ABCGN Joins the Professional Certification Coalition

The Professional Certification Coalition (PCC) was founded in July 2018 to address efforts to enact state legislation that would undermine the activities or recognition of certifications developed or offered by non-governmental, private certification organizations.

Recent occupational licensing reform legislation considered in various states has alerted private certification organizations to significant threats to their activities. These bills have included provisions that would:

• bar many professionals holding certifications from private organizations from using the titles “certified” or “registered”;
• create evidentiary presumptions and barriers to state professional licensure laws recognizing or requiring certifications from private organizations; and/or
• establish governmental certification programs that would supplant private certification programs, in some circumstances.

View PCC's year-one Accomplishments.

More than 100 organizations have joined the PCC since its founding in 2018. These members include certification organizations, organizations that provide services to certification and licensure organizations, and professional societies and trade associations whose members hold or issue professional certifications or certificates.

Learn more about the PCC.