Applications for Full Accreditation
An application for full accreditation for a new course must be submitted as soon as the inaugural cohort of students commence studying the third to last semester of the course.
Education providers must liaise with the Course Accreditation Manager four months before the application is to be submitted, to schedule a mutually agreeable date for the application submission.
The Course Accreditation Manager will issue the invoice upon receipt of the application. Please refer to ESSA’s web page Course Accreditation Fees, which lists all fees associated with course accreditation.
Before submitting a course accreditation application education providers must ensure they have read and understood the Course Accreditation Requirements documents below:
Current
Course Accreditation Requirements
Course Accreditation Standards
Course Accreditation Guide
Appendices (Exercise Science Standards and Accredited Exercise Physiologist Professional Standards)
Practicum Standards (in effect 1 January 2022, except for EP specifications which are effective in 2023)
For courses that are delivered at multiple campuses (either part or in full), education providers must read and understand ESSA's Multi Campus Policy if either all or part of the course that is submitted for accreditation is delivered at other campuses. Please note that where a course is also delivered by distance (off-campus), this is considered as a separate campus. For a course delivered at multiple campuses, information specific to each campus will need to be provided within the application form and this must be clearly highlighted. Tables may need to be replicated to provide information for each campus, as applicable.
Course accreditation is campus-specific. For education providers who already have an accredited course, but mid-accreditation cycle wish to apply to extend the accreditation of that course to another campus or to introduce the delivery of the course by distance, please contact the Course Accreditation Manager.
Online Application Form
ESSA has developed a new online program to capture all course accreditation applications and supporting evidence. The program is live and accepting applications for all accreditation types. Education providers are required to liaise with the Course accreditation Manager at least four months before application is to be submitted.
Note: Educational providers are not required print copies of their application.
Click the link below to register and access the online application form.
Apply Online
*Hardcopy application forms will be accepted until 1 January 2024. If you wish to submit a hardcopy after this date, contact [email protected].
If you require IT support for this program email – [email protected].
2022 Application Documents
Course Accreditation Application Form
Template A1 - ES Mapping
Template A2 - EP Mapping
Template B - Unit Information
Template C - Assessment Matrix
Template D - Staff Profile
Template E1 - ES Practicum
Template E2 - EP Practicum
Five complete hard copies (printed double-sided), and one electronic (provided on a USB) copy of the application and supporting documents are required to be forwarded by the agreed application submission date via courier to the ESSA National Office, addressed as below.
For the attention of Daniel Berkelmans:
Course Accreditation Program Manager
Exercise & Sports Science Australia
9 Hercules Street
Hamilton
QLD 4007
Presentation of Application Submissions
Applications submissions must be sufficiently detailed and coherently organised to permit a thorough evaluation by a review team. Sufficient detail must be provided to enable reviewers to familiarise themselves with the course and the material being submitted as evidence.
Important: Tables of contents, sequential page numbers, tabbed and labelled dividers inserted in between each section of each document are required.
Documents provided as evidence must be clearly labelled and referenced within the application submission. Units of study must appear in the appendices in the sequence they are delivered within the course, and each unit outline must be clearly identified within the table of contents. Unit outline titles must be consistent throughout the documentation. A list of evidence attachments must also be provided.
Application submissions must be provided as bound documents. It is anticipated that more than one bound document may be needed to accommodate one copy of one application submission.
Please do not use ring-binder or lever arch folders to submit application documents.