Education Accreditation & Course Endorsement
The following documents explain ACHSM’s Education Accreditation & Course Endorsement program and process:
1. ACHSM Education Accreditation and Course Endorsement Programs Guidelines: Information for Universities and Education Organisations
2. Education Accreditation and Course Endorsement Programs: Policy and Procedure
3. ACHSM Education Accreditation Program: Standards
4. ACHSM Course Endorsement Program: Criteria
The ACHSM Board has approved the Education Committee review and update of our accreditation documentation to align with our Master Competency Framework and to implement recommendations from an external evaluation completed recently (Fitzgerald Report).
All future accreditations and re-accreditations will be based on these updated documents. We kindly ask all current accredited Universities to familiarise yourself with the content and encourage you to reach out if you have any questions.
ACHSM is in the process training our member surveyors on the updated and new information approvemailto:ailto:mailtoaccreditation@achsm.org.aud by the board.
A recommendation from the Fitzgerald Report was to include an Endorsed category for short courses, workshops, microcredentials and conferences. A separate program has been created to support education offerings from outside the AQF program with an identified Endorsement Criteria. If you would like more information on this new ACHSM Program, please contact ACHSM at accreditation@achsm.org.au.
As combined resources, these documents are comprehensive and provide a clear process to universities and education providers interested in accreditation or endorsement. Accredited Universities can offer their students enrolled in accredited courses FREE MEMBERSHIP and builds on the valuable relationship between ACHSM and the university sector.
All Accreditations and Endorsements meetings are held online.
We have developed a short checklist to help universities prepare for their accreditation. This will be emailed out to the university once contact has been made.
We strongly encourage universities offering Health Service Management courses and not currently accredited by ACHSM to join us in creating a workforce that meets the needs of the health and aged care industry.
