# How to use Can I Practice

Professional practice and eligibility reference.

## Start with a precise record

Use the name, identifier or place you want to investigate. The website scope is: Professional practice and eligibility reference.

## Compare like with like

Open the relevant records and guides below. Keep identifiers, geography, units and source dates together; a record with a similar name or a different reporting period may answer a different question.

## Take the evidence to the original source

Follow the source references before making a consequential decision. Treat missing or historical information as a limitation, and use the relevant authority or provider for a current determination.

## Tools and records

- [Open canipractice.com](https://canipractice.com/)
- [Understand recognition status](https://canipractice.com/ofqual-recognition-status/)

## Question guides

- [What are the major regulatory bodies in the UK?](https://canipractice.com/task-guides/uk-professional-regulatory-bodies/index.md)
- [What are professional qualifications?](https://canipractice.com/task-guides/what-are-professional-qualifications/index.md)

Source: https://canipractice.com/ (first-party website; inspected 2026-10-18).