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About ACD

Registration and Accreditation
The Adelaide College of Divinity (ACD) is registered by relevant tertiary education authorities to teach courses in ministry.

As a Higher Education Provider (HEP), ACD is registered by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA). All ACD higher education courses are accredited by TEQSA, from Diploma through to Doctor of Ministry. Details of ACD's registration and course accreditation in this sector can be found on the TEQSA National Register.

ACD is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) in the VET sector, registered by the Australian Skills Quality Authority. ACD teaches accredited courses at Certificate and Diploma level in Christian Life and Ministry. Details of ACD's registration and our scope of accredited courses in this sector can be found on the Training.gov.au National Register.

History
The Adelaide College of Divinity Incorporated was established in 1979 as an ecumenical consortium of theological institutions from the Anglican, Catholic and Uniting Churches, following a long history of cooperation in theological education among many denominations dating back 120 years. The ACD member colleges retained their own identity from the outset, while cooperating within the consortium for joint teaching of courses in theology. The Anglican and Catholic theological colleges withdrew from the ACD consortium in 2010.

The ACD now works closely with the Uniting College for Leadership and Theology as its member: the ACD provides accredited courses in its own right as a government approved Higher Education Provider and Registered Training Organisation, and Uniting College provides the teaching. Adjunct lecturers include faculty from the Catholic Theological College who continue some teaching in ACD courses. A key feature of this arrangement is the recent renewal and restructure of ACD undergraduate courses to provide a strong focus on integration of theory and ministry practice.

Until 2011 the ACD was also affiliated with Flinders University. A new consortium, the Adelaide Theological Centre Incorporated (ATC), has taken up this role as the Flinders University Department of Theology. The ATC brings together the Catholic Theological College and the Uniting College for Leadership and theology for joint teaching and research in Theology through Flinders University.While the ATC is separate from the ACD, we still work closely together in theological and ministry education.

Last updated: January 30, 2013