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National Martial Arts Instructor Accreditation Scheme What is Accreditation? The NMAS (National Martial Arts Instructor Accreditation Scheme) is the key industry accreditation program for martial arts instructors in Australia . Established in 1995 the NMAS caters to the Accreditation of all martial arts instructors (whether sportive, non sportive, self defence, cultural etc). The NMAS is the only Accreditation Program that caters to all sectors of the martial arts industry. The NMAS is certified by RABQSA (under International Standard ISO 17024 – Joint Accreditation Scheme of Australia and New Zealand.
What Accreditations are recognised in Australia? There are only two types of accreditation that are recognised: 1. Industry Accreditation, under ISO 17024, is provided by the National Martial Arts Instructors Accreditation Scheme (administered by the Martial Arts Industry Association); this is provided by stand alone courses delivered by the MAIA and its agents or in conjunction with the Australian Qualifications Framework. The MAIA provides Industry Accreditation in both sportive and non sportive martial arts and covers all disciplines, arts and styles as well as self defence and eclectic (combined) martial arts. 2. The National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (administered by the Australian Sports Commission in conjunction with the relevant National Sporting Organsiations – NSO's). The NCAS is only available to NSO members and is only for accreditation if your martial art is a sport.
Accreditation is a nationally recognised process that establishes a martial arts instructor is able to provide instruction in a manner that is safe, responsible, and accountable with appropriate levels of understanding as to their legal and community obligations. Specifically, accreditation: * Verifies the martial arts bona fides of an instructor
Recognised Accreditation is a progressive instructor education program with three levels. The courses include the following components: * Instructing Principles/Risk Management - Fundamentals of
Level Two: Level Three: Advanced planning and training methods are covered and instructing sciences are applied specifically to martial arts training. The course is completed over a two year period Please note: i. that any qualification under the Australian Qualifications Framework IS NOT of itself sufficient to be deemed an Accreditation – the AQF does not accredit instructors. Accredited instructors are also bound by the National Code Of Practice For Martial Arts Centres and Instructors and must carry appropriate levels of public liability and professional indemnity insurance. If you wish to check on the Accreditation status of an instructor, the Martial Arts Industry Association (MAIA) provides for free a National Accreditation Record Service that can be accessed by telephoning An accredited instructor will be able to show you his or her accreditation card. Examples of these cards are shown here:
Instructor Accreditation Course applications can be downloaded from the Please note emailed, faxed or phone bookings for courses will not be accepted. To book for a course a completed application form with the required deposit must be posted to the address on the form before the course booking cut-off date. Course Dates and Venues Course dates and venues can be found in the Accreditation Course dates section of this site. Click here Course Fees Course fees are fully inclusive of all texts and support materials. Fees as at January 1 2006 are as follows: MAIA Member Level One Course $225 |
