Primary Accreditation
Established in 1974, Primary Accreditation recognizes organizations (or components of organizations) that offer high quality continuing education for nurses. This accreditation contributes to health care quality and professional nursing practice by defining standards for the development and delivery of continuing education and by providing a voluntary peer review process to assure compliance.

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Nursing Skills Competency Program
Individual educational programs designed to validate nursing skills or skill sets are accredited through the Nursing Skills Competency Program (NSCP). This accreditation assures consumers, employers and regulating bodies that nurses are competent to perform specific skills or sets of skills.

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Joint Accreditation Program
Providers of inter-professional health care education can qualify for simultaneous accreditation by:

• ANCC
• Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), and the
• Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

This partnership supports inter-professional continuing education and streamlines the accreditation application process. Providers accredited via joint accreditation may also offer continuing education for nurses, pharmacists, or physicians separately.

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