Our Story: Elevating Global Standards in Accreditation

Our Mission

ABIA exists to give vocational training providers, technology companies, and individual professionals a credible, standards-based way to prove quality — one built on recognized international frameworks rather than self-declared claims. We evaluate, certify, and publicly verify, so that accreditation means something concrete: a defined standard was checked, and can be checked again by anyone.

As an independent accreditation body, ABIA does not issue academic degrees and does not compete with universities or higher-education accreditors. Our scope is deliberately focused on vocational, technical, and professional certification — a distinct recognition category with its own standards and its own purpose: proving job-ready competency, not academic achievement. Individuals can pursue this directly through our GVC certification program.

Standards-Based, Not Self-Declared

Every ABIA seal is built on the principles of a recognized international standard. See our full Accreditation Seals for details on each:

• Education Excellence Seal — built on the principles of ISO 21001 (management systems for educational organizations), ISO 29993 (learning services outside formal education), and ISO 17024 (certification of persons).
• WebTech Certified & AppAdvantage Seal — aligned with ISO 25010 (systems and software quality models), ISO 27001 (information security management), and WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines).
• GVC (Global Vocational Certification) — competency-based assessment aligned to job-specific performance criteria.

This means an ABIA seal isn't just a logo — it's a reference to a specific, checkable quality benchmark that employers and partners can independently understand and trust.

International Registrations

ABIA maintains active registrations with international cooperation and procurement platforms:

• UNGM — United Nations Global Marketplace (Reg. No. 1239075) — ABIA is a registered supplier on UNGM, the shared vendor database used by United Nations agencies — including ILO, UNICEF, and WHO, among others — for procurement. This registration makes ABIA eligible to apply for tenders and bids issued through UNGM.
• Erasmus+ (Reg. No. n00lag6r) — ABIA is registered with Erasmus+, the European Union's program supporting international cooperation in education, training, and youth development, making ABIA eligible to receive grants when participating in Erasmus+ funded programs.

ABIA certification documents separately display the logos of the specific UN agencies (such as ILO) relevant to that registration, alongside our registration number — this reflects registered supplier status, not accreditation or endorsement by those agencies.

For our technology seals specifically, accessibility and cybersecurity principles are also informed by UN-system guidance — including ITU (International Telecommunication Union), UNDIS (the UN Disability Inclusion Strategy), and UNICC (the UN International Computing Centre) — consistent with ABIA's registered status on UNGM.

Where We Operate

US Headquarters
8 The Green, STE A, Dover, Delaware, 19901

Africa & Middle East Office
Villa 247, Ramses St., Abbaseya, Cairo, Egypt

Contact this office for regional inquiries in the Middle East and Africa.

Our MEA Regional Partner

In the Middle East and Africa region, ABIA operates through NCDT — the National Council for Development & Training, a legally registered Egyptian cooperative society under the Ministry of Social Solidarity. NCDT is ABIA's sole authorized agent for the MEA region, and holds government cooperation protocols with Cairo's Youth Employment Agency and Cairo HR Development Center, giving ABIA a direct, on-the-ground presence for regional accreditation and training partnerships.

Learn about our MEA partnership →

Professional and vocational, not academic. ABIA certifications and diplomas are Professional and Vocational Qualifications that validate workforce competency and technical skills. They are non-academic in nature and are not intended to replace, substitute, or equate to university degrees. Because ABIA operates as an independent, non-governmental standard-setting body for professional and vocational credentials — not as a degree-granting academic institution — ABIA does not require accreditation from another accrediting body to certify at this level.