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ANAB | Certificate Accreditation

How to Assure the Alignment of Learning Certificate Programs

ByDonald Ford, Ph.D. and Sherard Jones, CAP Lead Assessors June 3, 2024June 4, 2025

Aligning Learning Programs with Organizational Goals In today’s fast-paced business environments, aligning certificate programs with organizational goals is not just a value-add; it’s a necessity….

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ANAB | Certificate Accreditation

Creating a Table of Specifications (aka “Test Blueprint”)

ByKathy Tuzinski February 21, 2023June 4, 2025

It can be difficult to decide what questions to include on the final exam of a certificate course. A common approach is to comb through…

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ANAB | Certificate Accreditation

Item and Form Analysis

ByKathy Tuzinski December 5, 2022June 4, 2025

Every certificate program accredited by ANAB has a summative (i.e., final) assessment following the course to determine whether learners have met the course learning objectives….

Workers on cannabis farm that have received cannabis certificates from an ASTM D8403 ANAB accredited issuer.
ANAB | Cannabis | Certificate Accreditation

ANAB’s Cannabis Certificate Program

ByErin Stepka April 19, 2022May 28, 2025

With $20 billion of sales in 2020, the cannabis industry is projected to skyrocket in value to $45.9 billion by 2025. The required testing and…

Blue piggy bank on 2021 calendar for financial planning of ASTM E2659 accredited certificate issuer programs.
ANAB | Certificate Accreditation

Financial Management with Regard to ASTM E2659

ByKevin Swartz April 7, 2021June 4, 2025

Financial management is the cornerstone of any business. Spend too much, your business goes under; don’t spend enough, your product suffers. All businesses walk this…

Pencil over test used to determine a passing score in accordance with a criterion referenced assessment (CRA) study.
ANAB | Certificate Accreditation

Quality Criterion Referenced Assessment (CRA) Studies

ByKevin Swartz and Kathy Tuzinski March 12, 2021June 4, 2025

Criterion Referenced Assessments (CRA) studies (sometimes known as “standard setting studies”) are used in the training industry to determine passing scores in training programs. Time,…

Blue ribbon on certificate program accredited to ASTM E2659-18 for long certificate term.
ANAB | Certificate Accreditation

Certificate Term and Its Rationale in Relation to ASTM E2659

ByKevin Swartz March 4, 2021June 4, 2025

The “certificate term” is so important in the ASTM E2659-24 standard that not only does it define “certificate term” but it also gives the phrase…

ADDIE model depicting the usual ASTM E2659-18 instructional design model for certificate program problem solving.
ANAB | Certificate Accreditation

“Instructional Design Model” Referenced in ASTM E2659-18 Section 6.1.1

ByDave Bertolet February 25, 2021June 4, 2025

What exactly is meant by the term “Instructional design model” as referenced in ASTM E2659-18 section 6.1.1 and what would be considered evidence of compliance…

Student evaluating a certificate program, and conducting internal audit and management review through ASTM E2659 guidance.
ANAB | Certificate Accreditation

The Three Pillars Supporting Your Certificate Program: Internal Audit, Program Evaluation, and Management Review

ByDan Hiltz and Kathy Tuzinski February 22, 2021May 29, 2025

A topic that generates a lot of confusion, questions, and non-conformities in the Certificate Accreditation Program (CAP) accreditation process are three foundational practices that may…

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