Career development
Health & care
In demand, overseas routes
All careers
Diploma in Adult Care (L2/L3)
The step up from care assistant to senior carer. Often free via an apprenticeship.
- Time
- About 12 months per level
- Cost
- £0–1500
- English
- Basic everyday
Registered Nurse (NMC)
The conversion route for overseas nurses to register and work in the UK.
- Time
- 6–12 months
- Cost
- £1000–2000
- English
- Native-level
Doctor (GMC / PLAB)
The conversion route for overseas doctors to register with the GMC.
- Time
- 1–3 years
- Cost
- £2000–4000
- English
- Native-level
HCPC Registration (Allied Health Professions)
The legal register for physiotherapists, paramedics and 13 other allied health jobs in the UK.
- Time
- 3–6 months
- Cost
- £680–1500
- English
- Fluent
GPhC Registration (Pharmacist, OSPAP route)
How overseas pharmacists convert to a UK pharmacist licence through OSPAP.
- Time
- 2–3 years
- Cost
- £10000–20000
- English
- Fluent
GDC Registration (Dentist, ORE route)
How overseas dentists register in the UK through the two-part ORE exam.
- Time
- 2–4 years
- Cost
- £8000–16000
- English
- Fluent
Phlebotomist (Blood Taker)
Train to take blood samples: one of the easiest legal ways into NHS work.
- Time
- 2–6 months
- Cost
- £150–600
- English
- Conversational
Dental Nurse (NEBDN Diploma + GDC)
Learn on the job as a trainee, pass the NEBDN Diploma, then register with the GDC.
- Time
- 12–18 months
- Cost
- £1400–2200
- English
- Fluent
Pharmacy Technician (GPhC Registered)
Two-year paid apprenticeship, GPhC-approved Level 3 diploma, then register to practise.
- Time
- 2 years
- Cost
- £0–200
- English
- Fluent