The Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) is accredited by the Australian Medical Council and  approved by the Medical Board of Australia as the intern training accreditation authority for New South Wales.

The HETI Prevocational Accreditation Program implements and monitors standards for the training and welfare of prevocational trainees in their first two postgraduate years (PGY1 and PGY2).

HETI is responsible for ensuring the health services it accredits are compliant with the NSW Prevocational Education and Training Standards for prevocational training providers. Its functions include setting standards for education and training and accreditation of institutions for prevocational education and supervision.

• The Health Education and Training Institute accreditation process
• How are terms accredited?
• NSW Accreditation Standards
• Prevocational Accreditation Committee (PAC)
• List of NSW Prevocational Accredited Training terms
• NSW Prevocational Training Network
• Surveying - how to become a HETI surveyor
• Surveyor Management and Survey Team Composition Procedure
• Guide to Survey Evidence List
• The Health Education and Training Institute Accreditation Procedure
• Accreditation - A Voice for JMOs
• Frequently asked questions

Prevocational Accreditation Committee Position Statements

This outlines the PAC’s position on supervision and teaching provided by Prevocational Graduate Year 1 (PGY1) trainees or Junior Medical Officers to medical students.

Position Statement - JMO supervision of medical students (July 2016)

Position Statement - PGY2s as the most senior doctor on site (December 2019)

Report of the Review of Accreditation Framework for Prevocational Training in NSW

In May 2013 HETI commissioned a review of the governance framework and the processes within which accreditation of prevocational training programs operate in NSW. The report by Dr Josephine Burnand covers a literature review, needs assessment and a number of recommendations.

Review of Accreditation Framework for Prevocational Training in NSW final report-August 2013