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 Accreditation Standards for prevocational training providers. Its functions include setting standards for education and training and accreditation of institutions for prevocational education and supervision.

• Overview of prevocational accreditation process
• How terms are accredited
• Prevocational Education and Training Accreditation Standards
• Prevocational Accreditation Committee (PAC)
• NSW Prevocational accredited training terms
• NSW Prevocational Training Networks
• How to become a HETI surveyor
• Guide to Survey Evidence
• The Health Education and Training Institute Accreditation Procedure
• Accreditation Surveys – A Guide for Junior Doctors

Prevocational Accreditation Committee (PAC) 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)