Primary and Final FRCA examinations regulations

Published: 29/07/2019

Appendix 1: Structure of the Examinations

Primary FRCA Examination

There are three sections to the Primary Examination; MCQ, OSCE and SOE, questions on data interpretation may appear in any section or sub-section. All Primary questions are mapped to the Core Level Training Curriculum (Annex B). This includes ICM (Annex F). The units of training covered are set out in the examination blueprint.

The MCQ section must be passed before the OSCE and SOE sections can be attempted.

Final FRCA Examination

There are two sections to the Final examination; Written and SOE. All Final questions are mapped to the Core Level Training Curriculum (Annex B) and the Intermediate Level Training Curriculum (Annex C). This includes annex F as an essential unit. The units of training covered are set out in the examination blueprint.