In an on-site visit, accreditors are assigned different designations with defined duties/responsibilities.

6.2.1 The Team Leader shall assume overall leadership from the time he accepts the assignment.  More specifically, he:

• coordinates the activities of the Team;
• acts as liaison with his counterpart in the institution in:
  • attending to the needs of accreditors (like working space, accommodation, meals, etc.),
  • coordinating visits to projects, interviews with local officials and constituents, etc. 
  • ensuring that all team members arrive together at the site.
• introduces the team members during the opening program;
• acts as moderator during the exit conference;
• gives message in the closing program; and
• acts as back-up accreditor in the different areas.

6.2.2 The Team Leader shall assume leadership of the On-Site Visit Team in the institution under review.  More specifically, he:

• calls and presides over team meetings; 
• calls and presides over team meetings to:
  • lead in the review and discussion of the self-study reports, compliance report;
  • prepare the procedures or strategies to be adopted by the team;
  • monitor problems and needs;
  • validate findings and recommendations;
  • prepare the Accreditor's Report;
  • collects the SSR at the end of the on-site visit; 
  • acts as back-up to the members of his team;
  • approves the itinerary of travel of team members; and
  • is responsible in consolidating and rewriting the Final Accreditor's report and submitting it to APACC.

6.2.3 As members of the team, the accreditors shall seek their area/s assignment as lead accreditors, and cooperate in making a well-prepared report.

In participating as accreditors, they are advised to:

• be well prepared by being familiar with the contents of the Self-Study Report, compliance report,  the program performance profile, and the accreditation instruments;
• make a thorough evaluation; and
• prepare a well-studied and analyzed, and well-written summary of findings and recommendations; and