On December 8th, 2008 the Council of HETAC approved a new policy on Registration of Providers and a new Registration Procedure establishing principles and processes in respect of Provider Registration.
In summary Registration as a HETAC Registered Provider is the successful outcome of a six stage process, the last four steps of which are managed by HETAC:
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Institution makes enquiry and subsequently meets with HETAC staff for information and general guidance. |
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Institution submits an Application (Word) Application (PDF) with application fees. |
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Determination of basic eligibility, via documentary assessment and associated site visit. |
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General Application Evaluation for Institutional Approval following the submission of a self-evaluation report and a quality assurance policy & procedure manual. A site visit will occur. A Guideline on the creation of a Quality Assurance Manual is available here. In the completion of your Quality Assurance Manual, you may find this checklist helpful in assessing if you have covered all required areas. The European Standards and Guidelines is also a very important document in this context. |
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Accreditation (to be interpreted to mean validation) of a programme of education or training. The guidelines and templates used for the submission associated with this part of the process are the same as the guidelines and templates used by a registered HETAC provider seeking accreditation of a new programme. A very useful document with excellent guidance on the concepts underpinning the preparation of programmes is HETAC’s Assessment and Standards document.
(If you are applying to HETAC for Provider Registration and seeking accreditation for your first programme(s) to run in September 2010, please click here.) |
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Decision by Council. |
Usually these six stages will occur in the above sequence, however, this may be varied in any given instance at HETAC’s discretion. In the case of specialised institutions offering a single programme or a cluster of closely related programmes, the institutional evaluation and the programme accreditation (steps 4 and 5) can occur in parallel. An applicant may withdraw its application at any stage of the process.
Prospective providers are invited to read the above documents, in association with HETAC Standards and Awards documentation and where appropriate, submit an application using the application form. Applicants are invited to contact HETAC in advance of submitting a form with any queries. Please direct all questions/queries to newprovider@hetac.ie
Suspension of Validation of Programmes in Complementary Therapies
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