EHTPA Accreditation
The EHTPA has been accrediting Institutions offering herbal and traditional medicine programmes since 2002.
The EHTPA accredits courses on behalf of all member EHTPA Professional Associations. This enables graduates to apply for membership of an EHTPA professional association register having successfully completed an EHTPA accredited course. The EHTPA system of accreditation was endorsed by, and included in, the initial Steering Group Report to Government which recommended that a statutory register for herbal medicine practitioners be established.
To achieve fully accredited status, Institutions need to demonstrate compliance with the EHTPA Core Curriculum and Capabilities Framework (CCCF) and meet the criteria laid down in the Accreditation Handbook. Once a programme is fully accredited, graduates will gain entry to one or more Professional Associations.
EHTPA Professional Association members will accept graduates from EHTPA accredited programmes of the relevant tradition. Note however, that some Professional Associations may have additional entry criteria which help to confirm a recent graduate’s fitness to practise. Graduates may, for example, be required to have an interview, provide a declaration about their health or provide details of any previous criminal convictions.
The EHTPA strongly recommends new graduates contact the Professional Association(s) they are interested in joining BEFORE graduation to ensure all relevant entry criteria can be met.
The EHTPA Accreditation Process provides information to Institutions wishing to seek EHTPA accredited status. Please contact us if you have any queries.
EHTPA Accredited Awards
BSc (Hons) Clinical Herbalism
Northern College of Acupuncture
MSc/PGDip in Chinese Herbal Medicine
Recruitment to both awards for 2025/26 is paused.
Teaching is continuing for the current MSc year.
White Crane Academy
Diploma in Chinese Herbal Medicine
Accredited courses that have now closed
Lincoln College with validation by Lincoln University
BSc (Hons) Western Herbal Medicine
Middlesex University
Post Graduate Diploma Professional Practice Herbal Medicine
Post Graduate Diploma Professional Practice Chinese Herbal Medicine
Post Graduate Diploma Professional Practice Ayurvedic Herbal Medicine
BSc (Hons) Herbal Medicine
BSc (Hons) Chinese Herbal Medicine
University of East London
BSc (Hons) Western Herbal Medicine
University of Westminster
MSc Chinese Herbal Medicine
BSc (Hons) Western Herbal Medicine