The Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) is one of the two main U.S. organizations that
accredit
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personnel
certification
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s or certificates.
In November 2009 the ICE formally changed its name from the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA).
The ICE is an accredited standards developer by the
American National Standards Institute
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI ) is a private non-profit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States. The organi ...
.
History
In cooperation with the
federal government
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, the National Commission for Health Certifying Agencies (NCHCA) was founded in 1977 in order to develop standards for voluntary certification programs.
In 1989, the NCHCA was expanded to developing certifications for all professions, becoming the
National Commission for Certifying Agencies
The Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) is one of the two main U.S. organizations that accredit personnel certifications or certificates. In November 2009 the ICE formally changed its name from the National Organization for Competency Ass ...
(NCCA), and forming the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA) as a membership association for credentialing bodies.
In 2009, the Board moved to change to a new name and became the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE).
National Commission for Certifying Agencies
The National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) is the accreditation body of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence. The NCCA's Standards for the ''Accreditation of Certification Programs'' exceed the requirements set forth by the
American Psychological Association
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and the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. In the state of California all organizations that wish to be recognized as counselor certifying organizations must be accredited by the NCCA.
Management structure
The Institute for Credentialing Excellence has no employees.
[Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax]
. ''Institute for Credentialing Excellence''. Internal Revenue Service
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. December 31, 2018. Instead, it pays SmithBucklin Corporation, a for-profit corporation, to employ individuals who run the Institute for Credentialing Excellence.
[File Number: 3558791, SmithBucklin Corporation]
. ''Entity Details''. Delaware Division of Corporations. Retrieved January 18, 2020. SmithBucklin Corporation received $1.5 million out of the $2.4 million of revenue received by the Institute for Credentialing Excellence in 2018.[
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References
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External links
*{{official website, http://www.credentialingexcellence.org/
Listing of programs accredited by the NCCA
Nation Commission for Certifying Agencies
Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Organizations established in 1977