US-A accredits personnel certification bodies to ISO/IEC Standard 17024. This accreditation provides a global benchmark for personnel certification schemes to operate in a consistent, comparable and reliable manner worldwide. Accreditation supports the increasing technological and global specialization of skills and personnel.

US Accreditation for Personnel Certification Bodies

• Demonstrates compliance with ISO/IEC 17024.
  
  
• US accreditation is accepted by regulators and the marketplace.
  
  
• Provides verification that personnel certification schemes meet industry and international standards.
  
  
• Helps organizations that certify individuals in a variety of occupations and professions to protect the integrity and ensure the validity of individual certification programs.
  
  
• Promotes consumer and public confidence in the capabilities and competence of the people who provide specialized services.
  
  
• Recognized by U.S. Department of Defense
  

• Case study of how the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing earned US accreditation to ISO/IEC Standard 17024.