... arena, ANSI accredits certification organizations and, since 2009, educational certificate programs based on American National Standards or ISO International Standards. To date, ANSI has accredited ... private sector and states set industry standards. For example, ANSI, a membership-based organization, develops the American National Standards. Although ANSI is a quasigovernmental organization, ... competencies mastered through formal and informal noncredit occupational education and training; Accelerate the wide adoption of quality assurance, articulation, and other polices, programs, and practices...