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10 Nov 2025
The independently-chaired Accreditation Committee (the committee) invites you to give feedback on its draft principles for the use of outcome-based approaches to accreditation.
An outcome-based approach to accreditation focuses on graduating students with the professional capabilities required for safe practice as registered health practitioners in Australia and encourages flexible and innovative approaches to education in response to changes in community need, healthcare models and innovations.
The principles will provide accreditation authorities with guidance and good practice examples of how outcome-based approaches to accreditation are currently being used across the National Scheme. The principles aim to foster continuous improvement in the education and accreditation of health practitioners alongside existing accreditation standards and processes.
'The principles will help to support flexible, responsive and equitable approaches to accreditation across the National Scheme and will contribute to ensuring registered health practitioners can provide high-quality and safe healthcare', said Professor Andrew Wilson AO, independent chair of the Accreditation Committee.
Public consultation on these draft principles is open until 24 December 2025.
Find out more about the consultation and how to provide feedback at the Accreditation Committee’s current consultations webpage.
About the committee:
The committee was established in 2021, consistent with Ministerial Council Policy Direction 2020-1 – Independent Accreditation Committee. The committee gives independent and expert advice on accreditation reform and other National Scheme accreditation matters to National Boards, accreditation authorities and Ahpra.
More information about accreditation in the National Scheme is published on the Ahpra website.
