MSP® Re-Registration Examination

From 1 January 2010, Re-registration exams for MSP® will be available. From the this date, there will be a requirement for all MSP Practitioners and/or MSP Advanced Practitionersto be re-registered within 3-5 years of their original certification.

All Practitioners/Advanced Practitioners who have taken the MSP Practitioner/Advanced Practitioner qualification from this date have agreed to this requirement as part of their initial application and so are now designated as Registered Practitioners.

All certified Practitioners/Advanced Practitioners have the opportunity to take the Re-registration examination in order to demonstrate their commitment to professional development. This is particularly important following the recent update to the MSP Guide.

By taking the Re-registration examinations, candidates are able to demonstrate to employers and prospective employers the recency of their knowledge and commitment to Continuing Professional Development.

Re-registration exams are available for both Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner. A candidate will only be required to sit the Re-registration exam for the highest level of qualification they have achieved. For example, a candidate who holds the Advanced Practitioner certificate would only be required to take the Re-registration exam for this level.

The format of the Practitioner Re-registration exam is:

3 questions, with a scenario background and appendices.

• Each of the 3 questions is worth 20 marks
• An overall score of 30 out of a possible 60 is required to pass
• One hour duration
• Closed-book examination.

The format of the Advanced Practitioner Re-registration is:

A2000 – 4000 word "dissertation"(suggested target 2500 words)on a specific subject (selected from a range of topics) demonstrating application of MSP. It would ideally be based on a "real life" programme that the candidate has worked within. If this is not possible (if a candidate has not recently worked within a programme or their programme contains classified information), it would be acceptable to base it on the Advanced Practitioner Case Study "MSP Care". There are no time restrictions imposed on this dissertation. The dissertation will be marked out of a possible 75 marks with the candidate needing 38 marks to achieve a pass. Should the candidate fail the Re-registration, feedback will be provided. The candidate is permitted to update and re-submit their paper, however should this second attempt be a fail and detailed feedback is given then the candidate must submit a new paper. Instead of the re-registration paper, a candidate also has the option to sit the full Advanced Practitioner examination to re-register at this level.

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