Certification
Hand therapy certifications
Official-source summaries for credentials and renewals — education only; confirm rules with each issuer.
Last updated May 2, 2026.
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16 certification entries match current filters.
- ItalyActiveAt least 1500 hours of professional work in hand therapy in the last 5 years.
CAS · Course Certificate
Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) Handtherapy
AustriaActiveExperience with hand patients required.Certification
Zertifizierte Handtherapeutin / Zertifizierter Handtherapeut Schweiz
SwitzerlandActiveAt least 3 years of patient-related work experience in hand therapy for direct application; alternative path requires at least 10 years of experience with criteria such as an average of at least 40% of working time in hand therapy.Credential
Swedish Hand Therapy Accreditation Pathway
SwedenActiveChecklist for advanced specialisation in hand therapy and distribution of point system used to achieve accreditation; exact hours not fully captured in retrieved snippet.CHT-APTM · Certification
CHT-APTM
PortugalActiveAt least 1000 hours of work in hand therapy over the previous 3 years, as one pathway component.CHT-NL · Certification
Nederlands Certificaat Handtherapeut (CHT-NL)
NetherlandsActiveAt least three years of work experience with at least 1,800 hours of hand therapy treatment experience in the past three to five years (upper extremity conditions including hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, and related shoulder presentations as defined by NVHT).Credential
Certified Hand Therapist (HTCC) — Canadian practice context
CanadaActiveHTCC eligibility requires at least three years as an OT or PT with at least 4,000 hours of direct practice in hand therapy (see HTCC certification materials).Course Certificate
IFSHT Post-Graduate Programme Listing
InternationalActiveBase: OT, PT.
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