Confirmation of belonging to a temporarily created group, as well as compliance with certain requirements, is called the word "accreditation". Most often this word can be heard from teachers who are discussing the extension of the accreditation of an educational institution, or from journalists seeking to attend a press conference.
Accreditation is a procedure during which the compliance of an object with the norms, requirements and basic classifications established by law is revealed. Accreditation is not characteristic of the industrial sector for which licensing and certification rules have been developed. The accreditation procedure is applied in the service sector, considered in a broad sense (these are direct services, for example, educational, and art, and journalism, etc.)
Most often fall under accreditation:
- higher education institutions, - mass media, - medical institutions
- diagnostic centers, - laboratories and research institutes, - certification centers.
Types of Accreditation
There are two types of accreditation: state and non-state.
Non-state is carried out by certified (that is, previously "verified" by the state) private non-profit organizations that may have their own units, for example, national or regional.
State accreditation is carried out and regularly confirmed by various federal services. As a result of passing any of the accreditations and upon completion of all procedures with a positive result, a state-issued certificate is issued that gives the right to carry out activities under the state standard. Thus, specialists prove a high level of quality of service provision to the “audited” organization and make a final assessment of its activities in general.
Accreditation in Journalism
Unlike many areas where an organization receives accreditation, a particular person is often accredited in a journalist. As a rule, this is required to organize the participation of a media representative in briefings or press conferences. In most cases, it is enough to submit a personal application for participation in the event. However, this type of accreditation may be denied, for example, by the opposition media.
