Board of Trustees:
Provides strategic oversight and governance, ensuring the Council’s mission aligns with higher education quality standards. Appoints senior leadership and ensures accountability to stakeholders.

Accreditation Review Board:
Oversees accreditation procedures, ensuring evaluations are conducted consistently and in line with official Handbooks and Manuals. Appoints Accreditation Review Panels and makes final decisions based on their recommendations. Also ensures follow-up through structured Quality Reviews and Progress Reporting.

Accreditation Review Panels:
Comprising trained experts, these panels conduct assessments of schools and programmes, including site visits, to evaluate compliance with established quality criteria.

Appeals Board (ERCAD):
Oversees formal appeals from applicants regarding accreditation decisions, ensuring a fair, transparent process that upholds the Council’s integrity. Its decisions are final and may overturn those of the Accreditation Review Board.

Advisory Board:
Provides strategic input on developing and revising accreditation criteria and processes, ensuring alignment with trends in higher education and public health. Acts as a conduit between the Working Groups and the Board of Trustees and Accreditation Review Board.

Scientific Council:
Leads research on accreditation and quality assurance, disseminating findings to inform policy and enhance the Council’s methodologies.

Working Groups:
Focused on themes such as leadership, workforce development, quality improvement, decolonisation, and indigenous health. They also serve as forums for student input on improving accreditation. Their aim is to provide evidence-based guidance and expert insight to the Council.