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Certification

• The Diploma course offered by Shanghai Acupuncture College Ireland consists of 1,200 teaching hours meeting the Level 6 requirements set out by Irish Educational System – To date - this is a standard that has only been reached by SACI.
• Our Degree Programme is based on having completed the Diploma Programme requirements and standards with an additional 450 teaching hours – meeting the Irish System of Level 7 qualification requirements.
• Our students are also registered with Shanghai Sixth Medical College.
• It has been claimed by some Acupuncture Colleges that they have completed the HETAC quality and degree validation processes awaiting announcement.
• This is misleading information.
• Recent correspondence from Department of Health and Children confirms the centrality of national federation for self-regulation to public policy in this area and endorses HETAC’s approach to linking this step to programme validation. A model of multiple professional bodies operating in a field is not considered sufficient in terms of public policy and is not acceptable to HETAC.
• The key requirement to enable HETAC to accredit any medical related programme is that the field of studies is governed by either a statutory or a single national voluntary regulatory body.