申請人必須–
(a) 持有香港頒授的心理學學士學位，或具備同等學歷；
(b) 持有香港專上教育機構頒授的教育證書，或具備同等學歷[參閱註(1)]；
(c) 持有香港頒授的教育心理學(專業訓練)碩士學位，或具備同等學歷；
(d) 在取得上述(a)項資格後具備不少於六年有關的工作經驗，而其中至少三年在取得上述(c)項資格後於教育機構擔任教育心理學家的職位[參閱註(1)及(2)]；以及
(e) 符合語文能力要求，即在綜合招聘考試兩份語文試卷(中文運用及英文運用)中取得「二級」成績，或具備同等成績[參閱註(3)-(5)]。

持有香港以外學術機構所頒授學歷的申請人，請隨申請書夾附有關學術機構所簽發的文憑／證書、成績單及列明有關課程的授課形式(例如全日制／兼讀制、在當地院校上課／遙距授課等)的證明文件副本。申請人也應盡可能提供所有其他有關的學歷證明文件副本，以便進行學歷評審的工作。至於持有本地學歷的申請人，亦須夾附列明其修讀學位課程時主修及副修科目的證明文件副本。

Candidates should have –
(a) a Hong Kong bachelor's degree in Psychology, or equivalent;
(b) a certificate in education from a Hong Kong tertiary educational institution, or equivalent [See Note (1)];
(c) a Hong Kong master's degree in Educational Psychology (Professional Practice), or equivalent;
(d) a minimum of six-years' relevant experience after obtaining (a), of which at least three years as an educational psychologist in an educational setting after obtaining (c) [See Notes (1) and (2)]; and
(e) met the language proficiency requirements of 'Level 2' results in the two language papers (Use of Chinese and Use of English) in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE), or equivalent [See Notes (3)-(5)].

For candidates holding qualifications obtained from academic institutions outside Hong Kong, please attach to their application copies of diplomas/certificates, transcripts of studies and official documents issued by the relevant academic institutions stating the mode of delivery (e.g. full time/part time, on campus/distance learning, etc.) of the study programmes. To facilitate the assessment of the qualifications, candidates should provide the above documents for all other relevant qualifications obtained as far as possible. For candidates holding local qualifications, please also attach copies of the documents stating the major and minor subjects studied in their degree courses.