Accreditation
The Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant Education Accreditation Program (OTA & PTA EAP) is responsible for accrediting OTA/PTA education programs. The Interdisciplinary Therapy Assistant diploma program at NorQuest College, following the most recent Progress Report submission, has received notice from the OTA & PTA EAP that the program has been awarded Accreditation – Probationary status. Probationary status is awarded when deficiencies are identified with respect to compliance with some of the accreditation standards and criteria.
The Interdisciplinary Therapy Assistant diploma program will be working towards fixing these identified deficiencies, with the goal to be awarded Partial or Full Accreditation status. In the unlikely event that Interdisciplinary Therapy Assistant diploma program at NorQuest College is moved to non-accreditation status in the future, students in their graduating year who successfully complete the program within the original time frame scheduled for their graduation, will be considered as graduates of an accredited program. All other students enrolled in the program will not be considered graduates of an accredited program if the Interdisciplinary Therapy Assistant diploma program at NorQuest College moves to non-accreditation status before their graduation.