Accreditation 29 May 2014 updated 22 January 2015

Course accreditation

Report on accreditation of one higher education course of study offered by The Cairnmillar Institute, trading as The Cairnmillar Institute School of Psychology Counselling and Psychotherapy.

TEQSA has determined, under section 49 of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Act 2011 (the TEQSA Act), to grant accreditation of the following higher education course of study offered by The Cairnmillar Institute for a period of seven years until 29 May 2021:

• Master of Professional Psychology Practice

Background to Decision

The Cairnmillar Institute submitted an application for accreditation under Part 4 of the TEQSA Act. Subsection 45(4) of the Act requires a registered higher education provider who is not authorised to self-accredit the course of study to apply to TEQSA for accreditation. Subsection 49(6) enables TEQSA to renew accreditation of a course of study for a period not exceeding seven years.

Main Reasons for the Decision

TEQSA has determined that the higher education course of study, submitted by The Cairnmillar Institute for accreditation, complies with the Provider Course Accreditation Standards. The course accreditation covers delivery at all Australian sites.