The accreditation and endorsement project continues to provide opportunities for universities, colleges, and hospitals offering educational programmes to seek formal recognition for the quality of education provided. The accreditation programme requires applicants to provide specific evidence to meet the standards required to achieve accreditation. Presently, universities and schools of nursing from the United Kingdom (UK), Germany, Finland, and Portugal have received successful accreditation.

An increasing number of industry partners are now seeking formal endorsement for their educational programmes. Of late, Diaverum have successfully attained a three year endorsement of their Competence in Practice Programme, and Fresenius Medical Care (Middle East and Africa) have secured three year approval of their Peritoneal Dialysis Programme. During 2009 a number of industry partners have expressed a desire to seek endorsement of their renal education programmes, and are currently in various stages of preparing applications for formal review.

John Sedgewick – ERB Chair