LEVELS OF ACCREDITATION

Candidate Status

Program/s which have undergone a preliminary survey visit and are duly certified by the federation/network as being capable of acquiring accredited status within two years.

Level I Accredited Status

Program/s which have been granted initial accreditation after a formal survey visit by the accrediting agency and duly certified by the federation/network effective for a period of three years.

Level II Re-accredited Status

Program/s which have been re-accredited by the accrediting agency and duly certified by the federation/network effective for a period of three or five years based on the appraisal of the accrediting agency.

Level III Re-accredited Status

An accredited program/s must have successfully undergone its resurvey and must have been awarded a 5-year re-accreditation status and have met the additional criteria/guidelines set by the Federation/Network for this Level.

Level IV Re-accredited Status

A Level III re-accredited program/s must have successfully undergone its resurvey and must have been awarded a 5-year re-accreditation and have met additional criteria/guidelines set by the Federation/Network for this Level.