Accredited Agencies

The accredited agencies in Washington include:

The purpose of accreditation is to promote excellence in the operation and management of a public works agency, its programs, and employees. Accreditation is designed to assist the agency in continuous improvement of operations and management, and in providing a valid and objective evaluation of agency programs as a service to the public and the profession.

APWA’s accreditation process includes:

• Self-Assessment: Using the Public Works Management Practices Manual to perform an internal review of an agency’s practices against the recommended practices
• Improvement: After the agency has completed the self-assessment, the agency will work to bring all practices into an acceptable level of compliance with the recommended practices
• Evaluation: The agency requests a site visit that consists of a review and evaluation of the agency to determine the level of compliance with all applicable practices
• Accreditation: The Accreditation Council will review the site visit results and recommendation from the team, voting to award or deny accreditation.

Open to all governmental agencies with responsibilities for public works functions, initial accreditation from APWA is for a four-year period, during which time semi-annual updates will be required to demonstrate continuing compliance. After that time, there is a re-accreditation process which builds on the original accreditation, encouraging continuous improvement and compliance with newly identified practices.

For more information about APWA Accreditation, please contact APWA Accreditation Manager, Nicole Shoemaker at nshoemaker@apwa.net, or (816)595-5294.
Read more on National’s Website > https://www.apwa.org/resources/accreditation/