• Source: International Certification Accreditation Council

      • The International Certification Accreditation Council (ICAC) is an alliance of organizations dedicated to assuring competency, professional management, and service to the public by encouraging and setting standards for licensing, certification, and credentialing programs.


      Background


      In 1996, a group of association executives chartered the ICAC as a not-for-profit organization with the purpose of evaluating certification programs at an affordable rate that smaller organizations can afford. In order to accomplish this mission, the organization requires a substantial commitment of volunteer time from accredited associations, keeping administrative overhead to a minimum.
      Over the years the ICAC has also developed a comprehensive process to evaluate certification programs against international standards designed not only to confirm the association is complying with industry norms, but also help correct any minor administrative concerns uncovered during the evaluation. In this way, accredited organizations can both improve existing certification programs as well as demonstrate to the public that their programs comply with industry best practices.
      By accrediting certification programs, the public and the industries represented have an additional level of assurance, knowing that the program has been reviewed by a neutral third party and been found to meet or exceed reasonable levels of record keeping, security, objectivity, and professionalism.


      Guidelines


      The ICAC itself 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), and has established assessment tools and processes that assure certification bodies are in compliance with ISO/IEC 17024 (2012): Conformity Assessment – General Requirements for Bodies Operating Certification of Persons.


      Accredited programs


      To date, ICAC has reviewed and accredited nearly 100 certification programs, including those listed below.

      The Electronics Technicians Association, International, Inc. (ETA® International) Programs

      Over 80 accredited certifications in:
      Basic Electronics
      Biomedical
      Communications
      Fiber Optics & Data Cabling
      Information Technology
      Photonics & Precision Optics
      Renewable Energy
      Smart Home
      Workforce Readiness

      National Association of Radio & Telecommunications Engineers, Inc. (NARTE) Programs

      Telecommunications Electrostatic Discharge Control (ESD)

      ESD ENGINEER Certification
      ESD TECHNICIAN Certification
      Electromagnetic Compatibility
      EMC ENGINEER Certification
      EMC TECHNICIAN Certification

      SpaceTEC Programs

      SpaceTEC Certified Aerospace Technician Core Certification
      SpaceTEC Vehicle Processing Certification
      SpaceTEC Manufacturing Certification
      SpaceTEC Composites Certification
      CertTEC Basic Composites Certification
      CertTEC Basic Electricity & Electronics Certification


      Members


      Members of the ICAC board of directors and its various committees are volunteers who draw from many years of experience in managing not-for-profit organizations.


      References




      External links


      International Certification Accreditation Council official Website
      Electronic Technicians Association
      SpaceTEC website

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