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Good practice handbook
ARB’s revised Good Practice Handbook is now available in PDF format for institutions submitting applications for prescription. In consulting the Handbook, you may find the following documents helpful:
- Application Form & Guidance Notes: Prescription of a New Qualification
- Application Form & Guidance Notes: Renewal of Prescription
- ARB Procedures for the Prescription of Qualifications
Should you have any questions in relation to the Handbook, please contact qualifications@arb.org.uk

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