Overview

    The Certificate Accreditation Program Accreditation Committee (CAPAC) accredits training and educational certificate issuers in accordance with ANSI/ASTM E2659-09, Standard Practice for Certificate Programs. The responsibilities of the Committee include:

    • Preparing procedures and criteria for assessment.
    • Formulating policy matters relating to the operation of the Certificate Accreditation Program.
    • Reviewing the process of assessment and rendering decisions on accreditation.
    • Making decisions relating to the granting, maintaining, extending, suspending, reducing, and withdrawing of accreditation.
    • Creating procedures to support the approved policies.
    • Receiving recommendations for accreditation from ANAB approved assessors.
    • Supervising the implementation of accreditation program policies.
    • Delegating authority to organizations, committees, or individuals, as required, to undertake defined operational activities on its behalf.

    Members and Officers

    Membership on the CAPAC reflects a balance of training and education certificate program stakeholders to include representatives from various types of training and education organizations, training and learning experts, government, consumer and public interest organizations, and other individuals concerned with training and educational certificate programs.

    Committee Officers:

    Chair
    Michael Lawrence, Community Workforce Advancement

    Vice Chair
    Sara Rupp, Global Certification Exam Development Manager, Amazon Web Services

    ANAB staff is the contact for all ANAB program oversight committees (see below). Individual committee members listed here should not be contacted directly concerning ANAB business.

    2019 Meeting Dates

    • September 19
    • December 16

    Operating Procedures

    To ensure transparency as well as equity and due process in CAPAC proceedings, the CAPAC has developed Operating Guides for the Committee and its activities.

    View CAP-PL-302: Operating Policy of the ANAB Personnel Certificate Accreditation Program Accreditation Committee (CAPAC).

    Staff Contacts

    Turan Ayvaz
    Director, Certificate Accreditation
    Tel: 202-331-3635
    Fax: 202-293-9287
    tayvaz@anab.org

    Vijay Krishna
    Director, Accreditation Services
    Tel: 202-331-3614
    Fax: 202-293-9287
    vkrishna@anab.org

    Calli Cutbush
    Coordinator, Certificate Accreditation Program
    Tel: 202-331-3628
    cmcutbush@anab.org
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