Is there an association for individuals who run certification programs
for national associations?

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Request for Question Clarification by tutuzdad-ga on 29 Oct 2004 07:36 PDT

The only one I could find that even comes close is The Association of
Specialized and Professional Accreditors, an autonomous nonprofit
corporation organized under the District of Columbia Nonprofit
Corporation Act exclusively for educational, scientific, research,
mutual improvement, and professional purposes.

The Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors
http://www.aspa-usa.org/

Does this answer your question?

Regards;
tutuzdad-ga

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Clarification of Question by rprotsik-ga on 29 Oct 2004 08:41 PDT

That's very good. Thanks.

Dear rprotsik-ga;

Thank you for allowing me to answer your interesting question. Since
you are agreeable to the organization I found as an answer I am
reposting it here to officially close your question:

The Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors
http://www.aspa-usa.org/

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Request for Answer Clarification by rprotsik-ga on 29 Oct 2004 09:43 PDT

This organization comprises accrediting bodies, which is good.
Accrediting bodies work with schools to make sure a school's program
meets the standards of the profession.

What would be even better is an organization comprising associations
that actually offer their own professional training and certification
(eg, American Pediatric Association), or (ideal) an organization whose
membership consists of the Directors of Certification at these
national associations.

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Clarification of Answer by tutuzdad-ga on 29 Oct 2004 09:59 PDT

As I mentioned, I don't know of an organization that is comprised of
multiple agencies and programs whose common interest is the
certification of others, but one suggestion might be the hunndreds of
law enforcement and fire academies around the nation that, AS A SINGLE
ENTITY, seek to certify a wide range of personnel (deputies,
policemen, marshals, constables, firefighters, and on and on) in a
wide variety of professional skills (radar, first aid, self defense,
firearms, tactical, investigation, hostage negotiation, etc - just to
name a few - that *ALL* [read: "each"] require local, state and/or
federal certification).

tutuzdad-ga