Accredited Members

 

Accreditation is a process which assures the general public that an institution has clearly defined and appropriate objectives and maintains conditions under which their achievement can reasonably be expected. It encourages improvement through continuous self-evaluation and review. It fosters excellence through the development of principles and guidelines for assessing pedagogical effectiveness.

Applicants for Accredited Member status must satisfy IADL assessors, officers and regulatory staff that their organisation, products and services comply with the standards required by the IADL.  An Accredited Member may acknowledge its accredited status in its prospectus, on its website and on other publicity or promotional material. It may use the statement:

 

"Fully-Accredited Member of the International Association for Distance Learning". 

 

Accredited Members are entitled to display the IADL Logo on their website and on promotional literature or teaching materials, and will receive a certificate of accreditation for the duration of their accredited status.

Please note that the International Association for Distance Learning is only able to accredit universities or degree-granting institutions which have already received accreditation or legal approval from a nationally or internationally recognised organisation or body. Tertiary-level institutions which do not appear on the List of Universities of the World Higher Education Database will not normally be considered for Accredited Membership of the IADL.

 

 

The initial evaluation and appraisal procedures may be abridged or waived completely if the applicant is licenced by virtue of central, regional or local government authority, or has undergone a formal accreditation process and obtained accredited status from a body duly recognised by the IADL for that purpose. 

Any part or parts of the accreditation process may be varied or waived at the absolute discretion of the IADL, without formal notice.

 

IADL is an independent organization offering voluntary recognition and approval for distance, online, and open course-providers worldwide. We are not associated with any local, regional, or national government, nor is IADL accreditation validated by the UK Department for Innovation, Business and Skills, the United States Department of Education, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation,  or any other government authority.