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Personnel Certification Accreditation Committee (PCAC)

Overview

The Personnel Certification Accreditation Committee (PCAC) accredits personnel certification bodies in accordance with ISO/IEC 17024: General Requirements for Bodies Operating Certification Systems of Persons and IAF Guidance to ISO/IEC 17024. The PCAC endeavors to disseminate information to and receive input from stakeholders across the U.S. who are involved in the certification of people to include employers and consumers.

The PCAC is responsible for policy, procedures and accreditation decisions relating to personnel certification bodies and related activities, specifically:

  • recommending policies to ANSI�s Conformity Assessment Policy Committee (CAPC);
  • creating procedures to support the approved policies;
  • receiving recommendations for accreditation from ANSI approved assessors;
  • hearing first-level appeals regarding accreditation decisions and/or complaints regarding a certification body.


Members and Officers

Membership on the PCAC reflects a balance of personnel certification stakeholders to include representatives from various types of occupational/professional certification bodies, test development experts, government, consumer/public interest organizations and other individuals concerned with third party personnel certification activities.

Committee Officers:

Chair
Steven Peluso, Attorney at Law

Vice Chair
Thomas Adams, President and CEO, NC Captive Insurance Association

2015 Meeting Dates
  • September 14
  • December 17
Operating procedures

To ensure transparency as well as equity and due process in PCAC proceedings, the PCAC has developed Operating Guides for the Committee and its activities.

Please here to view [document not found].

Staff Contacts

Dr. Vijay Krishna
Director, Accreditation Services
Phone: 202-331-3614
Email: [email protected]

DeMario Hardmon-Fort
Coordinator, Personnel Credentialing Accreditation.
Phone: 202-331-3640
Email: [email protected]



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