What is the value of attending an accredited College?
Recognition of your Qualification by Governing Bodies, in Ireland and Abroad, enabling the student to obtain Membership to Recognised Acupuncture Associations and Obtaining Professional Insurance. REGULATION – ACCREDITATION – PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE Currently in Ireland due to the ongoing process of Statutory Regulation which was initiated by the Government in 2002, the main Acupuncture Associations have amalgamated to form a new Association. This is the Regulating and Accrediting body in Ireland. Its formulation was instructed by the Irish Government to regulate Standards of Teaching and Practice in Ireland. The aim of Regulation is to heighten the standards of both the Education and Practice of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese medicine and an adherence to a strict Code of Practice and Ethics. The Regulatory Body is divided into a Council, an Ethics and Standards Committee, a Membership Committee, and an Education Commission. The Education Commission is setting the standard for all
