Past accreditation consultations

Accreditation

Public consultation: Draft proposed Professional Capabilities and Accreditation Standards for podiatry and podiatric surgery

In 2019 the Podiatry Board of Australia (Board) requested that the Podiatry Accreditation Committee (Accreditation Committee) review and update the professional capabilities and accreditation standards for podiatry and podiatric surgery to ensure the documents reflect contemporary practice.

In 2020 the Podiatry Accreditation Committee carried out a period of public consultation on draft proposed professional capabilities and accreditation standards for podiatry and podiatric surgery.

The Accreditation Committee sought feedback on the draft proposed documents from education providers, practitioners, other stakeholders and the community.

Released: 8 December 2020
Closed: 12 March 2021

A summary report on feedback received during the public consultation period is available here (208 KB,PDF).

Consultation paper (348 KB,PDF), Word version (249 KB,DOCX)
Draft proposed threshold professional capabilities for podiatrists (Attachment A1) (530 KB,PDF), Word version (354 KB,DOCX)
Draft proposed professional capabilities for Podiatric surgeons (Attachment A2) (645 KB,PDF), Word version (339 KB,DOCX)
Draft proposed accreditation standards for Entry-level podiatry programs (Attachment B1) (653 KB,PDF), Word version (328 KB,DOCX)
Draft proposed accreditation standards for podiatric therapeutics programs for registered podiatrists and podiatric surgeons (Attachment B2) (580 KB,PDF), Word version (307 KB,DOCX)
Draft proposed accreditation standards for programs for registered podiatrists and podiatric surgeons addressing requirements for endorsement of registration in relation to scheduled medicines (ESM programs) (Attachment B3) (635 KB,PDF), Word version (325 KB,DOCX)
Draft proposed accreditation standards for podiatric surgery programs (Attachment B4) (669 KB,PDF), Word version (330 KB,DOCX)
Summary of draft proposed accreditation standards (Attachment B5) (168 KB,PDF), Word version (53.4 KB,DOCX)

Stakeholder submissions : feedback on draft proposed professional capabilities

Australasian Council of Podiatry Deans (148 KB,PDF)
Australian Medical Association (255 KB,PDF)
Australian Orthopaedic Association (192 KB,PDF)
Australian Podiatry Association (181 KB,PDF)
Charles Sturt University (62.8 KB,PDF)
Queensland University of Technology (50.3 KB,PDF)
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (145 KB,PDF)
Western Sydney University (48.3 KB,PDF)

Stakeholder submissions : feedback on draft proposed accreditation standards

Australasian Council of Podiatry Deans (144 KB,PDF)
Australian Medical Association (255 KB,PDF)
Australian Orthopaedic Association (192 KB,PDF)
Australian Podiatry Association (126 KB,PDF)
Charles Sturt University (57.1 KB,PDF)
Queensland University of Technology (212 KB,PDF)
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (145 KB,PDF)
University of Western Australia (145 KB,PDF)
Western Sydney University (138 KB,PDF)

Draft proposed Professional Capabilities and Accreditation Standards for podiatry and podiatric surgery – Focus groups

The Podiatry Accreditation Committee held two online focus groups in February as part of public consultation on the draft proposed professional capabilities and accreditation standards for podiatry and podiatric surgery.

The purpose of the focus groups was to share information about the draft proposed professional capabilities and accreditation standards, explore stakeholders initial views on these documents and provide an opportunity for stakeholders to ask questions and seek clarification.

The focus groups were recorded for those who were unable to attend. Please note that the discussion elements of the focus groups have been removed for privacy reasons.

Podiatric surgery focus group – 15 February

Podiatry Surgery Focus Group presentation - 15 February 2021 (330 KB,PDF)

Podiatry surgery focus group – 17 February

Presentation - Podiatry Surgery Focus Group presentation - 17 February 2021 (313 KB,PDF)