Accreditation:
The Council is required by law to regulate the training and practice of Allied Health Professions as captured in the schedule of the Health Professions Regulatory Bodies Act 857, 2013 Part One.
Training Institutions seeking to run Allied Health Programmes are required to officially write to the Council and provide the following information:
- Name of Training Institution
- Profile of institution
- Proposed programme and level
The Institution will be provided with the accreditation guideline after a review of the application.
The programme accreditation guideline will assist institutions seeking accreditation to submit the required information to the Council.
A total of four copies of the curriculum and other supporting documents shall be presented to the Council for assessment.
As part of the programme accreditation process, the Council reviews the proposed curriculum for the training of allied health professionals.
Among other things, a team from the Council will visit the training institution to ensure that the facilities earmarked for practical training and attachment are of the required standard.
The accreditation visitation team must be convinced that the proposed physical facility is conducive for teaching and learning. It must also be satisfied that all recommended books, journals among others are available and in the right quantity taking into consideration the projected students’ enrolment.
The team must be convinced that the faculty for the said programme is duly qualified.
The Council will not accredit a programme if it believes the above-mentioned standards have not been met.
It is important to state that the Council currently does not accredit certificate programmes.
Kindly see the fee schedule for the accreditation charges.
Programme Re-Accreditation
Accredited institutions shall be notified on the expiration of their accreditation. The accreditation team from the Council will visit the institution to assess the facilities available for teaching and learning about the student population. The Council may deny or approve the continued running of the programme.
Kindly see the fee schedule for the accreditation charges here
Internship
The Council organizes Internship/ NSS programme in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the National Service Secretariat.
It is important to state that the internship/NSS programme organized by the Allied Health Professions Council is mandatory.
The Council only accepts graduates from accredited institutions for the Internship/NSS programme. It also ensures that interns are posted to facilities where there is a Senior Officer to supervise the Internship/NSS programme.
Interns are provided with Clinical Internship Logbooks to ensure that they cover specific procedures at the facility level.
They are also issued with provisional certificates as required by law to enable them enter the facility for the Internship/NSS programme.
The Council carries out periodic monitoring to ensure that interns are on duty and are receiving the required supervision.
The mandatory Internship/NSS programme is a prerequisite for the Council’s Licensure Examination.
Interns who do not complete their Internship/NSS are not allowed to sit for the Council’s license examination.
CPD Accreditation Process
Institutions or organizations seeking to organize Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programmes must officially notify Council for authorization. The following document must accompany the request:
- Business Registration Certificates
- Company Profile
- CVs of Proposed CPD facilitators
- Source of Funding
Accredited institutions after securing authorization will be required to submit the programme they intend to organize to the Council for CPD programme accreditation. The Programme should be structured according to the CPD programme guideline.
Accredited Institution/organization that intend to organize online CPD programmes must also satisfy the CPD online programme guideline.
Accredited Institutions/Organizations will be notified of the approval of their programmes and the number of points awarded. Kindly check the fee schedule for the CPD accreditation.
CPD Accredited Institutions and Programme
Allied Health Professionals are encouraged to ensure that the programmes they intend to attend are duly accredited by the Council.
Accredited Institutions.
Kindly download the list of institutions that have been accredited and duly recognized by the Allied Health Professions Council.
The general public is informed that Council does not register the products of institutions it has not accredited.
| PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES | PROGRAMME |
| KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY KUMASI | BSC SONOGRAPHY |
| BSC. MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE | |
| MSC AUDIOLOGY | |
| BSC. PHYSIOTHERAPY | |
| MPHIL DIETETICS | |
| UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST | BSC MEDICAL IMAGING |
| BSC SONOGRAPHY | |
| BSC HEALTH INFORMATION | |
| DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY | |
| BSC DIETETICS | |
| BSC MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE | |
| UNIVERSITY OF GHANA, ACCRA | BSC. MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| BSC DIETETICS | |
| BSC PHYSIOTHERAPY | |
| BSC. RADIOGRAPY | |
| BSC. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY | |
| BSC. RESPIRATORY THERAPY | |
| BSC. NUTRITION | |
| UNIVERSITY OF ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES | BSC MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES | DOCTOR OF MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| BSC MDICAL IMAGING | |
| BSC NUTRITION | |
| UHAS, PUBLIC HEALTH SCHOOL, HOHOE | BSC DISEASE CONTROL |
| BSC HEALTH INFORMATION | |
| BSC HEALTH PROMOTION | |
| BSC NUTRITION | |
| BSC ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | |
| BSC MENTAL HEALTH | |
| UHAS, SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCE, HO | BSC. MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| BSC. MEDICAL IMAGING | |
| BSC. PHYSIOTHERAPY | |
| BSC. DIETETICS | |
| BSC. AUDIOLOGY | |
| BSC. PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS | |
| BSC. SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY | |
| TECHNICAL UNIVERSITIES | |
| KOFORIDUA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY | DIPLOMA MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| BSC. MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE | |
| TAMALE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY | BTECH. MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| BTECH. HEALTH INFORMATION | |
| BTECH. DIETETICS | |
| ACCRA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY | BSC MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| KUMASI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY | DIPLOMA MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| BSC. HEALTH INFORMATIONA MANAGEMENT | |
| BOLGATANGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY | DIPLOMA MEDICAL LOBORATOTY SCIENCE |
| BSC. MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE | |
| TAKORADI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY | DIPLOMA MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS | |
| NARH BITA COLLEGE | BSC MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| RADFORD UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | BSC MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| BSC. HEALTH INFORMATION | |
| BALDWIN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | BSC MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| KLINTAPS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | BSC. MEDICAL IMAGING |
| BSC. SONOGRAPHY | |
| BSC. COMMUNITY NUTRITION | |
| BSC. MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE | |
| GARDEN CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | BSC MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| GREENHILLS SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES | BSC MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY |
| GHANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY | BSC HEALTH INFORMATION |
| DIPLOMA HEALTH INFORMATION | |
| BSC HEALTH PROMMOTION | |
| BSC. DISEASE CONTROL | |
| CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | BSC HEALTH INFORMATION |
| BSC HEALTH PROMOTION | |
| BSC. DISEASE CONTROL | |
| BSC. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | |
| MANKESSIM COLLEGE OF HEALTH | DIPLOMA MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| ANGLICAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY | BSc. HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT |
| MIEZAH COLLEGE, KUMASI | DIPLOMA MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| BSC, DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHER | |
| WITHROW UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | BSC DISEASE CONTROL |
| KAAF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE | BSC. MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| PHARMATRUST COLLEGE, ACCRA | DIPLOMA MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| PREMIER SCHOOL MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE | DIPLOMA MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY |
| ROYAL ANN HEALTH ACADEMY KUMASI | DIPLOMA MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| ADVANCED GLOBAL INSTITUTE, TAMALE | DIPLOMA MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY |
| I CARE HOME SERVICE TRAINING COLLEGE, HOHOE | DIPLOMA MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY |
| COLLEGE OF INTEGRATED HEALTH, OBUASI | DIPLOMA MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| AKENTEN APPIAH MINKA UNIVERSITY OF SKILLS TRG AND EN. DEV. | BSC. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
| BIMAKS COLLEGE, SWEDRO | DIPLOMA MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| PRESERVE LIFE ACADEMY, CAPE COAST | DIPLOMA MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| MIDLAND COLLEGE, KUMASI | DIPLOMA MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |
| ST. WILLIAM’S NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES COLLEGE | DIPLOMA MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY |
| DIPLOMA HEALTH INFORMATION | |
| DIPLOMA MENTAL HEALTH | |
| MARTIN LUTHER HEALTH TRAINING INSITUTE | DIPLOMA HEALTH INFORMATION |
| DIPLOMA MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE | |
| COLLEGE OF HEALTH YAMFO | BSC HEALTH INFORMATION |
| BSC COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH | |
| BSC NUTRITION | |
| COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND WELL- BEING KINTAMPO | DIPLOMA HEALTH INFORMATION |
| DIPLOMA HEALTH PROMOTION | |
| DIPLOMA DISEASE CONTROL | |
| DIPLOMA MENTAL HEALTH | |
| DIPLOMA MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE | |
| DIPLOMA DENTAL SURGERY ASSISTANT | |
| DIPLOMA NUTRITION | |
| CERTIFICATE DENTAL SURGERY ASSISTANT | |
| BSC. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH | |
| COLLEGE OF HEALTH SEFWI ASAFO | DIPLOMA IN NUTRITION |
| CERTIFICATE IN NUTRITION-DIET COOK | |
| COLLEGE OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES, NALEREGU | DIPLOMA NUTRITION |
| DIPLOMA DIETETICS | |
| DIPLOMA HEALTH PROMOTION | |
| DIPLOMA DENTAL SURGERY | |
| DIPLOMA HEALTH INFORMATION | |
| DIPLOMA MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE | |
| DIPLOMA PHYSIOTHERAPY | |
| CERTIFICATE IN NUTRITION, (DIET COOKS) | |
| CERTIFICATE IN MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE | |
| CERTIFICATE IN PHYSIOTHERAPY | |
| CERTIFICATE IN DISEASE CONTROL | |
| HO SCHOOL OF HYGIENE | DIPLOMA ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
| CERTIFICATE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | |
| TAMALE SCHOOL OF HYGIENE | DIPLOMA ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
| CERTIFICATE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | |
| ACCRA SCHOOL OF HYGIENE | DIPLOMA ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
| DIPLOMA OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY | |
| ST. JOHN OF GOD DUAYAW NKWANTA | DIPLOMA TRAUMA AND ORTHOPEADICS |
| DIPLOMA PHYSIOTHERAPY | |
| OYOKO SCHOOL OF DISPENSING TECHNOLOGY | DIPLOMA DISPENSING OPTICS |
| CERTIFICATE DIPENSING OPTICS | |
| BR. TARCISIUS PROSTHETICS &ORTHOTICS TRAINING SCHOOL, NSAWAM | DIPLOMA PROTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC |
| SDA, NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COLLEGE, ASANTA | DIPLOMA IN NUTEITION AND DIETETICS |
| FLOSAM INSTITUTE OF NURSING, MIDWIFERY AND ALLIEND HEALTH SCIENCES, SUHUM | BSC. NUTRITION |
| KAAF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, ACCRA | BSC. MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE |