Standard Practice for Certificate Programs within the Cannabis and Hemp Industries

Importancia y uso:

4.1 Certificate programs within the cannabis/hemp industries are offered by community colleges and universities, government agencies, employers, independent for-profit training organizations, and professional and trade associations. With the growth of these industries, an increased need for certificates is expected. While quality guidelines do exist for continuing education and training providers in general (for example, ANSI/IACET 1-2019), and for entities offering personnel certification programs (for example, ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024:2017), currently, no guidelines exist specifically to aid entities offering certificate programs within the cannabis industry. This practice aims to standardize and improve the quality of certificates and has been developed to:

4.1.1 Provide certificate program developers and certificate issuers guidelines for quality program development and administration;

4.1.2 Form the foundation for a recognition or certification system, or both, that enable consumers, employers, government agencies, and others who rely upon a skilled workforce to distinguish between qualified and unqualified workers; and

4.1.3 Assist stakeholders in differentiating between certificate programs from personnel certifications.

4.2 In a certificate program, an individual participates in a learning event or series of events designed to assist him or her in achieving specified learning outcomes within a defined scope; the individual receives a certificate only after verification of successful completion of all program requisites including but not limited to an assessment of learner attainment of intended learning outcomes.

4.3 In contrast, in a certificate program, the learning event(s) and the assessment(s) are both developed and administered by the certificate issuer. There is an essential link between them. The learning event(s) are designed to help participants achieve learning outcomes and the assessments are designed to evaluate the learners’ attainment of those intended learning outcomes (Practice E2659).

4.4 Certifications have ongoing requirements for maintaining proficiency and competency and may be revoked for not meeting these ongoing requirements.

Subcomité:

D37.06

Referida por:

D8452-24

Volúmen:

15.10

Número ICS:

65.020.20 (Plant growing)

Palabras clave:

cannabis; certificate; certificate program; certifications; continuing education; credentialing; education; hemp; learning; marijuana; training; vocations;