Accreditation of continuing education
The NVA accredits only refresher courses offered by educational institutions (EI) with which the NVA has a refresher course contract, or courses offered by sister organizations of the NVA. In addition, accredited refresher courses must be specifically aimed at acupuncturists.
Apply for Accreditation
When an OI has a further education contract with the NVA, it can offer the days it organizes for accreditation to the Further Education department. This includes both professional and Western medical further education.
Accreditation Fees
There are costs associated with an accreditation application. These can be found in the sample Continuing Education Contract.
Procedure
The OI completes the application form (found on this page) and sends it to the NVA secretariat: nva@acupunctuur.nl
From the secretariat, the OI receives a confirmation of receipt and the invoice for the assessment of the postgraduate day/course.
If the Knowledge Centre has approved the refresher day/course, the OI will receive a notification as well as an invoice for payment of the costs for further processing and publication of the refresher day/course. These amounts may be indexed annually.
The approved further education will be published in the member section of the NVA website and in the association magazine the Huang Ti. For courses that are resubmitted for accreditation within two years without changes, only the costs of approval and publication are due.
If the refresher course/seminar is rejected, the paid amount for the application will not be refunded. The accreditation conditions can be found in the sample refresher course contract.
Individual Accreditation Applications and Western Medical Education
NVA members can apply for foreign course days and conference days on an individual basis. These days are also published so that other members can see that these days have already been accredited. There are some different rules regarding accreditation for the mandatory Western medical education.
