Accreditation
NCAA Accreditation
The Commission's™ programs are in compliance with the NCCA's Standards for the Accreditation of Certification Programs. NCCA is the accrediting body of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE). Since 1977, the NCCA has been accrediting certifying programs based on the highest quality standards in professional certification to ensure the programs adhere to modern standards of practice in the certification industry. To view the standards, visit https://www.credentialingexcellence.org/Accreditation/Earn-Accreditation/NCCA/Standards-Revision.
ICE's mission is to advance credentialing through education, standards, research, and advocacy to ensure competence across professions and occupations. NCCA was founded as a commission whose mission is to help ensure the health, welfare, and safety of the public through the accreditation of a variety of certification programs that assess professional competence. NCCA uses a peer review process to: establish accreditation standards; evaluate compliance with these standards; recognize organizations/programs that demonstrate compliance; and serve as a resource on quality certification.
For The Commission™, this means it has renewed its place among an elite group of healthcare certification organizations accredited by ICE. This means that The Commission's™ certifications, the CCM® & CDMS®, demonstrate an individual's professional competence, enhance their employability and career advancement, and ultimately protect the public.
The Commission™ validates its certification exams through research, which helps ensure the exams continue to be relevant to current practice.
ANCC Accreditation
The Commission™ is committed to providing professional development resources, delivered face-to-face, online, and for self-learning, to help meet the demand for highly trained, competent client advocacy professionals.
To demonstrate commitment to offer high-quality educational offerings, The Commission™ has been granted the designation as an Accredited Provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation (ANCC).
The ANCC Accreditation Program identifies organizations that demonstrate excellence in Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD). Accredited organizations use evidence-based ANCC criteria to plan, implement, and evaluate the highest quality NCPD activities.
NYSED Accreditation
In addition, The Commission™ is also recognized by the New York State Education Department for Social Work (NYSED) as an approved provider of continuing education for New York State licensed social workers.
The New York State Education Department for Social Work (NYSED) provider approval demonstrates that The Commission™ meets the applicable requirements of Section 74.10(i) of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education (Commissioner's Regulations) to obtain State Education Department (SED) approval as a provider of continuing education for New York State Licensed Master Social Workers and Licensed Clinical Social Workers.
In earning the provider approvals from both organizations, our client advocacy professionals can choose the highest caliber of education to meet their certification or licensure requirements.