The institution’s completion of the comprehensive self evaluation process and submission of the Self evaluation Report (SER) to the ACTEA office signify the readiness of the institution for the assessment of the official ACTEA Visitation Team. Normally, for an institution with one or two educational levels a Visitation Team of five members will conduct the assessment within a three to five day period.
The period of ACTEA accreditation lasts five years. The institution should observe that the award of accreditation may be granted with post-accreditation notations, i.e. areas of non-compliance with ACTEA Standards, which do not nullify the accreditation award yet require additional work in achieving compliance with a particular Standard. Thus, ongoing reporting of progress by the institution is imperative for maintaining ACTEA accreditation. Moreover, the process of re accreditation may be streamlined through abbreviated reporting, providing that the institution completes its Annual Reports in a responsible and comprehensive manner (and tenders the requisite annual fee).