Read about each CAT Practitioner training course in the options below. You can find out about your nearest training centre and when different courses are open to application.
We have listed the accredited courses which are currently active. There have been previous courses held in both Scotland and in Dorset, England. These are no longer active but if they become so again in the future, we will add details in the sections below.
Please contact each course directly for further information.
| Course location: | Manchester (teaching days) plus two day residential in Sheffield at the end of each academic year (June). |
| Organisational arrangement: | Independent, accredited by ACAT. It is also approved as course centre for for NHS England funded trainees |
| Last intake: | October 2024 |
| New intake expected: | October 2025 |
| Recruiting |
Yes - applications close on 30 May 2025 |
| Additional information: | This course runs annually and offers 25/30+ training places per year. Full details are available via the Catalyse website. |
| Contact: | admin@catalyse.uk.com |
| Downloads: |
| Course location: | Norfolk |
| Organisational arrangement: | Norfolk & Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust |
| Last intake: | 2022 - 2024 |
| New intake expected: | To be confirmed (2026) |
| Recruiting | Not currently |
| Additional information: | If you have any queries please contact Jane Cawdron |
| Contact: |
Jane Cawdron (Course Director) - Jane.cawdron@nsft.nhs.uk Viv Wilson (Admin support for CAT) viv.wilson@nsft.nhs.uk |
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| Course location: | Newcastle |
| Organisational arrangement: | Provided by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust |
| Last intake: | January 2025 |
| New intake expected: | January 2026 |
| Recruiting | June - September 2025 |
| Additional information: |
Newcastle CAT Practitioner Training is hosted by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Foundation Trust. Our course runs annually with a January start date. For the next intake, we expect applications to open in June 2025 for a January 2026 start. For further information please email and ask for your name to be added to the expressions of interest list. |
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| Details and downloads: | Follow this link for information relating to the new course |
| Course location: | Yeovil, Somerset |
| Organisational arrangement: | Somerset NHS Foundation Trust |
| Last intake: | April 2024 |
| New intake expected: | October 2026 |
| Recruiting | |
| Additional information: | This course runs every 2 years and offers 18 training places per year. We also have a small number of places offered to Foundation Level Practitioners |
| Contact: | Sarah.Huish@SomersetFT.nhs.uk |
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| Course location: | South London |
| Organisational arrangement: | Delivered via ACAT and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust |
| Last intake: | 2024 |
| New intake expected: | |
| Recruiting | |
| Additional information: | This course runs biannually with an intake of up to 20 applicants. The formal taught aspect of the course is located centrally in South London and is easily accessible by public transport. |
| Contact: |
Niki Larsen-Johnson, Course Administrator - email niki.larsen@acat.me.uk |
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| Course location: | Southwest Region NHS-E funded CAT Practitioner hosted by Cornwall Foundation Trust |
| Organisational arrangement: | For NHS England funded trainees only |
| Last intake: | March 2025 |
| New intake expected: | March 2026 |
| Recruiting | |
| Additional information: | Course runs annually and offers 20 training places per year |
| Contact: | cft.cat-sw@nhs.net |
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| Course location: | Brighton/Hove - training days in person (10 per year). Seminar groups online |
| Organisational arrangement: | Run through Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in conjunction with NHSE & ACAT |
| Last intake: | September 2024 |
| New intake expected: | September 2026 |
| Recruiting | Spring 2026 |
| Additional information: |
This course runs every 2 years for up to 20 trainees |
| Contact: | Spft.pp@nhs.net |
| Details and downloads: | More information from the Course Administrators at spft.pp@nhs.net |
| Course location: | Newport, Gwent for teaching days (12 per year) |
| Organisational arrangement: | Independent, accredited by ACAT |
| Last intake: | September 2022 |
| New intake expected: | September 2025 |
| Recruiting | Soon - please check back |
| Additional information: | CAT Cymru (formerly South Wales CAT) is now open for applications to start practitioner training in September 2025. We are an established course with a good track record of supporting trainees through to accreditation by ACAT. This will be our fourth intake of CAT trainees. Please contact Susie Black for further information and an application pack |
| Contact: | susie@catcymru.uk or clare@catcymru.uk |
| Downloads: | Follow this link for information to the new course |
