ICMA Standards & Accreditation
Standards-led professional accreditation for institution-ready learning
ICMA provides independent professional accreditation for programmes designed for organisational and institutional use — focused on credibility, consistency, and scalable delivery.
Outcome-led
Professionally aligned
Quality assured
Built for scale
What ICMA accreditation confirms
- Clear learning outcomes and purpose
- Coherent structure and progression
- Relevance to real-world professional practice
- Consistency across cohorts and delivery contexts
- Appropriate assessment or reflective checkpoints
Who it’s for
Organisations
For internal training, workforce development, and programmes delivered across teams, sites, or cohorts.
Experts & providers
For programme owners seeking professional credibility, standards alignment, and institution-ready delivery.
A structured review process
- 1 Define scope and intended outcomes
- 2 Map to ICMA professional standards
- 3 Review structure, progression, and learning design
- 4 Evaluate assessment or reflective components
- 5 Confirm status and usage terms
- 6 Set review / renewal period

