Parents have the strongest incentives to determine what is in the best interest of their children and — with the aid of
private certifiers, reviewers, and the personal experience of trusted friends and family — they are in the best position to choose the school that best meets those interests.
In other sectors,
private certifiers have sometimes proven unreliable or incompetent.
Government accountability schemes further crowd out
private certifiers.
The most important asset that
private certifiers have is their reputation.
Not exact matches
Both
private and public bodies adhere to the International Organization for Standardization basic standards for accreditation of
certifiers (ISO 65) in addition to their specific requirements.
This success has led to challenges, such as lack of human resource capacity suffered by third - party
certifiers — the
private entities that vet each project.