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Accreditation

ABIA and Luminary:

how they relate.

Who ABIA is, who Luminary is, what accreditation means, and how we keep the review fair.

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Two organizations, two roles

ABIA accredits. Luminary teaches and certifies.

They are separate bodies with different jobs. Knowing the difference helps you judge a Luminary certificate for yourself.

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ABIA

  • The American Board for International Accreditation, an independent accreditation body
  • Certifies vocational training providers, technology companies and applications, and individual professionals
  • Works to standards including ISO 21001, ISO 29993, ISO 17024 and ISO 25010
  • Gives every credential a unique serial number that anyone can verify
  • Is a certifying body, not a degree-granting institution
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Luminary International University

  • A provider of vocational and professional certificates, online and self-paced
  • Designs programs, teaches, assesses learners and issues Luminary certificates
  • Is accredited by ABIA as a training provider and its certificates carry the ABIA mark
  • Is not an academic university and grants no academic degrees
  • Does not operate under any ministry or department of higher education, including in the United States
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Shared leadership, disclosed

The same leadership oversees ABIA and Luminary

We say this openly. ABIA is an independent accreditation body, and Luminary is accredited by it, but the same leadership oversees both organizations.

To keep the review fair, the accreditation review of a Luminary program is a separate, documented step carried out against ABIA standards, so the people who build a program are not the only people who approve it. We are working to add independent reviewers from outside both organizations.

  • ABIA reviews programs against its published standards
  • The review is a separate documented step
  • Independent reviewers are being added
The ABIA accreditation mark

What accreditation means

What it tells you, and what it does not

It tells you

  • A defined standard was checked by an independent body
  • Each certificate has a serial number anyone can verify
  • The program is vocational and professional and assessed on skills

It does not mean

  • Government or ministry approval
  • An academic degree or academic equivalence
  • A guaranteed job, salary or promotion
  • A licence to practise a regulated profession

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Luminary certificates are verified on this website. ABIA credentials issued by ABIA itself are verified on abia.us. Each uses its own serial numbers.

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Regional support

Local support across the Middle East and North Africa

The National Council for Development and Training (NCDT), based in Cairo, is ABIA’s sole authorized agent for the Middle East and Africa. It provides local support and Arabic enrolment help to learners and training providers in the region.

Learners and staff

Certificate recognition notice

Luminary International University offers vocational and professional certifications only. Its Certificates, Diplomas and Vocational Bachelor, Executive Master and Executive PhD pathways are vocational and professional qualifications, not academic degrees, and cannot be compared with, or used in place of, academic qualifications. Luminary does not operate under, or hold approval from, any ministry or department of higher education, including in the United States. Its certificates are not intended for academic equivalency, credit transfer or admission to academic programs.

Questions about accreditation?

Email info@luminaryiu.com and we will answer, or raise a concern with ABIA directly at abia.us.

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