Table 1.

Examples of some national and international training and certification requirements for colposcopists.

Location	Britain	USA	Europe	Australia and New Zealand	Spain
Accrediting/ training body	British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP)	American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP)	European Federation of Colposcopy (EFC)	Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)	Asociación Española de Patología Cervical y Colposcopia (AEPCC)
Details of training/education program	Training, objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), written exams, supervised clinical practice, participation in multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings, etc.	Three or four-days in-person or online (or on-demand) format	Acknowledging the flexibility of member countries, some items shared within the EFC, determined through the Delphi method by the member countries.	Online training program or other registered and approved training programs.	Webinars and regular courses.
Certification	Renewal every three years. Requires participation in continued medical education, attendance at conferences, audits, etc.	Not applicable; no certification	Certification standards aligned with EFC.	Defined certification and recertification requirements, including ongoing participation in continued medical education, plus evidence of practice.	Certification aligns with EFC standards. Valid for five years and automatically renewable upon meeting specific requirements.
url	https://www.bsccp.org.uk/colposcopist-training-accreditation	https://www.asccp.org/education/colposcopy-education-completion-exam-resources	https://efcolposcopy.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/EFC_Certification_standars_2013.pdf	https://ranzcog.edu.au/womens-health/quality-assurance-programs/cquip/	https://www.aepcc.org/acreditacion-en-colposcopia-y-ptgi/