Personnel Certification Accreditations

Since its launch in 2003, our personnel certification accreditation program based on the international standard ISO/IEC 17024:2012, Conformity assessment – General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons, has helped certification programs make the journey from good to great. More than 5.2 million people worldwide and counting hold a certification from an ANAB-accredited organization.

ANAB is the first personnel certification accreditation body in the United States to meet internationally accepted practices for accreditation, and the first to become a signatory of the Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) Multilateral Arrangement (MLA) for ISO/IEC 17024. ANAB’s international involvement and recognition saves time and money for ANAB-accredited certification bodies looking to expand into international markets.

• ANAB accreditation provides an added layer of legal defensibility against invalid claims.
• Many government agencies, such as the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Federal and State OSHA, and the FDA, rely on ANAB accreditation as it assures the competency of the certification program.
• The accountability and transparency built into the ANAB process support conformity assessment attestations, and can result in reduced liability insurance.