Governance is not a compliance checkbox. It is the structural foundation that makes every EAPC credential meaningful. Here is how ours works.
ISO/IEC 17024:2012 is the international standard published by the International Organization for Standardization for bodies that certify persons. It is a structural specification that governs how a certification body must be organised, how it must assess candidates, and how it must govern its decisions.
EAPC's governance framework is built around six operational pillars, each aligned to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17024:2012 and designed to protect the integrity of every credential we issue.
| Area | EAPC Approach |
|---|---|
| Certification Decision-Making | All certification decisions are made by the independent EAPC Certification Board. Commercial staff have no role in pass/fail determinations. |
| Assessment Administration | Assessments are administered via unique, candidate-specific secure links. Results are recorded independently before any pass/fail determination is communicated. |
| Certification Scheme Maintenance | Each domain has a written Certification Scheme reviewed annually. Schemes define competency units, assessment formats, pass marks, and recertification requirements. |
| Certificate Registry | Every certificate is issued with a unique number and entered into the EAPC public verification database. The registry is live and accessible at eapcglobal.eu/verify. |
| Training Provider Oversight | Accredited Training Providers are subject to ongoing compliance requirements. EAPC reserves the right to audit provider programmes and withdraw accreditation where standards are not maintained. |
| Candidate Confidentiality | Candidate assessment data is held securely and not shared with Training Providers beyond aggregate cohort results. Individual pass/fail results are communicated directly to candidates. |
EAPC's credibility does not rest on self-assertion. Every key credential is externally issued, independently verifiable, and permanently public.
The Board's composition, independence requirements, decision-making process, and role in protecting candidate interests are explained in full on the Certification Board page.