Vocational (specialist) training and recertification providers and accreditation standards
It is the Council’s role to ensure that the quality of training and education programmes offered by medical colleges is of a high standard.
Information on Council accredited medical college and accreditation standards can be found here.
Council accredits the following vocational medical training and recertification providers:
- Aotearoa New Zealand-based vocational medical training providers
- Australasian vocational medical training providers (jointly assessed with the Australian Medical Council)
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It is Council’s role to accredit and monitor specialist training providers and to promote medical education training in Aotearoa New Zealand. Council assesses Aotearoa New Zealand-based vocational medical training and recertification providers against these standards.
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The Council and the Australian Medical Council (AMC) work together on accrediting the vocational medical training programmes offered by Australasian (joint Australian and New Zealand) vocational providers. If the applicant provider is seeking recognition in Australia (as an Australasian training provider), or if the scope is already recognised in Australia, stage 3 will be led by the AMC, with Council making a decision based on the AMC’s assessment.