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The endless debate about ESL teacher certification and accreditation has been completely muddied by the self-interest of money making organizations. The confusion is further amplified by the slick frauds who dash into the market and run away with the hard earned funds of their victims with little fear of prosecution. The finger pointing and claim-making upsets prospective ESL teachers who are looking for career training and leaves the victims of fraud angry and frustrated. |
Accreditation is a validation statement by a group of persons who are, theoretically, impartial experts in higher education, that a given school, or department within a school, has been thoroughly investigated and found worthy of approval. To offer recognized accreditation, an accrediting agency must meet at least one of the following three criteria: Recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation in Washington, DC, Recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, Recognized by (or more commonly, a part of) their relevant national education agency. Schools they accredit are routinely listed in one or more of the following publications: the International Handbook of Universities (a UNESCO publication), the Commonwealth Universities Yearbook, the World Education Series, published by PIER, or the Countries Series, published by NOOSR in Australia.
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