Membership of IAPCC includes the option to obtain industry based course and/or institutional accreditation as a part of the quality assurance mechanism's for members. IAPCC audits courses assess, measure and certify quality standards which lead to IAPCC course accreditation. This mechanism facilitates quality education and training and provides for industry endorsement for having met these standards.
Accreditation and Quality status with IAPCC is achieved via two types of voluntary audits:
Accreditation and Quality status with IAPCC is achieved via two types of voluntary audits:
- Audit of courses: Quality assessment audit of specific courses and study programs.
- Institutional audits: Quality assessment audits of an institution. These will cover all educational programs offered and will require verification of what is known as the 29 Point Audit System across the following areas:
The cost of a specific audit will be determined by the size of the institution, the nature of the course or courses, and the geographic spread of support delegations. Membership of IAPCC is a prerequisite for audit requests.
In addition, the audit process examines internal processes of review of the provision of services to students.
Institutional audits will run on a 5 year cycle. The process will require a high degree of openness, transparency and trust in the partnership between the IAPCC and the candidate institution.
For further inquiries, please contact the IAPCC Secretariat.
The cost of a specific audit will be determined by the size of the institution, the nature of the course or courses, and the geographic spread of support delegations. Membership of IAPCC is a prerequisite for audit requests.
In addition, the audit process examines internal processes of review of the provision of services to students.
Institutional audits will run on a 5 year cycle. The process will require a high degree of openness, transparency and trust in the partnership between the IAPCC and the candidate institution.
For further inquiries, please contact the IAPCC Secretariat.
