Guest guest Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Could be politics, because I think that latrobe is also involved. Steven Slater <laozhongyi wrote: On 12/04/2005, at 7:19 PM, wrote: > > Hi Steve & All, > > Steve Segal wrote: >> I had studied at Victoria University, but didn't realize that they >> were so involved with tcm. > > Victoria University School of Health Sciences has a great course in > TCM. For more details, see > Herbal Medicine http://tinyurl.com/43dbx and > http://www.staff.vu.edu.au/chineseherbs/HHH1254/ > > Acupuncture http://tinyurl.com/63yqr > > UTS (Univ Technol Sydney) also has a great TCM course. See: > http://www.uts.edu.au/div/publications/sci/ug/c10164.html#26 > > Hi Phil, I am not sure how or why you believe Victoria University of Technology TCM courses are " great " but something that is vital to know before rushing to conclusions on this issue is the fact that these courses have been refused approval for recognition by the Registration Board of Victoria and thus graduates from these courses do NOT meet the requirements to claim they are acupuncturists/herbalists or practice these modalities giving the impression they are acupuncturists/herbalists in the state of Victoria (the state the University is actually located in). In Melbourne (Victoria), RMIT University is the only university to provide recognized programs at University level. For a list of " approved " courses and others in regards to state legislation and protection of title can be found here: http://cmrb.vic.gov.au/registration/approvedcourses.html LIST OF ORGANISATIONS AND COURSES WHICH HAVE BEEN REFUSED APPROVAL Institution: Victoria University of Technology Course 1: Bachelor of Health Science – (Acupuncture) Graduate Eligibility: Division of Acupuncturists Course 2: Bachelor of Health Science – (Chinese Herbal Medicine) Graduate Eligibility:Division of Chinese herbal medicine Practitioners Course 3: Bachelor of Health Science – and Clinical Sciences Graduate Eligibility: Divisions of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine Victoria University has, however, been invited to reapply. Best Wishes, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Hi Steve, Of course some politics is involved somewhere, but I am not sure what the reference to Latrobe has to do with VUT. The CMRB has simply set minimum standards for registration, and at the moment VUT has been found to be wanting. I am sure this will change, or the courses future is probably terminal. The Board includes academics from several courses including VUT and RMIT, practitioners and the President is an Professor from Latrobe (do you think she controls the decisions of the board?). For info on this why and how courses are assessed see: http://www.cmrb.vic.gov.au/registration/approvedcoursesintro.html For a pdf of " Guidelines for the Approval of Courses of Study in as a Qualification for Registration " see: http://www.cmrb.vic.gov.au/registration/cmcoursestudy.html Personally, I think establishing a minimum standard for courses and graduates for registration is very important for our profession. Sure, the courses who don't reach these requirements will complain, and others will assume it is all politics. Best Wishes, Steve On 14/04/2005, at 5:12 PM, Steve Segal wrote: > > > > Could be politics, because I think that latrobe is also involved. > > > Steven Slater <laozhongyi wrote: > > On 12/04/2005, at 7:19 PM, wrote: > >> >> Hi Steve & All, >> >> Steve Segal wrote: >>> I had studied at Victoria University, but didn't realize that they >>> were so involved with tcm. >> >> Victoria University School of Health Sciences has a great course in >> TCM. For more details, see >> Herbal Medicine http://tinyurl.com/43dbx and >> http://www.staff.vu.edu.au/chineseherbs/HHH1254/ >> >> Acupuncture http://tinyurl.com/63yqr >> >> UTS (Univ Technol Sydney) also has a great TCM course. See: >> http://www.uts.edu.au/div/publications/sci/ug/c10164.html#26 >> >> > > Hi Phil, > > I am not sure how or why you believe Victoria University of Technology > TCM courses are " great " but something that is vital to know before > rushing to conclusions on this issue is the fact that these courses > have been refused approval for recognition by the > Registration Board of Victoria and thus graduates from these courses do > NOT meet the requirements to claim they are acupuncturists/herbalists > or practice these modalities giving the impression they are > acupuncturists/herbalists in the state of Victoria (the state the > University is actually located in). > > In Melbourne (Victoria), RMIT University is the only university to > provide recognized programs at University level. > > For a list of " approved " courses and others in regards to state > legislation and protection of title can be found here: > > http://cmrb.vic.gov.au/registration/approvedcourses.html > > LIST OF ORGANISATIONS AND COURSES WHICH HAVE BEEN REFUSED APPROVAL > > Institution: Victoria University of Technology > > Course 1: > Bachelor of Health Science – (Acupuncture) > Graduate Eligibility: Division of Acupuncturists > > Course 2: > Bachelor of Health Science – (Chinese Herbal Medicine) > Graduate Eligibility:Division of Chinese herbal medicine Practitioners > > Course 3: > Bachelor of Health Science – and Clinical Sciences > Graduate Eligibility: Divisions of Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal > Medicine > > > Victoria University has, however, been invited to reapply. > > Best Wishes, > > Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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