In order to ensure that the service provider that has been selected to provide educational services to an organisation is in fact able to provide these services in accordance with the government approved guidelines for further education. Without the sign of approval from the relevant authorities any ABET accreditation will not be valid and any achievement gained by the employee will not entitle them to progress to the next level of ABET accreditation. It is thus extremely important that the organisation’s Human Resources department asks to review the service providers documentation to ensure that it is accredited to provide the educational courses required.