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Accreditation
Accreditation is a form of non-mandatory
licensing. Accreditation does not establish
minimum standards
for entry to the market: these are usually
established through some other process.
Accreditation
involves prior approval and compliance with
minimum standards before a person can claim to
be
accredited. Accreditation can be withdrawn if
standards are not maintained, but lack of
accreditation
would not prevent a person from operating in the
market place.
Accreditation provides consumers with enhanced
information about the standards and
qualifications of
service providers and can be used by employers
as a means of judging potential employees.
Accreditation can be a powerful marketing tool
in establishing credibility in the market.
Accreditation
preserves freedom of choice. It enables service
providers and consumers to negotiate a balance
between the standard of the service provided and
the cost of that service. Licensing does not
permit the
negotiating of lower cost/lower standard service
other than within the confines of the standards
set by
the licensing regime. Accreditation can provide
consumers with more information than licensing
because
licensing merely records that the minimum
standards have been met. Accreditation can
provide
sophisticated levels of information about the
qualifications, experience and capability of the
gaming
operator to manage operations. Further,
accreditation can provide a means of recognising
improvements
in those criteria after accreditation is granted
by reflecting those changes in the accreditation
documentation.
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