This resource guide provides general information on how to publish information about your organization, its related process, and verification services, and your Quality Assurance Credentials. Quality Assurance Actions.
What is a Quality Assurance Credential?
A Quality Assurance Credential (https://credreg.net/ctdl/terms/QualityAssuranceCredential) assures that an organization, program, or awarded credential meets prescribed requirements and may include development and administration of qualifying examinations.
A Quality Assurance Credential could include issued credentials, statements of certifications, formal letters, placement in a directory or list indicating one or more recipients have met quality criteria. Quality Assurance Credentials should have transparent information on the process, standards, and criteria used to determine if qualifications are met for issuing quality assurance instruments.
What is a Quality Assurance Action?
Quality Assurance Actions are the processes, standards, and related criteria for assessing the quality of organizations, courses, learning programs, credentials, assessments, and other entities. “Actions” define these types of recognition in quality assurance processes, including:
What organizations should publish Quality Assurance Actions?
Organizations who should make their Quality Assurance Actions available in the Credential Registry include:
- Accreditation Organizations: Entities responsible for accrediting educational institutions and programs
- Certification and Recognition Organizations: Organizations offering certification, approval, recognition, or similar services to education and credentialing entities for organizations, courses, programs, assessments, and/or credentials
- Government Agencies: Regulatory organizations that approve and oversee education and credentialing organizations, programs, and/or credentials
- Organizations that review Organizations: Organizations that assert that organizations are qualified to provide quality assurance processes
What types of Quality Assurance Actions can be published to the Credential Registry?
The table below displays the Action classes available and Select the type of action that best describes the quality assurance you issue to other organizations, courses, learning programs, credentials, or assessments.
| Action Class | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accredit Action | Action by an independent, neutral, and authoritative agent that certifies an entity as meeting a prescribed set of standards. |
| Approve Action | Action by an independent, neutral, and authoritative agent that pronounces a favorable judgment of a credential. |
| Recognize Action
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Action by an independent, neutral, and authoritative agent acknowledging the validity of a resource. |
| Registration Action | Action by an independent, neutral, and authoritative agent that registers a resource that has been vetted, approved, and validated to meet specific criteria. |
| Regulate Action | Action by an independent, neutral, and authoritative agent enforcing the legal requirements of a resource. |
| Rights Action | Action asserting legal rights by an agent to possess, defend, transfer, license, and grant conditional access to a credential, learning opportunity, or assessment. |
Additional Action classes are available to describe processes for renewing or revoking Quality Assurance Actions.
| Other Actions | Definition |
| Renew Action | Action by an agent renewing an existing credential assertion. |
| Revoke Action | Action by an agent removing an awarded credential (credential assertion) from the credential holder based on violations or failure of the holder to renew. |
Where can I find additional instructions for publishing Quality Assurance Credentials and Actions?
Detailed instructions on how to publish information about your organization, its related process, and verification services and Quality Assurance Actions can be found here:
For further instructions or questions, please contact the Credential Engine Partner Success team at publishing@credentialengine.org