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Information on the accreditation renewal procedure for AEs.

Renewal procedure

Every five years AEs must apply to the Accreditation Board (AB) to renew their accreditation. To find out the dates when different cohorts need to renew their accreditation, see the Renewal schedule.

This page sets out the procedure that IPEd uses to renew AEs’ accreditation.

Notifying you that your accreditation renewal is due

In February of the year in which your renewal is due, the AB will notify you via email to advise that your renewal is due that year. The AB will also publish reminders in IPEd communications.

When the renewal period opens for your cohort of AEs, the AB will send you an email with a link to pay the renewal application fee, after which you will receive a link to the online application form. The renewal period runs from 1 May to 31 July each year.

If you believe your accreditation is due for renewal in a particular year and you haven’t received an email by May of that year, please contact the AB chair: ab.chair@iped-editors.org.

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Completing your accreditation renewal application

To apply to renew your accreditation, you must pay an application fee and complete the online application form during the renewal period of three months from 1 May to 31 July.

The online application form includes guidelines for completing the form. For application criteria, see Renewal requirements.

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Application fee

Each time you apply to renew your accreditation, you must pay a renewal fee. The current fee is A$220 including GST. (Note: GST is not payable if you live outside Australia.)

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Late applications

IPEd does not accept late applications. If extenuating circumstances apply, you may ask the AB chair’s permission to make a late application, but your request must be made before the closing date. Such permission may be granted at the discretion of the AB.

Assessing accreditation applications

Each application is assessed by an approved assessor who is either a Distinguished Editor (DE) or an AE.

The assessor may contact you for further information, and may ask for evidence of a claim if the claim cannot be independently verified. For details of suitable evidence, see Renewal requirements.

Notifying you of your assessment result

You can expect to be notified of your assessment result within two months of the application closing date. Some assessments may take longer if assessors have requested further information.

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Successful applicants

If your renewal application is approved, you will receive a new certificate of accreditation and may continue to describe yourself as an IPEd Accredited Editor.

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Unsuccessful applicants

If your renewal application is not approved, you have three courses of action open to you:

  • submit a formal appeal within two weeks of the notification – see the appeals procedure below
  • apply again in the next calendar year – this will give you a year to undertake enough activities for a better application
  • accept you are no longer accredited.
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Appeals procedure

To be valid, an appeal about a renewal assessment must:

  • be in writing to the AB chair (ab.chair@iped-editors.org)
  • be made within two (2) weeks of you being notified of your unsuccessful application for renewal
  • outline the reasons for the appeal.

On receipt of a valid appeal, the AB chair will appoint a different assessor and an AB member (neither of whom is applying for renewal of accreditation in that year) to conduct a second assessment of your renewal application. You will be notified of the second assessment result within three weeks of the AB chair receiving the appeal. The appeal decision will be final.