IEA Accreditation Program

What is IEA Accreditation?

 In January 2009, the IEA began offering an accreditation to teachers, training programs, and schools. Since then, the program has been expanded to also include a basic knowledge category. The IEA accreditation serves as a mark of excellence for teachers, trainings, and schools so that people within and outside the international Enneagram community will have a way of knowing that specific teachers, trainings programs, and schools have achieved a certain standard of quality in their Enneagram work and have formally agreed to adhere to the IEA’s ethical guidelines .

The Reasons for the Accreditation Program:

  • To increasingly promote a high international standard of quality for all Enneagram teachers, training programs, and schools through establishing an accreditation that demonstrates the achievement of certain minimum standards of ethical Enneagram work.
  • To provide a way to communicate to the public that participating individuals, training programs, and schools meet certain minimum standards and agree to adhere to a defined set of ethical guidelines.
  • To reinforce to the public that the IEA is a self‐regulating community that maintains a high level of standards worldwide for the teaching and communication of the Enneagram system by its members.
  • To support the proliferation of multiple perspectives and ways of using the Enneagram in an ethical and respectful way.

 

Benefits of being IEA Accredited
 IEA Accreditation gives you the following benefits:

  • You become part of a vibrant, growing, global learning community of recognized professionals.
  • Your training and commitment to ethical conduct have been recognized by the IEA on an international level.
  • You demonstrate your support for high-quality instruction and application of the Enneagram.

Accreditation categories

IEA AI        IEA Accredited Individual
Accreditation and approval of basic knowledge of the Enneagram and adhering to the ethical standards of IEA.

IEA APPT   IEA Accredited Professional, Provider or Teacher 
Accreditation and approval of advanced knowledge and using the Enneagram within a  certain professional field, or using the Enneagram professionally for teaching and  according to the ethical standards of IEA.

IEA ATP      IEA Accredited Training Program
Accreditation and approval of advanced knowledge of the Enneagram. Have designed   and currently offering a professional Enneagram Training program also adhering to the ethical standards of IEA.

 

IEA AES      IEA Accredited Enneagram School 
Accreditation of a school as a professional training institution offering basic and       advanced Enneagram training by professional teachers, and adhering to the ethical    standards of the IEA.

IEA AH         IEA Accredited with Honor

Accreditation of honored members of the International Enneagram Association, such as founders or others who have contributed to the Enneagram society in a remarkable or extraordinary way with new knowledge or epoch-making theories.   

 Criteria 
To be accredited at any level you must be a member of the IEA and a member of the local IEA affiliate (if any). For specific criteria for each category, see the pages that follow. Note—the Accredited with Honor (IEA AH) level is selected and offered by the IEA Accreditation committee.

 

How to apply for Accreditation

To apply for becoming accredited you need to meet the following criteria:

  • Be a member of the IEA (a professional if applying for anything other than Accredited Individual status)
  • Be a member of a local affiliate (if any)
  • Send in your application form along with a signed copy of the Ethical Guidelines
  • Include letters of recommendation (where required)
  • Send in article(s) (where required)
  • Pay 10% of the full accreditation fee at time of applying (administration fee).
  • Pay the accreditation fee when accreditation has been accepted.
  • Upon renewal send in an updated application form  

Accreditation fee

A non-refundable application fee (10% of the full accreditation fee) must be paid at the time of applying as an administration fee. After acceptance by IEA the balance must be paid. The accreditation fees are as follows:


$125.00...Accredited Individual (IEA AI) - (renewal every 5 years)

$150.00...Accredited Professional, Provider or Teacher
              (IEA APPT) - (renewal every  2 years)
$200.00...Accredited Training Program (IEA ATP)  - 
              (renewal every 1 year)
$500.00...Accredited School   ( IEA AS) -  (renewal every 1 year)
 No Fee...Accredited with Honor (IEA AH)

 

Letter of recommendation

As an accreditation serves as a mark of excellence, a letter of recommendation must contain a reference for your skills in using the Enneagram and has to be issued by an accredited professional, provider, teacher or school in the following form:

  • The letter must be written in English (or Spanish)
  • The letter must be dated no more than 6 months prior to the date of application
  • The letter must contain a serious statement evaluating your level of knowledge, understanding, and use of the Enneagram.
  • The recommender must have worked with you, observed you and/or heard/seen tapes for a min. ˝ hour.
  • The letter must have a clear message of your recommended level of accreditation (AI, APPT).
  • The letter must be written by and sent from the recommenders e-mail and the print handed in with the application must clearly show this. The letter must contain the recommenders’ full name, address, e-mail, and a contact number.
  • The letter of recommendation must be sent in together with the application. 

IEA Accreditation Committee

The IEA Accreditation Committee consists of three APPT accredited members. All applications are considered and evaluated by the IEA Accreditation Committee. The IEA Accreditation Committee may cooperate with an appointed Regional Accreditation Board (RAB).   The RAB may contact the applicant for an interview before handing in their evaluation to the IEA Accreditation Committee.

 

Download the IEA Accreditation Program Information


Download the Teacher Application

Download the Ethical Guidlines (required with Application)

For Applications and Application Instructions, please email administration@internationalenneagram.org.


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