This year marks the tenth anniversary of accreditation for the National Commission for the Certification of Crane Operators (NCCCO).rnNCCCO first received accreditation from the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) in 1998. Since then, in addition to annual audits and a complete reaccreditation by NCCA (required every five years), the commission has been accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to the exacting standards of international personnel certification standard ISO 17024.rnAccreditation by an accrediting agency established to review personnel certification programs is essential to the fairness and credibility of a credential like CCO certification, said NCCCO Executive Director Graham Brent. "Only in this manner can an employer be guaranteed.that the certification his or her employee receives has been developed and administered in a fair, valid and reliable manner."rnIn acknowledging the 10-year milestone, Commission Chairman Kerry Hulse, recalled how the industry had rallied in the aftermath of the 1989 tower crane accident in San Francisco to develop a national standard of certification.rn"While they correctly identified the more widespread adoption of training as the key to improving the knowledge and skill of crane operators, the industry recognized the critical role that national certification could play as the means toward that end," Hulse said.
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