You are here: Home > About ACAT > ACAT's committees > Exam Board, including submission dates

Examination Board

The Examination Board is the accreditation body of ACAT for individual trainees, trainers and supervisors. The Board also monitors and audits national standards of marking. The Exam Board has the same membership as the Training Committee. It meets three times per year usually in February, June and October.  Please scroll down the page for the dates of forthcoming Exam Board meetings and accreditation submission deadlines.

The Composition
Chair of Exam Board
Chair of Training Committee
Vice-chair of Training Committee
Vice-chair for Supervisor Training 
Vice-chair for APL
Chair of ACAT
Liaison Moderator
ACAT Projects and Liaison Officer
UKCP/HIPC Representative
Trainee Representative
EDIC Representative
Board of Trustees Representative
Course Representatives (Course Directors)
ACAT CPD Auditor
UKCP Re-accreditation Assessor
Organiser of the annual Trainer and Supervisor Event

Quorum
The Exam Board shall be deemed quorate when a minimum of 4 officers in filled posts and a minimum of 6 course representatives are present.

Meetings
The Exam Board meets three times per year in order to ‘accredit’ those who are put forward.  The closing date for accreditation submissions is usually three weeks prior to the meeting.  The meeting dates and submission deadlines are noted on the ACAT website.

Role

• The Exam Board works closely with the Training Committee in maintaining the national framework of ACAT accredited courses and monitoring standards of training
• The Exam Board Chair is responsible for all membership queries including renewals and lapsed categories
• The Exam Board Chair is a member of the Council of Management

Tasks of Exam Board Chair

• Receive and examine applications for accreditation in advance of each Exam Board
• Liaise with Course Directors regarding any accreditation queries
• Bring unresolved queries about accreditation/training to the Exam Board for discussion
• Work closely with ACAT Administration regarding queries or potentially difficult areas
• Work closely with the Chair of Training Committee and the Council of Management
• Monitor and manage procedures for membership of ACAT and the re-joining process
• Liaise with CPD Auditor and Re-accreditation Assessor regarding auditing queries
• Work closely with the ACAT Ethics Committee
• Report to ACAT’s Council of Management and Board of Trustees

 

ACAT Exam Board Meetings (Accreditation Submission Deadlines)

24^th February 2023 (3^rd February 2023)

7^th July 2023 (16^th June 2023)

13^th October 2023 (22^nd September 2023)

 

In June 2020 ACAT moved to paperless accreditation.

 

Updated January 2023

Petition to NHS England - The Case for Funding Training in the NHS 2021 Alert!
ACAT's online payment system has been updated - click for more information

News from ACAT

Fifth volume of the International Cognitive Analytic Therapy and Relational Mental Health Journal is now available The fifth volume of the International Cognitive Analytic Therapy and Relational Mental Health Journal is now available freely online or in print form: https://www.internationalcat.org/journals All five volumes of this peer reviewed journal are ava...

Click to read all news