News and updates

The Accreditation Committee will regularly publish communiqués and updates that summarise important issues discussed at Committee meetings and current work of the Accreditation Committee.

Paramedicine accreditation webinar with education providers

30 March 2021

The Paramedicine Accreditation Committee held a webinar on 30 March 2021 with its education providers to discuss the accreditation standards and professional capabilities and their implementation through the accreditation process.

The webinar was recorded, please see below.

• Presentation - The accreditation standards and professional capabilities – implementation through the accreditation process (1.24MB,PDF)

Paramedic accreditation standards released

14 September 2020

The Paramedicine Accreditation Committee has released the first standards for accreditation of paramedicine education programs under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, as in force in each state and territory (National Law). 

The new accreditation standards come into effect on 1 June 2021 and outline the requirements that education providers must meet to ensure they are equipping graduates with the knowledge, skills and attributes they need to safely and competently practice as paramedics in Australia.

The Accreditation standards are available on the Accreditation page.

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