International Accreditation

About IACET

• A Passion for Excellence

IACET’s mission is to advance the global workforce by providing the standard framework for quality learning and development through accreditation.

Using the ANSI/IACET Standard, in-depth research on the learning process and a nationwide network of experts, IACET helps companies, associations, government agencies and other continuous education/training (CE/T) providers develop a framework for continuous improvement and deliver a superior learning experience.

• A Proud History of Setting the Standard

How can you be sure that a continuing education or training program delivers solid learning outcomes? That it’s offered through an accredited provider? That the processes used in its development adhere to best practices in instructional design?

IACET, the Council on the Continuing Education Unit and a U.S. Department of Education task force were created to address questions like these. Read on to learn more about IACET evolution.

• 1968: IACET’s story begins with a U.S. Department of Education task force and a challenge: Is it feasible to measure noncredit continuing education activities?
• 1970: The CEU is born and standardized as 10 contact hours.
• 1977: The task force grows into the Council on the Continuing Education Unit (CCEU), which is encouraged to become a certifying body.
• 1992: IACET launches its Certified Provider Program.
• 2006: The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approves IACET as an ANSI Standards Developer.
• 2008: ANSI approves the IACET standard. IACET launches the ANSI/IACET Standard for Continuing Education and Training and Authorized Provider application.

CEU

How can organizations deliver – and adult learners receive – the education required to maintain professional memberships, certification or licensing? How can records of these educational experiences be effectively accumulated, updated and transferred?

The continuing education unit (CEU) was created to address these questions and more. CEUs:

• Provide a standard unit of measurement,
• Quantify continuing education and training (CE/T) activities, and
• Accommodate for the diversity of providers, activities, and purposes in adult education.

One CEU equals ten contact hours of participation in an organized CE/T experience, delivered under responsible sponsorship, capable direction and qualified instruction.

IACET CEUs are recognized by learners, instructors, regulators and employers worldwide and can only be awarded by IACET Authorized Providers. This distinction assures employers, credentialing associations, licensing bodies and others that a learner has completed a quality program that meets the national standard for continuing education and training.

Who Accepts the

IACET CEU

As the official standard for continuing education and training (CE/T), IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are recognized by a wide range of organizations, including professional associations, regulatory boards, corporations and universities.

IACET CEUs are transferable; however, it is up to each organization to choose whether or not it will accept the CEUs. For this reason, it is strongly advised that individuals and/or organizations confirm in advance if a particular body accepts IACET CEUs.

See a list of the organizations that accept IACET CEUs

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