Our Accreditation
About GSDC
The Global Skill Development Council (GSDC) is a leading global professional certification body, advancing skill development and professional excellence across industries and countries. GSDC provides internationally recognized certifications designed to validate professional competencies against globally established standards.
GSDC is independently accredited by the International Accreditation Service (IAS) as a Personnel Certification Body, PCB-168, aligning its certification processes with ISO/IEC 17024 — the international standard for organizations that certify persons. This underpins the credibility, consistency, and global recognition of every GSDC certification.
IAS is a nonprofit, public-benefit accreditation body that has operated since 1975, with programs built on recognized national and international standards. It holds signatory status across major multilateral arrangements — APAC, IAF, and ILAC — ensuring GSDC’s accreditation is accepted worldwide.
ABICB - Accreditation Board for International Certification Bodies
The Global Skill Development Council (GSDC) is an ABICB-accredited certification body, authorized to award professional certifications across a wide range of domains.
All GSDC certification programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for International Certification Bodies (ABICB), an independent international accreditation organization that evaluates and recognizes certification bodies based on global quality and impartiality standards.
This accreditation covers the complete portfolio of GSDC’s certification programs across professional domains including, but not limited to, Learning & Development, Project Management, Artificial Intelligence, Procurement, Information Security, Quality Management, and Business Excellence.
