- Accreditation
- A decision that a programme meets a published standard, recorded with its scope, level, effective date and duration.
- Accreditation Committee
- The body that takes IFEIA accreditation decisions and records the reasons.
- Active
- A registry status: the accreditation has taken effect and has not been suspended, withdrawn or expired.
- Annual monitoring
- The yearly report an accredited institution makes, after which its public record is kept current.
- Certificate programme
- A stand-alone programme that leads to a certificate rather than a degree. It can be accredited under Certificate Programme Accreditation.
- Certificate number
- The unique number printed on an IFEIA certificate and shown on the registry record.
- Effective from
- The date on which a decision takes effect. Until then a record shows this label and the date.
- Framework axis
- One of the seven areas of The IFEIA Framework against which a programme is examined.
- Professional Programme Recognition
- Recognition of professional programmes that are not degree-level, assessed against the same framework.
- Public registry
- The list of accredited institutions, each with a record page, certificate and QR code.
- Registration number
- The unique number of an institution's entry in the IFEIA registry.
- Review
- The stage in which independent reviewers examine an application and its evidence against the framework.
- Self-assessment
- The institution's own evidence-based review of itself against the seven axes, submitted before review.
- Status
- The current standing of an accreditation: Active, Effective from a date, Suspended, Withdrawn or Expired.
- Suspension / withdrawal
- Actions the Committee can take where the published conditions are no longer met. See the policy.