What roles do the Clinical and Written components each play?
The Written and Clinical Components provide different information about a candidate’s knowledge, skills and abilities. The Written Component assesses a broad base of physiotherapy knowledge in the areas of musculoskeletal, neuromuscular and cardiorespiratory physiotherapy. The skills assessed by the Written Component include application and integration of clinical knowledge and clinical problem solving through the use of clinical scenarios. A candidate must achieve a minimum overall score in order to pass the Written Component. The Clinical Component assesses a candidate’s understanding and demonstration of safe, effective application of the principles and processes of physiotherapy practice. The knowledge, skills and abilities assessed include communication skills and professional behaviours.
