ANSI Personnel Certification Accreditation Programs

The journey from 2003-2013!

Drafting a Winning Team!

Getting the right people "on the bus" before they get worried about where they were going.

Jim Collins- Good to Great

Program Achievements and Highlights in 2010

Government Recognition DOD 8570.01- Information Assurance Workforce

Development Program- Revision in April 2010

ANSI recognized by OSHA as an Approved Accrediting Body for Crane Operator Certification Programs

ANSI recognized by the Pennsylvania State Board of Crane Operators

Department of Energy Initiatives

1. Workforce Guidelines for Home Energy Upgrades (a) Energy Auditor

(b) Installer/Technician, (c) Crew Chief (d) Quality Assurance Professional/Inspector

(Schemes developed based on 17024 requirements, DOE mandate for requiring ANSI accreditation)

2. Superior Energy Performance (a) Certified Practitioner in Energy Management Systems (b) SEP Validator (c) SEP Auditor (Provisional and Lead) 3. Commercial Building Performance

Certification initiatives by universities

University of Southern Mississippi – National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security(NCS4)

Georgia Tech University- Institute for Energy Management Professionals (in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (LBNL)- Certified Practitioner in Energy Management Systems

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ANSI accreditation actually exceeds or is superior to NCCA accreditation. The Board came to this conclusion after examining the accrediting processes of each organization. NCCA bases its accreditation entirely upon a documentary submission. It does not conduct a site visit to independently verify or confirm the statements made by an organization seeking accreditation. In contrast, ANSI conducts an onsite assessment and is the only personnel accreditation organization that meets nationally accepted practices for accreditation bodies. In addition, the process used by ANSI to accredit certification bodies is based on an international standard (ISO/IEC 17011).

Pennsylvania State Board of Crane Operators

While NCCA is recognized as an accrediting body, the Board concluded that its standards are minimal. In contrast, certification that has been accredited by ANSI can be recognized internationally. The Board determined that the General Assembly intended to provide crane operators licensed in Pennsylvania with a competitive advantage in the global marketplace by assuring that their license would be consistent with international standards of personnel certification

Accredited organizations from different sectors

Industrial safety (Board of Certified Safety Professionals, American Board of Industrial Hygiene, Institute of Hazardous Materials Management)

Computer/IT organization (CISCO, CompTIA,ISC2, ISACA, GIAC, EC-Council) Healthcare (American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography, American

Society for Clinical Pathology, National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology, International Board for Heart Rhythm Examiners, American Board for Multiple Specialties in Podiatry)

Energy/Green(Green Building Certification Institute, North American Board for Certified Energy Practitioners, GA)

Construction, Management, Manufacturing Manufacturing Skills Standards Council, Construction Management Certification Institute, PMI) Finance- IMCA, Moody’s Analytics

Workshop participating organizations

Society for the Arts in Healthcare Texas Children’s Hospital US Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center American Society of Sanitary Engineering American Association of Integrative Medicine National Institute for Certification in Engineering

Technologies (NICET) National Center for Manufacturing Sciences Center for Energy Workforce Development National Commission on Certification of Physician

Assistants (NCCPA) Boeing Company Intertek Automotive Lift Institute

With growth comes greater responsibility!

Greater reliance on ANSI accreditation by Federal/State agencies

Creating continued value in ANSI accreditation. Addressing process concerns such as timely

responses to citations/completion of the reports. Issues relating to consistency Language of citations (attention to details) Importance of confidentiality How the accreditation model works in different

context (federal, private, international)

Assessor Selection Process

STEP 1

National Call for Nominations Based on announced criteria

Submission of the Resume and Cover Letter

Selected by an Evaluation Panel

STEP 2

Individuals selected attend a three day mandatory training Passing the examination

Evaluation by the instructors

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Selection process

STEP 3

Each candidate assessor would be required to participate in a field training during which s/he will work with an assessment team to conduct a two day onsite assessment.

Supervised and evaluated by the ANSI lead assessor

STEP 4

Approval by the ANSI assessor review panel based on training and field evaluations

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Compensation during training

The selected candidates will not be compensated for his/her time spent in connection with attending the training and field evaluations.

Compensation upon selection as an ANSI assessor The assessors shall be paid $ 700 for each full

day of services performed based on 8 hour days, or fraction thereof.

Mandatory requirement for all assessors All ANSI assessors are required to participate in a

three day mandatory training annually (Jan 21-23, 2014).

     

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