LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA FEBRUARY 4, 2025
Fundamentals for flight schools intending to become accredited
Until recently, there was not an accrediting commission focused on independent flight schools and other aviation related training program schools. The IAAC is changing that up. This workshop is structured to help your school understand accreditation – specifically for aviation – and go over the nuts and bolts of IAAC Accreditation. You will hear from the IAAC executive director on where the IAAC stands with the US Department of Education, review the IAAC process, and go through the various stages that will ultimately earn your school accreditation – and what that means for your students and school.
Workshop attendance is required as part of the IAAC application process.
*Eligible schools include Part 141 for Pilot Training, Part 142 Simulator Training Centers, Part 147 for Mechanic Training, Part 65 Dispatch Training, Air Traffic Control (ATC) Training and Part 107 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Pilot Training. [Note: schools training under Part 61 may be eligible if for such training the institution utilizes an FAA-approved curriculum and meet IAAC Standards].
REGISTER (at iaac.aero) Register for IAAC Workshop only.
Attend both IAAC Accreditation Workshop and FSANA Annual Conference and Trade Show
Take advantage of the back-to-back scheduling and attend both the IAAC Accreditation Workshop and FSANA's Annual Conference and Trade Show. Both events share the same great Walt Disney World® facilities. Attend just the Workshop or add it to your Conference registration. The Accreditation Workshop and Conference have separate registration fees.
Register for both on a single form (.pdf).
Who should attend?
An eligible institutional representative (owner, director, and/or senior staff member) must attend an IAAC Accreditation Workshop prior to submitting an application for accreditation and having it evaluated for acceptance. The Workshop must be attended no more than 6 months before submission of the Application for Initial Accreditation. (It is helpful to review the IAAC Standards of Accreditation and Application for Initial Accreditation found on the Documents portion of the
IAAC website.) The focus of the Seeking Accreditation Workshop addresses eligibility requirements and compliance matters leading to IAAC Accreditation.
How do I determine if our school is eligible?
First, review the IAAC Eligibility criteria (located on the History & Eligibility or Documents pages of the
IAAC website). If you believe you meet that criteria, submit a Letter of Intent to Seek Accreditation that includes the following information: the name, address and chief administrative officer of the institution, a list of programs offered at the school and their current length. Request permission to attend the Seeking Accreditation Workshop. The full contact information, including phone and email address of the chief administrative officer should be included in the letter of intent. The letter of intent may be emailed to the IAAC offices at accreditation@iaac.aero
Why is the Workshop so important?
To most schools accreditation is a completely new and unique process, one to which they may be unfamiliar. This workshop covers the entire IAAC process — from pre-workshop, to workshop content and the IAAC processes, to application, to self-study, to site visit and ultimately the ongoing responsibilities of an accredited school. In addition, administratively, a school must attach a copy of its workshop attendance certificate to its formal Application for Initial Accreditation to evidence that the appropriate parties have attended. This way the IAAC has a level of comfort that the applicant school has general knowledge of the overall requirements.
International Aerospace Accrediting Commission
IAAC is an accrediting organization created for the flight training and aerospace industry. It's program enhances the overall quality in the flight training space by establishing a set of standards that schools must follow without deviation. Accredited schools will also be able to enroll students who have borrowed money under the US Department of Education Title IV loan program.
Flight schools that become pre-accredited will be the first schools to be able to onboard students who have borrowed money under the USDE Title IV loan and/or grants program. The pre-accredited schools will be first in line when the IAAC is formally recognized by the USDE.
Flight schools that wait to enter the accreditation program will be placed in line based on a first-in, first-out basis. Some schools may have to wait up to 36-48 months before they can complete the full accreditation process which includes site visits by accreditation inspectors.
To apply for accreditation or to view official accreditation documents, visit the
IAAC website.
