Accreditation

Accreditation is a process in which certification of competency, authority, or credibility is presented.

Organizations that issue credentials or certify third parties against official standards are themselves formally accredited by accreditation bodies (such as UKAS); hence they are sometimes known as "accredited certification bodies". The accreditation process ensures that their certification practices are acceptable, typically meaning that they are competent to test and certify third parties, behave ethically, and employ suitable quality assurance.

One example of accreditation is the accreditation of testing laboratories and certification specialists that are permitted to issue official certificates of compliance with established standards, such as physical, chemical, forensic, quality, and security standards.

Fields that involve accreditation

Accreditation processes are used in a wide variety of fields:

Accredited investor
Accredited in Public Relations
Accredited Registrar
Diplomatic accreditation
Email sender accreditation
Professional certification
Healthcare
International healthcare accreditation
Hospital accreditation
The Joint Commission www.jointcommission.org
Trent Accreditation Scheme
United Kingdom Accreditation Forum
Educational accreditation
List of recognized accreditation associations of higher learning
Regional accreditation (United States)
Accreditation mill
List of unrecognized accreditation associations of higher learning
List of unaccredited institutions of higher learning
Information Assurance
Systems Engineering

Translation of "Accreditation"

Czech: Akreditace, German: Akkreditierung, Spanish: Acreditación, French: Accréditation, Italian: Accreditamento, Dutch: Accreditatie, Portuguese: Acreditação, Serbian: Акредитација, Swedish: Ackreditering.