Table 3 National qualifications frameworks reported by educational institutions and accreditation bodies by total organizations

Australia

Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency [TESQA]

Un-named

Brazil

Ministry of Education and Culture [MEC]

Not applicable

Canada

The Council on Naturopathic Medical Education [CNME], Post-secondary Education Quality Assessment Board [PEQAB] or other regional state educational institution accreditation requirements

The Council on Naturopathic Medical Education [CNME]

France^b

Not applicable

Naturopathic education consortium

Germany

Unrepresented

Regional Health Offices

Italy^a

International Organisation for Standardization [ISO] Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione [UNI] 11,491,

ACCREDIA

Mexico

Unrepresented

Secretaria de Educación Pública [SEP])

Nepal

Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training [CTEVT]

Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training [CTEVT]

New Zealand (NZ)^b

NZ Qualifications Authority [NZQA]

Natural Health Practitioners of NZ

Portugal

Unrepresented

Central Administration of the Health System [ACSS]

Puerto Rico

CNME, Consejo de Educación de Puerto Rico

CNME

South Africa

Council of Higher Education [CHE]

Statutory regulatory body

Switzerland

Unrepresented

Organisation der Arbeitswelt AlternativMedizin Schweiz [OdA-AM]

Sweden^b

Unrepresented

Naturopathic professional association

United Kingdom (UK)^b

Framework for Higher Education Qualifications [FHEQ],

Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council [CNHC], General Naturopathic Council [GNC]

USA

CNME, with regional state educational institution accreditation requirements

CNME