Who benefits from program accreditation?
• The public, through industry, benefits by receiving high quality service from the graduates of accredited programs. • Employers benefit by having the assurance that graduates from an accredited program have the competencies demanded by industry to meet current and future requirements. • Faculty benefit by ongoing professional development necessary to ensure their programs are current with industry requirements. • The graduates from an accredited program benefit by having assurance that their education has met standards thereby adequately preparing them for employment in industry. • Journeypersons benefit by having the standards of their occupation continually improving and ensuring the credibility of the occupations is maintained.
