IAQA's Position on Certification
Within the sphere of IAQ consulting and contracting, as well as in their mold sub‐specialties, there are several certification bodies. IAQA does not exclusively endorse or approve any particular certification program. IAQA believes its members should strive to achieve the experience, education, and credentials necessary to conduct their business activities in a competent and ethical manner. For some members, that may include certifications from multiple organizations.
IAQA believes the following are important attributes for a certification body:
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IAQA believes the following are important attributes for a certification body:
- The certification organization and its programs should be accredited by a non‐profit, third‐party organization such as ANSI, CESB or NCCA.
- The certification organization should be operated in compliance with applicable ANSI, CESB and/or NCCA standards and guidelines for personnel certification programs.
- The certification organization should be structured such that its volunteer leadership is selected by their peers through a process that is democratic, transparent and consistently applied.
- The certification organization should use state‐of‐the‐art psychometric methods in the development and maintenance of its certification examination programs.
- The certification organization should allow individuals who meet reasonable experience and/or education eligibility requirements to “challenge” its certification examinations without having to take a specific training course.
- Certification should be offered by non‐profit organizations that are independent of training entities, product or service vendors, or other parties with similarly vested interests.
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