Final Version of EFTA Minimum Training Standards 2025

Dear EFTA members and future members – CIM chamber, NFTO chamber and TIC chamber.
The goal of EFTA is to achieve recognition for family and systemic therapy as a distinct, scientifically based form of therapy practice and to ensure rigorous standards of training and professional practice throughout Europe.
To this end, EFTA has completed the process of periodically updating its training standards in line with developments in the various European regulatory and professional frameworks.
The new training standards are titled ‘ EFTA Minimum Training Standards 2025’.
Please find HERE  the training standards for family and systemic therapists at the European level and training levels for membership of the EFTA Chamber of Training Institutes (TIC) and EFTA Chamber of Individual Members (CIM).

The New EFTA Training Standards 2025 are required to be implemented in  all Training Programmes for students commencing their four year training  commencing  2027 and later.
The old standards will continue for all other students who commenced their training before 2027 .
Graduates who commence their training in 2027  must opt  to register in either Pathway one or Pathway two by 2031.

EFTA plans to organise information and discussion sessions in 2026. Individual Chambers will also be in touch with members to provide information on the new standards.