Message from the President

Greetings from APACC!

CPSC initiated Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission (APACC) in December 2004 in Seoul, Republic of Korea and representatives from seventeen (17) member governments signified their commitment to establish a regional body for accreditation and certification of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions.  The establishment of APACC is in response to the significant priorities set in the CPSC Corporate Plan 2003-2008.  

The core principle of the APACC Accreditation and Certification initiative is to harmonize the quality of TVET, standardize skills taught in TVET institutions in the region, and facilitate greater mobility of workforce in Asia and the Pacific region.

With this very purpose the APACC Team in tandem with the participants of the Inter-Governmental Workshop on Regional Accreditation Modeling and Accrediting the Accreditors, the sequel to APACC 2004 and the Experts' Meeting on Competence Building in APACC Accreditation (APACC 2007) refined and updated the APACC foundation documents, including the APACC Accreditation Manual.

The APACC Accreditation Manual is presented to guide the TVET institutions in CPSC member countries, National Coordinators for Accreditation (NCA), accreditors and consultants of APACC on the accreditation criteria, procedures and the system of evaluation which underlie self-study and external evaluation processes of APACC accreditation and certification.

We present this latest version of the Manual for your utilization during the APACC accreditation process which will be undertaken in member countries.

We look forward to your cooperation and commitment in making the APACC Accreditation Program successful in evaluating and guiding TVET institutions into embracing excellence and standards of quality

Prof. Shyamal Majumdar, PhD.
President, APACC