Welcome to the British Acupuncture Accreditation Board website (BAAB or the Board).
The BAAB exists to promote high standards of education and training for acupuncturists who practise traditional East Asian medicine. We work closely with the British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) which is the main professional body representing acupuncturists. For more information about the Board and the way we work click here or ‘about us’.If you are thinking about training to be an acupuncturist click here or on ‘training’ to find out about what it might involve and what you need to think of. This information is not specific to any particular college or university, so you will also need to access details from any institution in which you are interested. You will find a list of teaching institutions whose acupuncture courses are accredited by the Board on the 'Accredited Courses' page.
Staff in universities or colleges who are considering developing a course for accreditation by the Board will need to access a range of documents to find out more about our standards and the process of accreditation. These are introduced in the ‘institutions’ section.
Fundamentally, the purpose of the Board in focussing on standards of education and training is to ensure that qualifying practitioners are fully competent to work with patients independently, and will do so ethically and safely. If you are a patient (or a potential patient) you need to consider what qualifications your practitioner has, and how these have been approved. The ‘public’ section will help to answer these questions.
We are keen that this website contains the information that you need. Please give us feedback, particularly if you had a query for which you have not found an answer (or not found one easily), by contacting the Board office. Thank you.