DETC & Regional Accreditation

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This is what is wrong with the system. Credentialing should be based on education and the individual meeting standards rather than just completing a program at a particular school. Perhaps credentialing should not be left to the schools.

 

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Largely, I agree with that. And let's not forget, there are some wonderful NA schools out there. Personally, I would not think less of someone's degree from an NA school.

 

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Accreditation provides some of this--someone completing a degree from a school with such recognition is presumed to have completed a sufficient body of study.

Also, we have what you propose in some professions--licensure. In law, for example, you're not an attorney when you gradaute from law school (except in a few states); you're an attorney when you pass the bar exam and are accepted into the state bar. This is true whether you graduate from the best or the least acceptable school.

There was an effort recently to establish a "certified MBA (CMBA)," where graduates of MBA programs could sit for a test and get this certification. It doesn't seem to be going anywhere. I suspect this is because the MBA as a credential can stand on its own.

 

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There seems to be a bit of competition among the "Certified MBA" ranks. While there is www.certifiedmba.com (which appears to be endorsed by Western Governors University, among others), there is also the Business Management Association which also appears to be offering the title.


The Business Management Association is interesting enough. They appear to have some ties with the Irish International University (here and here )

Other than mentions by the Irish International University, they appear to be virtually unknown. Their "Secretary General", a chap by the name of "Mervyn Pilley", appears to be a Funeral Director, and heads the "National Society of Allied & Independent Funeral Directors", but there is virtually no third party information about the BMA available. He is also the Chairman of the The Society of Sales and Marketing (incidentally, a Dr. Jeff Wooller happens to be the president).