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   Ac·cred·i·ta·tion

   /əˌkredəˈtāSHən/

   

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   • 1. the action or process of officially recognizing someone as having a particular status or being qualified to perform a particular activity: "the accreditation of professionals"
   • ▪ official certification that a school or course has met standards set by external regulators: "the first fully online university to receive national accreditation"
   • 2. an acknowledgment of a person's responsibility for or achievement of something: "both parties create authorship, and to make this clear I have always used joint accreditations"

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   What does accreditation mean?

   • Our accreditation is recognized globally as evidence that a program meets the standards set by its technical profession. We offer accreditation to programs only, not to degrees, departments, colleges, institutions, or individuals.

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   What is an accreditation body?

   • An authoritative body that performs accreditation is called an ' accreditation body '. The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) provide international recognitions to accreditation bodies. There are many internationally recognized accreditation bodies approved by the IAF and ILAC.

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   What is accreditation & why is it important?

   • What Is Accreditation? Accreditation is a review process to determine if educational programs meet defined standards of quality. Once achieved, accreditation is not permanent—it is renewed periodically to ensure that the quality of the educational program is maintained.

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   What is academic accreditation?

   • In the United States, academic accreditation is voluntary, decentralized, and carried out by many non-governmental, non-profit organizations. The process of academic accreditation typically culminates in an external quality review by a team of professional experts from academe or industry.

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