Regarding Applying for Membership

Membership in AICE® is open to all individual evaluators and independent organizations that satisfy membership criteria and provisions, including:

• The evaluation service must be private and independent;
• Senior evaluators must have not less than five years of solid, supervised experience in the field of international credential evaluation work dealing with all levels of education;
• The evaluation service must maintain an up-to-date library of standard references in the field of applied comparative education;
• Evaluators must actively participate in relevant professional organizations and interact with other professionals in the field;
• All professional and staff members must follow the AICE® standards of professional ethics;
• Members may not participate in any form of racial, religious, sexual, age, handicap, ethnicity or professional discrimination, or in activities of any type harmful to the interests of the profession.

Applying for Membership:

The Association of International Credential Evaluators is, by statute and practice, an inclusive non-fraternity association. It is committed to professional excellence and established disciplines and ethical codes. Admission to membership is based on the commitments of AICE® towards professional integrity. Under no circumstance will AICE® compromise any of its membership requirements for the benefit of a third party or self-interest. It admits as members those entities that can identify their professional assets to meet with AICE® pre-qualification criteria. The AICE® membership committee will guide the prospective applicants with the application process.

Membership in AICE® is contingent upon a thorough and rigorous screening and selection process by the Selection Committee, followed by a vote of the full membership. Evaluation services interested in AICE® membership should write to the President and request an application; applications are also available on the web site. The deadline is November 1st. Applications are reviewed and the decision made at the annual meeting in the spring of the following year. Further information concerning all criteria for membership is listed in the Application for Membership.

Membership Application