the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, which came into force on October 1st 2024. These changes are necessary to ensure compliance with the latest regulations, reflecting updated practices for radiation protection and patient safety in medical imaging and radiotherapy. For more information, please see here.
Introduction
The College of Radiographers (CoR) Education and Career Framework (ECF) (fourth edition) provides guidance for the education and career development of the radiography profession.
The ECF defines the various levels of radiography practice and the educational standards related to each of them. The framework informs the CoR’s pre- and post-registration programme approval process. It also informs the accreditation of individual members of the radiography workforce through the CoR accreditation schemes.
Importantly, the goal of the ECF is to support improved outcomes for patients through the education and development of the radiography workforce. The involvement of representatives from the CoR Patient Advisory Group (PAG) in this research has been important to ensure the framework is patient-centred.
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The ECF was last updated to version 9a on the 21/12/2022.