Moore College has received a letter dated 31 August 2011 from the NSW Government Department of Education and Communities approving the College as an institution with self-accrediting authority (SAA).

What does this mean?  Self-accrediting authority is granted when an institution can show that it has strong and rigorous internal processes and that these processes are good enough to replace external acreditation processes that are administered by Government Accreditation Authorities.

Self-accrediting authority is a significant achievement for the College and recognition of the quality of the higher education that Moore College provides.

The road to SAA began many years ago.  Alan Hohne was appointed Dean of Quality and Planning in 2007 and given the task of preparing the College and its application for SAA.  The College decided to seek SAA status for a number of reasons.  It will provide the College with the flexibility to respond to changes both amongst the churches and other constituencies that it serves and also the changes taking place in higher education.  The College believes that SAA will provide a cost-effective means to ensure continuous quality improvement in the courses that it offers.

The government has approved registration of Moore Theological College as a higher education institution with self-accrediting authority (SAA) from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2016.  This approval applies to ten levels of courses in the field of Religious Studies from diploma to Masters (Research).  It covers all existing accredited courses.

There are 44 self-accrediting higher education providers in Australia, 40 of which are the universities.

The College acknowledges the considerable work of Alan Hohne in achieving SAA status.