Post 17Sept 12 an instrument qualification (IR or IMC/IR(R)) is required
to fly IFR.
Fair comment.
However I still don't believe that teaching VFR courses and claiming to be IFR in order to fudge the numbers is legitimate whatever Beagle may think.
The requirements are there to ensure that experienced IFR pilots (read that as Instructors experienced in IFR operations in IMC including tracking and approaches) are eligible to teach for Instrument qualifications.