Accreditation process and requirements

Accreditation Process 

The course provider contacts the ODC Principal Office via e-mail. The ODC Principal Office sends application instructions to the course provider. The course provider must provide answers to a questionnaire and supporting materials that document the provider’s course and instructor(s).

Application materials are reviewed by a Review Committee consisting of five members: 3 leading academics and 2 highly experienced executives within the field of organization design. Current reviewers:

• Charles Snow, Professor Emeritus - Penn State Smeal College of Business (Representing ODC).
• Paul Wayne, Senior Advisor in Organization Design - Chevron Corporation (Representing ODC).
• Richard Burton, Professor Emeritus - Duke University: The Fuqua School of Business (Representing ODC).
• Peter Turgoose, Managing Director - Turgoose Consulting Ltd (Representing EODF)
• Dallin Whitfield, Organizational Effectiveness Consultant - (Representing ODF).

Once the Review Board has evaluated the application, the decision made by the Review Board on whether a course provider is accredited will go through an awarding body before the accreditation or rejection is final. 

The applicant will receive one of three possible decisions: Accept the application as is, revise the application as directed and resubmit, or reject the application. 

The course provider receives a decision from ODC within two months.

The accreditation is valid for 3 years.

Send us an e-mail to request the application package and begin your accreditation process now.

Apply for accreditation

Accreditation Requirements 

To receive ODC accreditation, a provider's design course or workshop must meet a set of requirements. These requirements have been jointly developed  by leading academics and professionals in the field of organization design. 

Twenty-two minimum core requirements are contained in three categories:

• Design Concepts and Principles
  
• Design Types
• Redesign and Change

Further, the course or workshop is evaluated on other factors such as the length of the program, course pre-work and materials, experience of the instructor team, and so on.

Information about the application process, accreditation requirements, and the pricing structure is included in the Accreditation Handbook. 

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Accreditation Advisory Board

• Amy Kates, Managing Partner of Kates Kesler Organization Consulting.
  
• Charles Snow, Professor Emeritus, Penn State Smeal College of Business.
• Craig McGee, Principal, Solutions Consulting.
• Jeroen van Bree, Managing Consultant, Organizational Design Group of Berenschot.
• Timothy N. Carroll, Associate Dean, Executive Education, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, USA. 

See list of ODC accredited organization design programs