Registration with the Allied Health Professions Council

Every physiotherapist who wants to work in Namibia is required by law to register with the Health Profession Council of Namibia

Please follow this link to the website of the HPCNA

Regulations and Requirements

The regulations for registration as a physiotherapist in Namibia stipulate that the minimum requirement (referred to in the Namibian Allied Health Professions Act, 2004) which entitles a person to be registered as a physiotherapist, is a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physiotherapy obtained at an educational institution after the full time study of physiotherapy for a period of not less than four years at such educational institution.

The regulations also state that all new applicants with a 4 year bachelor degree in physiotherapy who want to register as a physiotherapist in Namibia will have to complete a year of internship training unless they can motivate that they already have the necessary practical experience after qualification to become eligible for full registration.