About OTCAC

Who Are We

OTCAC stands for Online Teaching Course Accreditation Committee. We are a non-government organisation comprising education and industry experts with a variety of extensive education experience and expertise. Our consultants are required to be highly trained and experienced in the course(s) they adjudicate and accredit. Our consultants work on a part-time basis online.

Our Mission

Our aim is to provide standardised accreditation to online education and training courses to ensure that online students are taught to a consistently high standard. There are a number of reputable accreditors for course providers to work alongside but we aim to provide an affordable service based on meeting objective standards rather than a money for guaranteed accreditation transaction.

What We Do

We currently moderate online online education and training courses. Our standards are fair and objective, meaning course providers must meet our strict standards before they are given accredited status. When we are satisfied that an online course has met each of our standards and we are confident about their credibility, we issue an accreditation code and logo that the company can display proudly.

Our Background

OTCAC was founded in 2019 but we have already accredited a number of successful online education and training courses. As industry experts, our consultants represent a wide knowledge-base. All consultants are tertiary-level educated to at least postgraduate diploma level, commonly holding master’s degrees and even PhDs in the subject-area they are responsible for accrediting. Additionally, OTCAC consultants are required to have extensive experience teaching or actively training others in the discipline related to the online course(s) they are responsible for accrediting. Our committee works on a part-time basis, meeting when necessary based on demand. This allows our service to operate with minimal cost, thus saving online course providers when applying for our accreditation service.

AFFORDABLE.

OBJECTIVE.

FAIR.

Why choose us?

Integrity & Professionalism

Unlike other online course accreditors, we do not just issue accreditation to a company that pays us. Courses must meet or exceed our objective benchmarks. We are a professional committee consisting of industry and education experts; we maintain objective standards at all times. A course will not receive accreditation until it meets our stringent requirements.

Transparency

Our standards are strict but they are transparent, meaning your company will know exactly what criteria your course must meet in order to attain accreditation. If you fail to meet these standards on the first attempt then we provide you with the necessary feedback to amend your course so that it will meet our standards when you re-submit it for accreditation. Your second attempt is included in your accreditation fee.

Annual Membership

Accreditation includes your first year of membership. Following this first year, annual membership per course costs just $159 and includes a stealth visit to your online centre. Discounts are available for course-providers with multiple courses accredited by OTCAC. Each annual review requires each course-provider to submit a completed self-evaluation form regarding each OTCAC-accredited course. Our consultants peruse your site for any inconsistencies or deviations from the previous year’s course details and provide you with a written report. Assuming that your course still meets our standards, you will be able to continue paying annual fees and displaying our accreditation logo. Should your course fail to meet our standards on the return visit then you will be informed in the written report and may only be able to continue membership the following year if you return your course to its original state or amend it to meet our standards. You have our guarantee that our membership fees will not change until our reassessment period in 2025.

Price Guarantee

You have our guarantee that our membership fee of $159 per year will not change until our reassessment period in 2025. The fee percentage change is prohibited from fluctuating by greater than 20%.

Year Round Contact

No matter what day of the week or what time of the year, one of our staff will respond to your query swiftly. We value our clients and understand your urgency in earning accreditation so that you can offer an assurance in quality to your prospective students or trainees.

Experienced Professionals

Our consultants responsible for the accreditation process are generally postgraduate-educated to the master’s degrees and have a wealth of professional experience in their subject area. We want online students to receive the education they are paying for, so any course that we accredit must meet our high standards.

Would you like to be accredited by OTCAC?

Contact us with a summary of what courses you offer your clients and provide as much detail as possible about your course content. One of our consultants will respond shortly thereafter to start the accreditation process.