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Register for a national professional qualification

Register for a national professional qualification (NPQ)

Use this service to:

  • register for an NPQ or the Early headship coaching offer starting before spring 2025
  • check your registration details, if you already registered
  • check your course outcome, if you have completed your course

Once you've registered for your NPQ, you'll then need to apply separately with your training provider.

Your training provider will send you an application form by email once you’ve registered. If they confirm that you are eligible for a funded place, you will not need to pay for the course fees.

Before you start

You’ll need to know which NPQ you want to take and who your provider is. If you have not chosen yet, find out about NPQ courses.

You’ll also need a teacher reference number (TRN) to register, even if you’re not a teacher. If you are a teacher, you can find your TRN on your payslip, teaching contract or teachers’ pension records.

If you’ve lost your TRN, you can use the Find a lost TRN service. If you’ve never had one, use the Get a TRN service.

If you work in early years or childcare, check if your workplace is registered with Ofsted and get their Ofsted unique reference number (URN), if available.

You’ll need to create or sign in to your DfE Identity account.

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