Accreditation Services to Certification Bodies Worldwide
The ICAC operates under the international guidelines established as a quality assurance regime for accreditation bodies (ISO/IEC 17011 – Conformity Assessment: General Requirements for Accreditation Bodies Accrediting Conformity Assessment Bodies). We have established assessment tools and processes that assure certification bodies are in compliance with ISO/IEC 17024 (2012): Conformity Assessment – General Requirements for Bodies […]
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ICAC has greatly reduced its overhead to save your organization tens of thousands in accreditation fees. ICAC was founded in 1996 by a group of association executive directors/presidents who were concerned that the only accreditation programs available were priced well beyond the affordability range of most small to mid-sized certification programs. With this in mind, […]
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ICAC follows the globally accepted standards, adhering to ISO 17011 guidelines and accrediting member credential programs to ISO 17024. What is ISO 17024? ISO/IEC 17024: Conformity assessment – General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons is an International Standard which specifies criteria for the operation of a Personnel Certification Body (also known as a […]
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Dedicated to assuring competency, professional management, and service to the public by assessing and accrediting certification, and credentialing programs. Accreditation The International Certification Accreditation Council (ICAC) is an alliance of organizations dedicated to assuring competency, professional management, and service to the public. It does so by encouraging best practices, evaluating, and accrediting certification programs aimed […]
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At the March 26, 2020 meeting, the ICAC Board of Directors determined that remote proctoring (monitoring examinations from a distance rather than having the proctor in the room with the examinee) meets the ISO 17024 standard as long as the process complies with certain processes and procedures.
