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Industries & Professions

Industries & Professions We Serve

Explore professional sectors, specialized disciplines and emerging technologies where organizations may pursue CHSPS accreditation for eligible programs, credentials, educational offerings and quality systems.

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Directory

Search sectors, specializations and acronyms

Listing a sector does not mean CHSPS has accredited organizations in it. Each card shows the published pathways whose scope could cover programs in that field.

Healthcare, Science & Technology

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Healthcare & Clinical Services

Clinical education, workforce competency and medication-safety systems across care settings.

  • Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Hospitals & health systems
EDP · COURSE · MSS · WCA · +2

Pharmacy & Medication Safety

Medication-use safety, pharmacy workforce competence, certification and continuing education.

  • Clinical pharmacy
  • Hospital pharmacy
  • Community pharmacy
CERT · EDP · COURSE · ABC · +2

Information Technology, Cybersecurity & Data

Certification, training and certificate programs for technology, security and data roles.

  • Software engineering
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cloud computing
CERT · COURSE · ABC · HSAI · +2

Education, Credentialing & Development

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Education, Training & Learning Technologies

Continuing education providers, named courses, academies and AI-supported learning.

  • Universities & colleges
  • Continuing education
  • Professional development
EDP · COURSE · ABC · ALT · +1

Human Resources, Talent & Workforce Development

Apprenticeships, competency programs, corporate academies and employee credentials.

  • Workforce training
  • Competency assessment
  • Human resources
CERT · EDP · COURSE · ABC · +1

Business, Finance & Governance

3

Finance, Banking, Accounting & Insurance

Financial-services credentials, compliance education and AI governance in finance.

  • Banking
  • Accounting
  • Taxation
CERT · EDP · COURSE · ABC · +1

Health, Safety & Social Care

2

Occupational Health, Safety & Emergency Management

Safety training, safety-professional credentials and workplace competency programs.

  • Workplace safety
  • Health & safety management
  • Environmental health & safety
CERT · EDP · COURSE · ABC · +1

Engineering, Industry & Environment

4

Engineering, Architecture & Construction

Technical credentials, construction training and supervised field competency.

  • Civil engineering
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Electrical engineering
CERT · EDP · COURSE · ABC · +1

Public Sector, Security & Transportation

3

Commerce, Communication & Services

4

Community, Fitness & Social Impact

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Cross-industry

Expertise & Emerging Technologies

Specializations that cut across sectors. Each opens the directory filtered to the sectors where it most often arises; none is a separate CHSPS accreditation.

AI & emerging technology

Accreditation for an AI-Driven World

As artificial intelligence reshapes professional practice, learning, assessment and organizational decision-making, defined standards for competence, governance, integrity and assurance become increasingly important.

AIGAI Governance & Assurance AccreditationSpecialty accreditation pathwayHSAI-AIAI-Assisted Assessment EndorsementDefined offering — add-on endorsementAPSAI Proctoring & Assessment Technology CertificationDefined offering — Certified SystemALTPAI Learning & Tutor Platform CertificationDefined offering — Certified System

CHSPS accredits governance and certifies named proctoring and learning systems against published requirements. It does not certify AI models, rate model outputs, or accredit AI consulting services.

  • Generative AI & LLMsGovernance of consequential generative AI the organization builds or deploys.AIG
  • AI agents & autonomous workflowsAccountability, human oversight and change control for agentic use.AIG
  • Responsible AI & ethicsEthics commitments evidenced through governance, not policy alone.AIG
  • AI governance & riskInventory, intended use, validation, monitoring and retirement.AIG
  • AI in healthcareClinical and operational AI governed within a recorded scope.AIG
  • AI in educationLearner-facing AI used inside an accredited education scope.ALT
  • AI in financial servicesCredit, underwriting, fraud and customer-decision AI governance.AIG
  • AI in cybersecurityConsequential AI in security operations, within AIG scope.AIG
  • AI-assisted assessmentsItem writing, scoring support and flags — held with HSAI.HSAI-AI
  • AI proctoringCertification of a named AI proctoring system itself.APS
  • AI tutors & learning platformsCertification of a named AI learning or tutor platform.ALTP
  • AI model evaluation & assuranceValidation and monitoring as governance controls — not a model certification.AIG
Who we accredit

CHSPS reviews what you operate — not your industry label.

Applications are considered by the type of program, credential, education offering or defined system, against published criteria. An industry being listed never means an entire institution is accredited.

See all 19 applicant types
  • Professional certification bodiesCredentials awarded after assessing individual occupational or professional competence.
  • Credentialing & examination organizationsConsequential examinations developed, delivered or proctored for themselves or for clients.
  • Professional associationsContinuing education, certificates and sometimes certification for members.
  • Continuing education providersA recurring portfolio of education for professionals.
  • Universities & collegesContinuing studies, professional programs and non-degree credentials.
  • Corporate training providersTraining sold to employers or delivered internally.
Guided discovery

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Tell us what you operate, and explore the CHSPS pathways that may apply.

1What do you operate?

Your industry refines the results; it never decides them on its own.

Results show pathways whose published scope could cover what you operate. They are not an eligibility decision or a promise of accreditation; CHSPS confirms pathway and scope in writing after a free eligibility review.

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Describe what you operate. CHSPS confirms the applicable pathway and scope in writing — before any fee.

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