Running an ISAK Accreditation Course

All ISAK accredited level 1, 2 and 3 anthropometry courses are run to the highest standards. Although courses can be adapted slightly to suit the target audience, they must follow the official ISAK Anthropometry Accreditation Scheme. This helps to ensure that courses are standardised internationally and that all individuals who complete an ISAK accredited course have the same level of knowledge and skills.

For a course to be approved for ISAK accreditation, formal approval must be sought from the ISAK Accreditation Working Group (AWG) at least one month prior to the course starting. Before it can make an approval decision, the AWG needs to know: 

  1. The level of course.
  2. The venue the course is to be run.
  3. The name of the Level 3 or 4 Anthropometrist(s) responsible for teaching and examining (See a list of Level 3 and 4 ISAK anthropometrists).
  4. That the course will be taught according to ISAK guidelines.
     

This information must be put into an ISAK Approval Request Letter and sent to:

Professor Mike Marfell-Jones
Chair ISAK Accreditation Working Group
Email: Mike.Marfell-Jones@openpolytechnic.ac.nz

For information about the ISAK Manual, the International Standards for Anthropometric Assessment, please follow this link.