The Role of the Australian Physiotherapy Council and Standards Central to Accreditation 

In the context of accreditation, the role of the Australian Physiotherapy Council is to evaluate the physiotherapy education program and the capacity of the university offering the award in physiotherapy to do so according to specified standards. Accordingly, the Australian Physiotherapy Council will consider not only the curriculum and the process of education, but also the mechanisms employed to ensure quality outcomes, the resources available and the performance of graduates. Issues relating to student selection and progression, staff expertise and opportunities for development, and secure arrangements for supervised clinical practice will be addressed.

In carrying out the accreditation process, the Australian Physiotherapy Council evaluates submissions from universities for accreditation of physiotherapy education programs against the Standards for Accreditation of Physiotherapy Education Programs at the Level of Higher Education Awards and the Australian Standards for Physiotherapy. The extent to which the university and the program comply with both sets of standards must be demonstrated.