Eligibility

To be eligible for IACET Authorized Provider (AP) accreditation, an organization must create and administer continuing education and/or training (CE/T) activities, courses or programs.

To meet the necessary AP requirements, an organization must be:

• A governmental unit or be incorporated, chartered or otherwise legally-recognized as a business entity
• In business for at least one year, operating under the conditions described in the application for at least three months
• Able to provide documentation required by the application and site visit process

In addition, it must have:

• A well-defined organizational structure that assigns authority and responsibility for administering CE/T activities, courses or programs to a particular unit
• Educational activities, courses and programs administered by an individual or group that meet the ANSI/IACET Standard for Continuing Education and Training
• Written processes, policies and procedures that comply with the ANSI/IACET Standard

How Many Applications Do I Need to File?

Applicants can apply for AP accreditation on behalf of an entire organization or for a specific unit or department within an organization. What matters: that the provider operates under a single set of policies and procedures and possesses authority, responsibility and administrative control over the learning that is offered by the organization.

In the application, an applicant must clearly define the organizational unit that seeks AP accreditation. Larger entities, complex organizations and those with many geographic units might have several distinct CE/T providers. In these cases, each would need to apply separately for AP accreditation.

A Note to International Applicants

Because a site visit is a required part of the IACET AP application process, IACET Commission members need to be able to schedule the visit and get to the site. If an organization resides in a country with a current U.S. travel warning, IACET might not be able to accept the application. Since risks are continuously changing, please look at the most current Travel Warnings list before purchasing the ANSI/IACET Standard and Application. If you have additional questions, please contact IACET Headquarters.