Written on 23 March 2020.

AACA Briefing Sessions on Pathways to Registration

Want to know more about the AACA’s Oversees Qualifications Assessment or Experienced Practitioner Assessment?

AACA has published On-line Briefing Sessions on the Experienced Practitioner Assessment (EPA) and the Overseas Qualifications Assessment (OQA) conducted by experienced program staff in May 2020. See here for the link to the Briefing Sessions send any queries to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

In these unsettling times due to COVID-19 the AACA is looking at a range of strategies to support applicants by:

conducting interviews in the Overseas Qualifications Assessment Stage 2 and Experienced Practitioner Assessment via Zoom
offering flexible payment programs where relevant
offering free access to interactive on-line sessions on the Overseas Qualifications Assessment Stage 2 and Experienced Practitioner Assessment to find out more about the processes. These sessions will be run by the AACA professional staff directly responsible for the programs.

If you want to find out more about Overseas Qualifications Assessment Stage 2 or Experienced Practitioner Assessment after reading the Guide for Candidates please click This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

If you want to attend the free interactive session on the Overseas Qualifications Assessment Stage 2 on Monday 11 May from 11.00am – 11.45am (AEST) please click This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

If you want to attend the free interactive session on the Experienced Practitioner Assessment on Friday 15 May from 11.00am – 11.45am (AEST) please click This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Last updated on 24 April 2024.

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