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Accreditation
/ Awarding Bodies This page was posted
originally on 14th October 2007 and was updated on 21st November 2009 as part
of the restructuring and reformatting of this website. The objective of this page
is to give some helpful guidance about recognised qualifications to energy
healers who might like to work for an employer in the healthcare sector.
Background
At the time of posting
this page, the general picture for energy healers is that there are a number
of training courses available in energy healing that are accredited by or are
recognised as meeting required training levels by trade associations within
the complementary therapies sector such as the Complementary Medical
Association and the British Complementary Medical Association. However, the
accreditation offered by such trade associations does not fall within the
Government system of accreditation and might not be recognised by potential
employers. It is most important to understand that
the courses offered by these trade associations have not been assessed within
the Government accreditation system. At the date of posting
this page, I can find only one Reiki course in the Apart from this, there are
no other Reiki training courses or courses for any other healing energies
that are accredited within the Government Accreditation and Awarding scheme. One of the possible routes
open to an energy healer to improve the chances of gaining employment as a
therapist in the healthcare sector is to study for qualifications in related
health areas such as anatomy or counselling which are recognised within the
Government accreditation system. I give
some examples of the kinds of such accredited training courses which might be
of interest to energy healers in the External Training section of the
Information Centre on this website.
Qualifications
and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA) The QCDA was originally
the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) which was established by
the Government with two main roles: ·
involvement in the development of
courses and the subsequent application of the qualifications grading scheme
to these courses ·
acting as a Regulator to ensure that
qualifications grading scheme was operated appropriately. The QCA worked with course
developers and providers to ensure that the structure and content of courses
would be meet the requirements of the qualifications grading scheme. The Government subsequently
took the view that as Regulator there was a potential conflict of interest in
the QCA continuing to regulate courses where it had input to the development
of course content. On 26th September 2007, proposals were announced to
transfer the regulatory role of the QCA to a new independent regulatory body (Office
of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator or Ofqual) that would be
independent of the Government and of the QCA, and that the main role for the
QCA in the future would be to continue its work relating to the development
of course content and the application of the qualifications grading scheme to
courses. This initiative was not directed at changing the structure or
application of the qualifications grading scheme. The QCA became the
QCDA. The QCDA website is at www.qcda.gov.uk where you can read more
about its work. The QCDA has established a
framework for measuring the level of advancement of the teaching courses and
follows a numerical grading system for work related National Vocational
Qualifications (NVQs). These Levels relate to the QCDA framework and
grading system which you can read about on the following webpages: ·
http://www.qcda.gov.uk/6640.aspx ·
http://www.qcda.gov.uk/7134.aspx ·
http://www.qcda.gov.uk/13408.aspx
·
http://www.qcda.gov.uk/13407.aspx
·
http://www.qcda.gov.uk/13406.aspx
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Level 1 is the lowest
Level. My understanding is that often something around Level 3 or Level 4
will be needed for somebody to be regarded as having adequate entry
qualifications for employment in many organisations. There can be variation
in course content between different course providers for courses at the same
Level so it is best to do some thorough research into what is on offer from
different providers. If you start to look for healthcare
related courses such as counseling for example you will see that a course
might be described as Level 1 or Level 3 or some other Level. These Levels
relate to the QCDA’s NVQ grading system.
The role of Ofqal is to
ensure that the various awarding bodies have the necessary systems in place
to enable them to deliver courses to required national standards in an
effective way. This covers all aspects of the work of the awarding bodies
from the initial concept for developing a course through to the submission of
course content for approval and grading and for the subsequent delivery of
training to students. You can read
more about the role of Ofqual at http://www.ofqual.gov.uk/. Ofqal has an online
National Database of Accredited Qualifications which you can find at http://www.accreditedqualifications.org.uk/index.aspx.
If you type nutrition or counseling or reiki, etc., into the search box, you
will be shown the relevant accredited courses on the database. You can browse the
directory of awarding bodies on the National Database at http://www.accreditedqualifications.org.uk/awarding-body/awarding+body+directory.seo.aspx. Some of the awarding
bodies giving accreditation to healthcare related courses that energy healers
might be interested in are given below. If of interest to you, you can do
some browsing on the websites of these organisations to understand better how
the Accreditation and Awarding system works and what kind of healthcare
related courses these organisations give accreditation to. ABC Awards Ascentis
ITEC
External
Courses This website has a number
of pages giving suggestions about external training in healthcare related
disciplines which might be of interest for energy therapists wishing to work
for an employer. You can find them by going to the External Training section
of the Information Centre.
Government
Regulation for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine As noted already above,
the issue of accreditation for energy healing courses is relevant also in the
context of self regulation within the Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
sector. Please go to the Regulation section of the Information Centre for the
latest situation on this.
Updated 21st November 2009 |
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