(ANSI: Washington, D.C.) -- The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), coordinator of the U.S. voluntary standardization system, and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) invite certificate-awarding entities that develop and administer energy efficiency and renewable energy programs to apply for participation in a pilot accreditation program. Successful participants will be awarded accreditation under a program designed to provide quality assurance to the programs. Assessment to this new standard will also provide third-party verification to students, funders, policymakers, and others whom certificate programs have demonstrated that they meet the requirements for issuing a market-valued certificate.

Certificate programs will be evaluated against the draft IREC 14732: 2012—“General requirements for renewable energy and energy efficiency certificate programs.” The standard describes curriculum, administrative, personnel, facilities, and equipment requirements for certificate programs involved in the training of the energy efficiency, weatherization, and renewable energy workforce.

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