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APAC is embarking on its 2025 Accreditation Standards Review, a critical initiative to align our standards with the Psychology Board…

Our office will be closed from 5pm on Monday 23 December, reopening on Thursday 2 January.

2024 has been a busy year as we continue our work to strengthen APAC’s accreditation effectiveness and efficiency.

APAC’s Evidence Guide has been updated to provide more detailed guidance on how higher education providers can demonstrate compliance against the Accreditation Standards.

The APAC Board met on 25 November 2024 in person.

The scoping and design phase for a new APAC Information Management System (AIMS) was reviewed.

The APAC Board has adopted an updated Strategic Plan to cover the period from 2024 to 2029.

As part of APAC’s 2024-2029 Strategic Plan, one of our priorities is to deliver risk-based accreditation services.

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APAC CEO David Ensor led a panel discussion on issues in the sector at our recent Community of Practice conference.

The SSR has commonly been identified as a pain point by providers and the new tool is designed to address some of these challenges.

APAC’s Community of Practice conference is almost here. It opens at 10am eastern daylight saving time on Wednesday 30 October.

The APAC Board met on 14 October 2024 in person.

Directors confirmed an update of the APAC Strategic Plan that reflects sharpened priorities and a refresh of APAC’s values.

The Board considered a review of APAC’s fees structure. It also approved a pilot in 2025 of a more efficient approach to site visits.

Good mental health is a concern we all share. After all, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 43 per cent of Australian adults experience a mental illness at some point in their life.

Here’s the agenda, updated as of 30 September. Sessions and times may be subject to change.

This episode of Talking APAC, we’re talking about simulation-based learning or SBL, which represents a novel, evidence-based way to expose psychology students to learning opportunities.

An opportunity for you to support the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC) in its work to improve societal wellbeing through ensuring high-quality education and training in psychology.

The APAC Board met on 26 August 2024 in person.

Directors discussed a draft update of the APAC Strategic Plan that reflects sharpened priorities and a refresh of APAC’s values. This was approved subject to final editing.

Here’s the agenda, updated as of 19 August. Sessions and times may be subject to change.

APAC is pleased to announce the appointment of an additional Non-Executive Director, Professor Andrew Christie.

Our psychology ecosystem faces a range of challenges and opportunities – many relating to current and projected workforce shortages in the context of ensuring the safety of the Australian public.

This episode of Talking APAC, we’re talking about the challenges relating to teaching and assessing interpersonal skills and teamwork, often referred to as group work for short.

We’re now less than four months away from APAC’s first Community of Practice Conference and we’re delighted to share with you the agenda.

The APAC Board met on 24 June 2024 in person.

Directors reviewed progress reports on the implementation of APAC’s risk-based approach and guidelines for applying risk ratings to imposed conditions, escalation options for areas of risk, and information sharing of risk-based decisions.

The Australian Indigenous Psychology Education Project (AIPEP) at The University of Western Australia has launched an Australian-first suite of free resources for psychology supervisors.