Where the best credentials GROW™
Metacred is a credential management company: the certification, licensure, certificate and accreditation department for associations, boards, companies and governments. One thing, done to the standard.
- Since 2007McLean, Virginia. An association management company that does only credentialing.
- Four kinds of credentialCertification, licensure, certificate and accreditation programs, new or existing.
- Built to the standardsNCCA, ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 and ANSI/ICE 1100, on every program we run.
- Global reachExams delivered worldwide through Pearson VUE. Clients in North America and Europe.
What we do
Credentialing is the only thing we do, so every program we take on gets the whole company: the standards expertise, the vendor agreements and the people.
You are ready to build
Develop a new program
If your organization wants to start a certification, licensure, certificate or accreditation program, we help you do it the right way, so the program is valid, legally defensible and successful by every measure. That is the METACRED RaD™ solution.
Read about this serviceYou run a program today
Improve an existing program
If your program needs to reach accreditation standards, go global, or break through a growth ceiling, we take it on in full and take it further. That is the METACRED aCClaiM™ solution.
Read about this serviceYou want more from it
Advance your mission
Clients share Metacred’s infrastructure and vendor agreements, which raises the return on every program. Marketing and government relations raise the value and impact of the credential itself.
Read about this serviceWe believe in making our world a better place by raising the standard of standard-setting programs.
Our vision is to develop, manage, and grow the best credentialing programs in the world. We do it by bringing the best credentialing practices, staff, vendors and other resources within the reach of every organization, regardless of size.
How a program grows
Five stages, and the Metacred service that covers each one. Most clients come to us at the first or the fourth.
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Stage 1
Idea
Is there a market, and is it sustainable?
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Stage 2
Development
Job analysis, exam, policies, governance, launch plan.
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Stage 3
Launch
First applicants, first exams, first certificants.
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Stage 4
Operation
Applications, exams, renewals, volunteers, vendors, finances, marketing.
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Stage 5
Growth
Accreditation, new markets, global reach, stakeholder buy in.
METACRED™ aCClaiM™, with a gap analysis first if the program is new to us
Who we work with
Any organization that sets, or wants to set, an occupational standard. Regardless of size: a smaller program gets the same team, the same vendors and the same standards as the largest, because they share the infrastructure.
- Individual membership associations and professional societies
- Stand alone certification, accreditation and licensure boards
- Trade associations
- Association management companies
- Companies
- Governments
What makes us different
Three things a board notices first. All seven are here.
Unmatched staff expertise
Our people have run valid, reliable, legally defensible certification, certificate, licensure and accreditation programs, and they bring that record to yours.
Accreditation standards on every program
All credentialing programs managed by Metacred are operated in accordance with globally accepted accreditation standards.
Volume pricing for every client
Agreements with the best vendors of globally scalable support services are negotiated on the combined volume of all Metacred clients, and each client gets the savings.
“The Metacred team has been a treat to work with as a seamless extension of our own staff. We would recommend Metacred to any organization that wants to take its credentialing activities to the next level.”
Reported by the client
- 50%average year over year increase in applications
- 172%growth in certified individuals over three years
- 94%recertification rate
Questions boards ask first
Short answers, grounded in how we actually work. All eleven are here.
Memberships and standing
Metacred is a CAE Approved Provider. Every program we offer that qualifies for CAE credit states the number of CAE credits granted for full participation, and we keep records of participation in accordance with CAE policies. About the CAE credential.
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