IACET

AMHSA is Canada’s first IACET Accredited Health and Safety Association Provider!

On August 1, 2024, AMHSA became an International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) Accredited Provider. Through an extensive process that took over three years to complete, AMHSA is the first health, safety and environment association (HSE) in Canada to receive this accreditation. IACET is recognized as the continuing education and training ‘gold standard’ in North America. Over time, existing AMHSA courses will be reviewed against IACET standards and those that qualify will receive accreditation. Going forward, new HSE offerings will be developed following IACET’s rigorous standards.

The Gold Standard

IACET Accreditation marks a major milestone in AMHSA’s evolution. The IACET Standard is a universal model for learning process excellence. It defines a proven model for developing effective and valuable continuing education and training programs by measuring a provider’s training program from procedure to process to result. Established in 1968, IACET developed the original Continuing Education Unit (CEU) and ensures that providers of continuing education and training such as AMHSA can prove they provide high quality instruction by following the ANSI/IACET 2018-1 Standard for Continuing Education and Training through a rigorous accreditation process.

For more information on IACET, please visit: IACET.org

WHY IACET?

AMHSA is the first health and safety association in Canada to achieve IACET accreditation. In its mission to provide high value meaningful education programs for members, AMHSA explored several options before pursuing IACET accreditation. Despite the significant commitment and demand on resources required to achieve Accredited Provider status by a relatively small organization, AMHSA determined that the IACET Standard provides the best solution to ensuring the highest quality education and training experience for members, validated by an internationally recognized third party.

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO OUR MEMBERS?

How you learn matters!

AMHSA being an IACET accredited provider brings great value to our members.

• Ensures all course development, enhancement and delivery is guided by best practices in adult learning.
• IACET uses in-depth research on the learning process, and a global network of experts to inform further standards development.
• Issue CEUs to organizations that recognize IACET for ongoing maintenance point requirements.
• Superior education and training programs that meet CPD standards by organizations like the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP). Visit bcrsp.ca
• Ongoing accreditation process means our learning programs are constantly evolving to meet changing requirements and information.

What courses are currently IACET Accredited?

In early 2025 AMHSA will be rolling out 12 courses that meet IACET accreditation standards.  More will be announced in 2025 and beyond.

• Lawn Maintenance Safety Awareness
• Supervisor’s Role

Psychological Health and Safety People Leaders eCertificate (5 modules)

Champion Psychological Health and Safety  Be a Psychologically Safe Leader Enhance Emotional Intelligence and Resilience Manage Workplace Mental Health Issues Foster a Civil & Respectful Workplace

Psychological Health and Safety Employees eCertificate (5 modules)

Stay Mentally Healthy & Resilient Recognize Common Mental Health Issues Improve Work-Life Harmony Enhance Your Sleep Show Civility and Respect

For more information on the Psychological Health and Safety eCertificate programs, visit: psychologicalhealthandsafetycertification.com

Digital Credentials

Share Your Credentials with Digital Badges!

To help you communicate your AMHSA education achievements, we’ve partnered with Credly to provide you with digital versions of your credentials as you earn them. Use our verified digital badges and micro-credentials to showcase your achievements and validate your skills with an industry-recognized credential.  All IACET Accredited courses from AMHSA will receive a Credly Digital Credential.

Each digital image contains verified metadata that describes your qualifications and the process required to earn them. Digital badges are easy to manage, verify and share online. They provide evidence of what you have done and why it’s important. Badges can be used in email signatures or digital resumes, and on social media such as LinkedIn and Facebook.

For more information on AMHSA’s digital credential program, please visit amhsadigitalcredentials.ca