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About Accreditation

aamet-accreditationAccredit: verb ac·cred·it \ə-ˈkre-dət\
: to say that something is good enough to be given official approval
: to recognize or vouch for as conforming with a standard
: to consider or recognize something as outstanding

– Merriam-Webster Learner's Dictionary

Accreditation History

Some of EFT International's most important principles are openness and clarity (in other words “transparency”). As a membership organisation, we operate with consensus and sharing processes. Our aim is for EFT to become ever more widely available for good in the world and for it to be practised ethically, safely and effectively.

Members of our Board and Teams work on a voluntary basis steadfastly toward that aim and the organisation has registered charitable status. Safe and effective use of EFT depends on standards of education and training for those using/practising it; thus establishing and maintaining educational standards for EFT is of utmost importance to EFT International. We therefore have a defined EFT International syllabus for EFT training at all levels. We use the terms “certified” and “accredited,” and we have an Accreditation Coordinator.

Definition of Terms:

Certification and Accreditation

We use the terms “Certification” and “Accreditation” to refer to the process by which practitioners, first learn EFT from their EFT International Master Trainer and the trainer assesses that they have reached the standard required to start to practise safely and effectively (certification), and then secondly become accredited by EFT International (accreditation).

Certification is issued to trainees by the trainer only. Accreditation is a direct interaction with EFT International involving both the trainee and an EFT International-accredited Trainer. The trainee practitioner joins EFT International as a student level member and takes EFT International's Practitioner (or Advanced Practitioner) online examination, which is assessed by EFT International, independently of the trainer’s assessment. When a student passes this examination and s/he has also trained with an EFT International Master Trainer who confirms to EFT International that the student has met the criteria laid down within the EFT International Training Syllabus, that student can upgrade to Accredited Certified Practitioner level member (or Accredited Certified Advanced Practitioner, respectively). The Practitioner is “certified” by his/her trainer and then “accredited” by EFT International.

Internal

This accreditation process is a form of organisational accreditation, for which the official term used in UK is “internal accreditation”. Many complementary therapy courses are internally accredited by various professional organisations and associations.

External

The other type of accreditation is national-level accreditation, known officially in UK as “external accreditation”. External accreditation is when an educational institution seeks recognition of its courses and qualifications by an external, usually government-run regulator such as Ofqual in the UK or NCFHE in Malta (www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofqual/about). It is an ultimate level of recognition and therefore also extremely rigorous, detailed, exacting, uncompromising even regarding certain requirements. To illustrate, an example would be the requirement for every examiner marking UK GCSE and A-Level national exam papers to attend standardisation meetings for a day where the minutiae of every mark for the exam are agreed. Clearly, external accreditation is usually only taken up by organisations with significant resources available to commit to this.

EFT International Accreditation Process: History

In 2012-14, when EFT International first committed to move toward an accreditation process, our then Chair, Helena Fone, ambitiously took the additional step toward external accreditation with NCFHE (National Commission for Further and Higher Education) Malta. Her intention was to create a new Master Trainer Course and for that course to be accredited by NCFHE Malta.

Helena announced the launch of the new AAMET internal accreditation process that commenced in 2014, alongside the move toward external accreditation of the new Master Trainer course. There was a certain lack of clarity as a result of introducing so many changes within a short period of time. We wish to redress that confusion by spelling out the chronology of events and providing a clear statement of how we intend to move forward.

The 2014 AAMET Master Trainer internal accreditation process required all existing EFT International Trainers and Trainers of Trainers to:

  • Study a course manual that Helena had created
  • Take an exam that tested knowledge from the course manual plus knowledge of EFT International's EFT training structures and requirements for certification and accreditation
  • If necessary, update their website according to AAMET trainer requirements
  • Provide details of courses delivered and number of trainees during the preceding year
  • Provide details of their mentoring and CPD record
  • Provide personal references from both a mentor and someone who had trained with them
  • Sign a Trainer’s Contract

Those who did not complete that process within 18 months from 1st January 2014 were not able to continue training as EFT International Trainers.

This is a process of internal accreditation. Helena devised the process, working with members of AAMET's Training Board and Accreditation Panel. The Accreditation Panel led by Christine Sutton, Accreditation Coordinator then implemented the process. Trainer accreditation was mandatory. Alongside this there was an optional internal accreditation process for Practitioners and Advanced Practitioners, which also involved provision of CPD and supervision/mentoring records, references, website check and taking the EFT International online exam for the relevant level.

Since 2014 anyone trained to Practitioner or Advanced Practitioner level by an EFT International (formerly AAMET) Accredited Master Trainer has automatically gained "accredited” status upon completion of the certification and registration requirements. Many EFT International Certified Practitioner-level members who gained certification before 2014 took advantage of this new system concomitantly to upgrade their skills and knowledge from Certified Practitioner to Accredited Certified Advanced Practitioner level. The majority of EFT International Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner level members have now achieved AAMET-accredited status. This is encouraging as eventually the old, non-accredited Certified Practitioner and Certified Advanced Practitioner designations will be withdrawn. Currently those members with accredited status have listing advantages, including a full personal profile page on our new website that was launched in October 2016.

Alongside this comprehensive internal accreditation process a move toward external accreditation of the Master Trainer course to be used for training new EFT International Master Trainers took place, perhaps triggering some confusion between the two processes. For the purpose of achieving clarity, transparency and an accurate record, a historical chronology is provided at the end of this article.

Moving Forward

EFT International is an international organisation with EFT Master Trainers spread across the globe. It is the only EFT organisation to be structured formally as a not-for-profit professional association with an Executive Board comprised entirely of volunteers. Our volunteers are drawn internationally from a range of long-standing professional EFT-ers, each with a passion for the promotion and teaching of EFT that honours Gary Craig’s original EFT instruction, incorporating also some of Gary Craig’s newer Gold Standard EFT developments.

A majority of Gary Craig’s EFT Founding Masters are/have been members of, or otherwise support EFTi; EFT Founding Master Judy Byrne is on our Board. Ann Adams, who ran the original EFT Master Programme together with Gary Craig is developing a new, advanced Master Practitioner Programme exclusively linked to EFT International, which will be taught in modules by EFT Founding Masters Emma Roberts, Sue Beer, Judy Byrne, Nancy Gnecco. Our Training Board and Accreditation Panel operate with great diligence and commitment to ongoing excellence with EFT.

For such an international organisation, external accreditation is beset with logistical challenges. External accreditation in any case is known to be resource-intensive. It is predominantly a national-level procedure and would lend itself imperfectly to an international network.

Internal accreditation, on the other hand, serves both our international organisation and EFT well. We are able to gather together international experts in the field of EFT and achieve consensus regarding quality and educational standards. We can use assessment procedures that best lend themselves to the situation and are nonetheless rigorous. We can involve and grow our network of first-class accredited EFT Trainers. We continue to involve consultants who specialise in assisting in external accreditation procedures to inform our internal accreditation procedures, ensuring that we have the ‘best of both’ – high quality, well-designed accreditation processes that suit both our international organisation and the nature and ethos of EFT in particular.

We have no intention of engaging further with NCFHE Malta. We will continue to strengthen and improve our training and assessment structures, our syllabi and materials, our support for our Trainers, consistently working closely with our own international teams. As in many complementary therapy organisations, our internal accreditation programme effectively serves our trainers, members and our organisation’s aims.

EFT International External Accreditation involvement – Chronology 2012-2017

2012 – 2014

    • Helena Fone, who was based in Malta, initiated production of a Master Trainer course structure and course manual with NCFHE Malta for it to be externally accredited as a Level 4 (1st year degree level) qualification within the European Qualification Framework (EQF). Helena compiled the Master Trainer Course Manual and EFT International purchased the copyright for this manual from her.

Autumn 2013: EFT International's internal accreditation process for commencement January 2014 was announced.

June 2014: Helena Fone stepped down from EFT International Chair and Executive Board, having completed the 5 years’ service to which she had originally committed (2009-2014)

2014: Prolonged and detailed negotiations continued to progress with NCFHE Malta to meet their standards for acceptance of the Master Trainer Course within EQF at Level 4

2014 – 2015: Shoshana Garfield, PhD, EFT International Vice Chair, continued and completed the work. NCFHE eventually confirmed that the course met with their standards for recognition and external accreditation. EFT International celebrated this success with the announcement that the Master Trainer Course was externally accredited with NCFHE Malta.

2015: NCFHE unexpectedly then informed us that they additionally required provision of qualifications of all those who would be delivering and assessing the EFT International Master Trainer Course. EFT International no longer had any Trainers in Malta. Furthermore, EFT International's Master Trainers of Trainers were spread across the globe. In light of all this, it was neither authentic nor viable to complete registration as a Maltese educational institution.

2017: It was brought to our attention that the Master Trainer Course does not appear on NCFHE database as an accredited course. Upon investigation it became clear that this is only because EFT International is not listed by NCFHE as a Maltese educational institution, as detailed above. We continue to note publicly that the course was recognised by NCFHE Malta as meeting EQF standards. We do this to honour the huge amount of work that went into meeting external accreditation standards.

EFT International Accreditation is the extra level of accountability we've put in place to ensure that our member Trainers and Practitioners are meeting EFT International certification standards and competencies.

Accreditation Steps for Lapsed (Expired) EFT International Members
When memberships lapse, there can be a number of reasons, and EFT International allows up to 90 days for members to work out their membership renewals with our EFT International Membership Secretary. In some cases, it is an issue of not successfully completing or reporting the required annual CPD and Mentoring activities. At other times there may extenuating circumstances (such as illness or travel) that prevent a membership renewal.

If your membership has lapsed for more than 90 days (whether you were once a Certified member or an Accredited Certified member) you will need to discuss  gaining or re-gaining Accreditation with an EFT International Trainer acting as Supervising mentor.
Please note that EFT International can  no longer reactivate memberships at the old “Certified” level in any case.

The Trainer  with whom you work will assess your history, CPD and Mentoring records and discuss with you what is required before the recommendation for accreditation can be given. In some cases minimal work may be required. In other cases you may be  required to recap your most recent level of training, attend more supervision time, submit more case studies or demonstrate your level of practice.

When the Trainer is satisfied with their observations and understanding of your level of competence you will be asked to click “Renew or Upgrade” on the website and take the online exam (for EFT Practitioner or Advanced EFT Practitioner level).

When you have passed the exam at 80% or higher and discussed these results with your Trainer (in the role of Mentor), the Trainer will fill out the appropriate Trainer Recommendation form for Accreditation. You will then be approved to upgrade to the appropriate accredited membership level.

Accreditation FAQs

Do I need to “accredit” specifically if I’m pursuing EFT International certification?

No, you will automatically be EFT International-accredited when you certify with an EFT International Accredited Certified Master Trainer (or Newly Qualified Trainer) and register with EFT International. In July 2014, Accreditation became automatic for all our certified membership levels.

Is accreditation mandatory for current certified practitioner members?

For those certified by an EFT International Trainer before July of 2014, applying for EFT International Accreditation at EFT Practitioner level or EFT Advanced Practitioner level is a choice and not an obligation. However, there are many benefits to being EFT International-Accredited, including a featured page on our Find a Practitioner listing and ability to publish featured EFT articles on EFTInternational.org. If you are a EFT International member certified before July 2014, and you are wanting to upgrade to Accredited Certified membership, log-in to your account on EFTInternational.org, navigate to >Library >How to Apply for EFT International Accreditation and follow the instructions found there.

I am an EFT International Accredited Master Trainer. Am I accredited by EFT International?

Yes, internally by EFT International.

I am an EFT International Accredited Master Trainer. Am I also accredited by NCFHE?

No.  It was the Master Trainer Program itself that was recognised as meeting NCFHE standards for accreditation.

Are practitioners automatically accredited by NCFHE?

No. Practitioners and Advanced Practitioners can only be accredited internally within EFT International.

I am an EFT International Accredited Master Trainer. Can I say my EFT Trainings are Accredited?

You can say they are “EFT International Accredited” which is accurate inasmuch as you agree to teach to EFT International-Accredited standards, content and competencies.

If I take the Master Trainer Course and Register with EFT International, will I then be Accredited?

Yes, if you register with EFT International as an Accredited Certified Master Trainer (or Newly Qualified Trainer), keep your CPD and Mentoring current and agree to and abide by the EFT International Code of Conduct and Ethics.

Can I say my training aligns with National Occupational Standards (NOS) in the UK?

No, not at present.

How does accreditation apply to trainers?

All current EFT International Trainers (called “Certified EFT Trainers NQT,” “EFT Master Trainers,” and “EFT Master Trainers of Trainers”) have gone through the internal EFT International Accreditation process.

External Accreditation

EFT International is formally committed to aligning its core curriculum with NOS (National Occupational Standards) of note around the world, and is actively pursuing accreditation via external accrediting bodies. External Accreditation also lays a foundation for more formal recognition of EFT as a respected complementary modality.

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EFT International
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Our Mission

EFT International (EFTi) is a voluntary, not-for-profit association: A UK Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered charity number 1176538.

EFT International is committed to advancing and upholding the highest standards for education, training, professional development and promotion of the skilful, creative and ethical application of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques or "Tapping").

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