How programmes and practitioners are accredited
Accreditation is granted after independent review against internationally recognised standards. We do not accredit organisations; we accredit the specific programme, course or individual that a competent body has put forward, and we publish the basis on which we did so. The review examines curriculum, assessment, faculty or demonstrated competence, and the governance that keeps the standard once it is met.
Three things we accredit
Programmes — a qualification or training pathway, reviewed for parity with the standard it claims to meet. Providers — the institution behind the programme, reviewed for the capacity to deliver it consistently. Practitioners — individuals, reviewed for demonstrated competence against a professional benchmark. Each is a different question, and each gets its own evidence.
What the mark guarantees
The mark is not a ranking and not an endorsement of quality in the abstract. It is a statement that, on the evidence available at review, the award meets the published standard. Because the record is public, the mark can be checked by anyone, at any time, after the fact — which is the only kind of trust worth having.
Every credential, publicly verifiable
Each certificate, accredited course, training provider and certified platform has a permanent, public page. No login, no intermediary — enter the code and see the record.