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The Association of International Credential Evaluation Professionals is an international professional organization that strives to develop and strengthen the skills and opportunities for credential evaluation professionals. As a membership organization, many of the resources are available only to paid members, though the fees are not particularly high, especially in proportion to the number of resources available: education system databases, online verification lists, training sessions, and newsletters. This organization is the preeminent source of collective information for the profession. Many other resources listed here may be redundant to those available on the TAICEP website.

As a professional organization focused on international education, NAFSA has a wide base of professional focus. Whether study abroad, international student advising, and enrollment concerns, NAFSA offers training programs, advocacy resources, and opportunities for networking with other professionals in the field. NAFSA has regional areas of focus, and New England (region XI) has an active participant level. NAFSA also offers an extensive resource library of country educational system studies - accessible at no cost to members, and minimal cost to others. Members are also able to access networking forums providing broad access to professionals willing to assist with questions.

The oldest organization of private credential evaluation organizations in the United States, NACES members are made up of both for and not-for-profit credential evaluation agencies. NACES membership means that an organization has demonstrated a willingness to be assessed by peers, and voluntarily. Several of the most frequently recognized agencies in credential evaluation are members of NACES and have valuable tools available for general use. For example, ECE, Inc. offers both public and paid subscription forums which offers evaluators to pose questions and share resources about credentials, institutions, and experiences in verification. WES, Inc has a subscription newsletter providing updated information about education systems around the world, free webinars, and an equivalency calculator. IERF, Inc. offers a free subscription service which allows evaluators to view sample documents and information from a wide range of education systems. Transcript Research also offers webinars on a wide variety of evaluation topics and has an extensive library of online resources for evaluators.

A membership organization which promotes best practices through collaboration and information. AICE has both endorsed and affiliate membership categories and offers structure and opportunities to develop best practices in credential evaluation in the United States. Endorsed member organizations generally offer significant amounts of professional development and support to stakeholders needing evaluations. The organization offers a list of experts who regularly contribute to publications and research in the field. At least one member, Scholaro, has valuable information about GPA equivalency available for public use. Another, Ucredo, offers free consultations to clients prior to obtaining a paid evaluation.

AACRAO is a non-profit professional association which both provides training and develops guidelines and voluntary standards for the the higher education community. The organization has a fee-based database of education system information which has become one of the most recommended and fequently used resources for credential evaluation in the United States. The Electronic Database for Global Education (EDGE) is developed by a council of experts in higher education and private credential evaluation and contains a vast amount of information about education systems around the world.

The Australian Department of Education, Skills, and Employment has available, by subscription, a set of County Education Profiles, designed to assist Australian institutions and employers who will conduct qualifications assessments for any number of purposes. These profiles are guides which use the Australian Qualificatons Framework as their focal point, but each profile includes a significant amount of information about a particular education system, including a detailed chart of the education ladder. There is a sample profile on the page which allows prospective users to understand more about the Australian education system.

Provides referral services about the recognition of educational credentials for both individuals and agencies in Canada. Also offers detailed information about the Canadian education systems. This organization is a joint effort of the various Canadian ministers of education (in different provinces), and while the organization itself does not conduct credential evaluations, the website provides a vast array of information about the process and links to resources where additional information about various education systems can be found.