1.1 This terminology defines terms related to the credentialing of persons. These terms are offered to enable the development of future ASTM documents relating to personnel certificate and certification programs. The source document for each definition is cited when an appropriate document is available. Many definitions are the product of the committee that compiled this terminology, and as such, are the result of the collected knowledge and experience of the committee members.

1.1.1 Since credentialing of persons is being carried out by many different bodies in many career fields, usage of descriptive terms can vary. There is no attempt to include all credentialing terms in this terminology. Rather, this terminology contains those terms most commonly encountered in the credentialing process.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D4538 Terminology Relating to Protective Coating and Lining Work for Power Generation Facilities

E1187 Terminology Relating to Conformity Assessment

E1424 Test Method for Determining the Rate of Air Leakage Through Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under Specified Pressure and Temperature Differences Across the Specimen

E1480 Terminology of Facility Management (Building-Related)

E1605 Terminology Relating to Lead in Buildings

E1732 Terminology Relating to Forensic Science

E1986 Guide for Information Access Privileges to Health Information

E2135 Terminology for Property and Asset Management

E2159 Guide for Selection, Assignment, and Monitoring of Persons To Be Utilized as Assessors/Auditors or Technical Experts

E2161 Terminology Relating to Performance Validation in Thermal Analysis

E2659 Practice for Certificate Programs

Keywords

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 01.040.03 (Services. Company organization, management and quality. Administration. Transport, Sociology (Vocabularies)); 03.100.30 (Management of human resources)

Citing ASTM Standards

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