Unlock Industry Excellence with IACET: Your Gold Standard for Continuing Education and Training Integrity
The International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) is the nonprofit accreditor that helps organizations delivering professional development, training, and continuing education build and maintain trust through globally recognized standards.
Quality Assurance
Independent, third-party verification that your programs consistently meet the highest standards in continuing education and training.
Global Recognition
Internationally recognized accreditation that enhances credibility and adds measurable value to every program you deliver.
Legacy
Built on IACET’s framework defining learning quality since 1970, your CEUs carry lasting credibility and value for learners.
Innovation
Dynamic standards and practices that evolve with the global learning landscape to help you meet changing workforce needs.
Complimentary Accreditation Resources
Download these FREE Accreditation Resources to learn more about how you can become an IACET Accredited Provider.
Why accreditation? (Value you can use)
Enhanced Reputation
Signal to learners, employers, and partners that quality is verified.
Benchmarking
Demonstrate alignment with international standards and best practices.
Scalability
Build credibility and increase capacity to expand operations and reach new markets.
Succession Planning
Reduce risk by documenting and standardizing your training processes.
Regulatory Compliance
Support CE requirements across professions and jurisdictions for license and credential maintenance.
Issue Accredited CEUs
Award CEUs backed by the organization that safeguards their integrity.
What does the Standard Measure?
The IACET Standard for Continuing Education and Training (C/ET) evaluates your organization's Instructional Design and Delivery Management System across nine classifications.
- Organization Responsibility & Control: Identifies the team that manages your organization's CE/T programs and confirms they have the resources they need to do their jobs effectively.
- Learning Environments & Support Systems: Ensures that learning environments and support services are provided that reflect the intent of your program and are effective for achieving all expected outcomes.
- Planning & Personnel: Validates that each of your organization's learning events are planned in response to the identified needs of a target audience and the personnel involved at all levels are qualified and competent.
- Needs Analysis: Verifies your organization has clear and documented processes for collecting and distilling the needs that are the drivers for the learning event.
- Learning Outcomes: Affirms your organization has clear and concise written statements of intended learning outcomes for each learning event based on identified needs.
- Content & Instructional Methods: Validates your organization's processes that determine whether the content and instructional methods are appropriate for each learning outcome.
- Assessment of Learning Outcomes: Ensures your organization has procedures established during event planning that are used to assess achievement of the learning outcomes.
- System for Awarding the CEU and Maintaining Learner Records: Demonstrates your organization's ability to maintain accurate, permanent learner records and provide copies upon request.
- Program Evaluation: Verifies the major elements of your organization's CE/T programs are evaluated periodically for the purpose of continual improvement.
How it works (and what it costs)
Accreditation with IACET is not a one-time event, it’s a journey. And like any meaningful journey, it unfolds in stages. We think of this process in three distinct phases:
Phase 1
Self-Audit and Complete the Application
$ 495 Standard & Application Bundle
- Up to 1 year. (Use Readiness tool)
- Perform a self-audit or gap analysis.
- Collect your policies.
- Organize your documented processes.
- Gather your evidence.
- Upload it in the online portal.
Phase 2
Peer Review of Submitted Application
$ 4,845 Application Review Fee
- Average time in review is 3 months
- Preview of prerequisites by IACET Staff.
- Evaluation by trained Commissioners.
- Feedback loop allows revisions.
- Online interview with Commissioners.
- Final report with recommendations.
Phase 3
Maintain Accreditation
$ 1,245 annually
- Accreditation is valid for five years.
- Submit annual report
- Pay annual maintenance fee
- Update policies and processes
- Track quality improvement data
- Prepare for re-accreditation
You’re not alone on this journey—IACET is here to guide and equip you every step of the way with tools, resources, and support.
Guidance Documents
Once you’ve purchased the Standard and Application Bundle, you’ll unlock access to a rich collection of online resources through your portal. These guidance documents will help you craft policies, design courses, write learning outcomes, and build a strong, standards-aligned accreditation application.
Complimentary upon Puchase of Standard and Application Bundle
The Success Accelerator Toolkit
Developed to empower organizations of all sizes, especially small teams and first-time applicants, this toolkit includes editable templates, sample policies, and starter processes aligned with the IACET Standard. Each resource provides a clear foundation for you to customize to fit your organization’s unique structure and needs.
Add to Cart$245 (members)/$295 (non-members)
Accreditation Workshops
Our Accreditation Workshops are available in multiple formats—a one-day in-person session, two half-day virtual sessions, or a self-paced eLearning course. On average, applicants who attend a workshop experience 66% fewer findings in their first review.
View the Schedule$695 (members)/$795 (non-members) for Regular Registration
Accreditation Assistance Forums
Held the last Wednesday monthly at 1:00 PM ET, these 45-minute, free small-group forums let applicants ask organization-specific questions.
View the ScheduleComplimentary upon Puchase of Standard and Application Bundle
Still have questions? Check out our FAQs or schedule a one-on-one Accreditation Discovery Session.
Our team is here to help you take the next step toward IACET accreditation.