NAAHE Credentialing Bodies Accreditation

 NAAHE National Accreditation  Program for credentialing bodies provides the validation of their national certifications.

Accreditation is a non-governmental, voluntary system of self-regulation. Its core is the concept of self-evaluation. The National Accreditation Association for Higher Education (NAAHE) accreditation process evaluates each Credentialing Organization on the basis of its stated objectives and compliance to externally mandated minimum standards. The organization conducts a self-study to evaluate how well it is meeting its goals. NAAHE then provides an independent assessment, which determines if an organization meets accreditation requirements.

Credentialing Organizations Accreditation

To attain NAAHE accreditation, all credentialing organizations must comply with certain business requirements as well as the appropriate standards.

NAAHE standards create a minimum expectation for Credentialing Bodies that offer National Certification. Standards are grouped into categories and include topics such as organizational process, patient care, performance management and safety. Each of these categories contains a set of standards unique to the specific type of accreditation an organization is seeking. The accreditation process involves self-assessment by the organization, followed by thorough on-site review by the NAAHE’s expert surveyors, who are themselves, health care professionals.

Our Values

To achieve our mission, the NAAHE seeks to:

• hold itself to high standards and ethical behavior
• uphold the standards it establishes in a non-punitive manner
• support diversity in all its many forms
• promote self-examination and self-analysis of programs and curriculum
• aspire to achieve educational excellence as a predicate to professional excellence
• encourage education that prepares students to succeed in a changing world