• Ensuring greater academic RECOGNITION on the global stage.
• Promoting TRANSFERABILITY of public health education & training.
• Increasing EMPLOYABILITY of public health graduates.
• Attesting the QUALITY of Public Health Workforce training.
APHEA - Agency for Public Health
Education Accreditaiton
Avenue des Arts 47
1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Tel: ++32 2 735 0890
email:office@aphea.be
Programme accreditation covers both Master and Bachelor level programmes of public health.
The titles of such awards varies widely and can include terms such as MPH, BPH, BSc, MSc, health sciences, public health care, public health management or public health epidemiology.
The accreditation process is based upon a "fitness for purpose" approach and monitors the programmes through the use of standards and site visits.
The steps toward programme accreditation include:
- The validation of the programme's curriculum,
- a thorough self-evaluation conducted,
- a 2.5 day site visit..
The period covered by programme accreditation is 6 years.