The NZMPA runs a series of weekend based courses targeting those physiotherapists who may be recently qualified, or those who have been in practice for a while and who need to increase their diagnostic and management skills over a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions.

 

The MCEP is structured around two series of courses, namely:

1. Lumbar Spine & Lower Quartile (LSLQ)
2. Cervical Spine & Upper Quartile (CSUQ)

Each consists of four courses that are run over four weekends of a calendar year, roughly 10 weeks apart.  In any year, one series is run in Auckland and Wellington, while the other series is run in Christchurch.  The following year the schedule is switched around.  Therefore, it would take a minimum of two years to to complete the entire MCEP.