accreditation
Official approval of institutions
Official approval that a school, hospital, program, or other organization meets required rules and quality levels.
accreditation of [organization] by [authority]
- The university finally received full accreditation from the national education board.
- Without proper accreditation, the college is not allowed to award degrees.
- Hospital accreditation must be renewed every three years to ensure patient safety standards.
- The language school is working toward international accreditation to attract more foreign students.
- Loss of accreditation would seriously damage the institution’s reputation.
- Our college has national accreditation.
- The new nursing program is waiting for accreditation.
- This hospital lost its accreditation last year.
- Many students only apply to schools with good accreditation.
- The government checks schools before giving them accreditation.
Official permission to attend or report
Official approval that lets a person, often a reporter or delegate, go into a special event or place.
accreditation for [event] / accreditation to [attend/report]
- Only journalists with press accreditation will be allowed inside the conference hall.
- She applied for accreditation to cover the international summit.
- Security staff checked each delegate’s accreditation badge at the entrance.
- Without proper accreditation, photographers cannot enter the backstage area.
- The organizers refused accreditation to several media outlets.
- You need press accreditation to enter the meeting.
- He got accreditation to report on the game.
- They checked my accreditation card at the door.
- She applied for accreditation for the music festival.
- The guard did not let us in because we had no accreditation.
- Base: accreditation
- Plural: accreditation, accreditations
accreditation body
1Organization that grants accreditation
An official group or agency that checks organizations and decides if they can have accreditation.
- The national accreditation body reviewed all the medical schools in the country.
- An independent accreditation body will assess the program next year.
- Only the official accreditation body can approve new degree programs.
accreditation process
1Procedure for granting accreditation
The steps that an organization must follow to be checked and approved for accreditation.
- The accreditation process can take more than a year to complete.
- They hired a consultant to guide them through the accreditation process.
- Understanding the accreditation process is essential for new universities.
gain accreditation
1Receive official recognition status
To get official approval that an organization or program meets required rules and quality levels.
- The college hopes to gain accreditation within the next two years.
- After making several changes, the hospital finally gained accreditation from the health ministry.
- Many private schools struggle to gain accreditation because of strict standards.
lose accreditation
1Have official status withdrawn
To have official approval taken away from an organization or program.
- The university may lose accreditation if it does not improve its facilities.
- Several clinics lost accreditation after failing safety inspections.
- If the school loses accreditation, its degrees may no longer be recognized.
seek accreditation
1Try to get official approval
To try to get official approval for an organization or program.
- New universities often seek accreditation to improve their reputation.
- The training center is seeking accreditation from an international body.
- Many online courses now seek accreditation to attract more students.