NIST receives ‘continuing ed’ accreditation

BOULDER — The International Association for Continuing Education and Training has awarded the National Institute of Standards and Technology Office of Weights and Measures an authorized provider accreditation.

Authorized providers are the only organizations approved to offer the association’s continuing education units, which certify that the association has evaluated NIST’s training program and found it to be compliant with internationally accepted standards.

Many states require that their weights and measures officials receive training throughout their careers. Using an accredited training organization gives those officials confidence that the training they will receive is of high quality.

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“We’re proud of our education programs, which train hundreds of metrologists and state and local weights and measures officials each year in important legal metrology skills so that the U.S. weights and measures system stays on the cutting edge,” said Carol Hockert, chief of the Office of Weights and Measures at NIST.

“Our new partnership with International Association for Continuing Education and Training is a demonstration of our commitment to lifelong learning and high standards for all of our programs.”

The accreditation period extends for five years and includes courses offered or created that follow the Office of Weights and Measures’ procedures. With this accreditation, the office joins nearly 650 organizations around the globe that have had their programs vetted by third-party experts in continuing education to ensure the highest possible standards are met.

NIST’s Office of Weights and Measures analyze weights and measures training needs, obtains input from the weights and measures community, designs and delivers training for laboratory metrologists and weights and measures officials, measures the impact and effectiveness of training to ensure ongoing continual improvement, and consults with the weights and measures community to ensure ongoing professional development.

To achieve authorized provider accreditation, NIST completed an application process that included a review by an association site visitor and demonstrated adherence to standards addressing the design, development, administration and evaluation of its training program.