Get a physiotherapy training programme, internship centre or CPD provider approved (PCK)
Physiotherapy Council of Kenya · sources read 3 Oct 2026
Apply to the Physiotherapy Council of Kenya (PCK) in the prescribed form with your higher-education approval, feasibility study, strategic plan, policies and full curriculum. PCK reviews within three months, inspects your premises, then gives a provisional licence of up to two years.
- Fee
- KSh 300,000Accreditation to train physiotherapy (application)KSh 20,000Self-assessment checklist (training institutions)KSh 15,000Application to provide CPD trainingKSh 30,000Accreditation as a CPD training provider
- How long
- The committee makes its recommendation within three months of your application. CPD provider applications are decided within three months.
- Where
- Physiotherapy Council of Kenya, Bemuda Plaza, Ngong Road, Ground Office A2, Nairobi (020 4404110 / 0701 165 338, info@pck.go.ke)
What you need
- Registration and approval to offer higher education training in Kenya
- A feasibility study by qualified people
- A strategic plan for the programme
- Policies: human resource, disability, research and development, and others
- A complete, detailed curriculum for each category of training
- For CPD providers: institutional profile, curriculum and course content, and a proposed course calendar
Steps
- Fill in PCK's prescribed accreditation form and attach all the required documents.
- PCK's training committee reviews your application and makes a recommendation within three months. PCK then tells you in writing.
- If you meet the conditions, PCK gives you dates (within 60 days) for an on-site inspection of your premises.
- If approved, you get a provisional licence for up to two years. After an assessment, PCK issues a full accreditation licence valid for up to three years.
Watch out
- If you are turned down, you can fix the gaps and re-apply within 12 months, or make a fresh application after 12 months.
- CPD courses not accredited by PCK earn physiotherapists no CPD points.
Who can apply
- Any institution offering, or planning to offer, physiotherapy training.
- An institution, body or organisation that wants to run CPD for physiotherapists.
- Institutions offering physiotherapy internship training. PCK approves them and publishes the list yearly.
Official sources (6)
- Accreditation of a Physiotherapy Training Program pck.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Processing of the application pck.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Inspection of the Facilities pck.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Continuous Professional Development pck.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- The Physiotherapists Rules, 2017 (Legal Notice No. 239) pck.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Contact Us pck.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026