Endeavour College of Natural Health

Endeavour College of Natural Health is a private education institution located in multiple campuses across Australia, specialising in alternative medicine.

Endeavour College of Natural Health formerly Australian College of Natural Medicine
TypePrivate
Established1975
Address
Level 2, 269 Wickham St., Fortitude Valley Queensland 4006 Australia
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Fortitude Valley, Southport, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney, East Perth
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Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia
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Australia
CampusSuburban
Websiteendeavour.edu.au

History

Endeavour College of Natural Medicine was established in 1975, originally under the name Australian College of Natural Medicine. The College offers Bachelor of Health Science degrees in a range of complementary medicine and modalities and pseudocsiences such as Naturopathy, Acupuncture, Myotherapy, and Homeopathy, and also offers a conventional Bachelor of Health Science degree in Nutritional Sciences and Dietetic Medicine.[1]

Vocational education courses in various alternative modalities are also provided by the college, ranging from the certificate level to advanced diplomas.

Endeavour operates several Australian campuses in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Perth.[2]

In 2015, the college was sold by its parent company Vocation to Study Group International for AUS$75 million.[3]

Criticism

In 2010, an audit by the Australian Universities Quality Agency reported that "students expressed the view that the college does not take sufficient responsibility for the student experience" and that the college "has a number of cultural challenges which it must overcome and these go to the core of how the college is operating as a higher education provider", noting a lack of managerial oversight and a need for clearer oversight of decision-making.[4]

It has also come under additional criticism since the 2015 Review of the Australian Government Rebate on Private Health Insurance for Natural Therapies.[5] The college submitted a statement to this review, including claiming efficacy of pseudomedicine methods including homeopathy,[6][7] Its lecturers have also received criticism for their spreading anti-vaccination misinformation.[8]

References
  1. https://www.endeavour.edu.au
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-07-02. Retrieved 2016-07-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Loussikian, Kylar (23 September 2015). "Vocation executives raking it in, despite share price plunge". The Australian. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. Hare, Julie (10 November 2010). "Endeavour College fails student experience test". The Australian. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. Cervini, Erica (2015-11-23). "Review of alternative therapies should prompt scrutiny of university courses". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. Crouch, Seroya (2013). "RE: Review of the Australian Government Rebate on Private Health Insurance for Natural Therapies" (PDF). health.gov.au.
  7. Ernst, Edzard (2010-04-19). "Homeopathy: what does the "best" evidence tell us?". The Medical Journal of Australia. 192 (8): 458–460. doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03585.x.
  8. "Anti-vaccination health practitioner, Karen McElroy". www.dilutedthinking.com. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
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