ACISC Supporting Members
Organizations Contributing Expertise, Resources and Services to International Education
ACISC Supporting Membership provides an organizational participation pathway for eligible organizations whose expertise, resources or services complement the work of educational institutions and the wider international education community.
Supporting Members can contribute specialist knowledge, educational resources, professional capabilities and services relevant to schools, colleges, universities, educators and other participants across international education.
Organizations seeking participation should demonstrate how their activities align with the purposes of the ACISC educational community and provide sufficient organizational and professional information for membership consideration.
Supporting the International Education Community
Educational institutions operate within a wider professional environment involving technology, educational resources, professional services, institutional development, research, student support and specialist expertise.
ACISC Supporting Membership provides a structured pathway through which eligible organizations can participate in this wider educational community and contribute capabilities relevant to educational institutions and professionals.
The nature of each organization’s contribution depends on its expertise, services, resources and professional activities.
Organizational Contribution
Professional expertise
Educational resources
Specialist services
Knowledge exchange
Institutional support
International education
Expertise, Services and Resources for Education
Supporting organizations can contribute different capabilities according to their professional specialization and the needs of the international education community.
Professional Expertise
Contribute specialist knowledge and professional capabilities relevant to educational institutions, education professionals and international education.
Educational Resources
Provide resources, information or tools that can contribute to professional learning, institutional development or educational practice.
Specialist Services
Provide professional services that complement the work and operational needs of schools, higher education institutions and education professionals.
Knowledge Exchange
Contribute relevant knowledge, perspectives and professional information across the international education community.
Institutional Support
Offer capabilities that can help educational institutions address specific professional, educational, organizational or operational needs.
International Engagement
Participate in a professional community connecting organizations, educational institutions and education professionals across international contexts.
Supporting Membership Criteria
Organizations seeking Supporting Membership should demonstrate an identifiable professional purpose, relevant capabilities and an appropriate relationship with international education.
Compatible Purpose
The organization’s purposes and activities should be compatible with the educational objectives and professional activities of ACISC.
Relevant Contribution
The organization should be able to identify the expertise, resources, services or capabilities it can contribute to the educational community.
Organizational Identity
The application should clearly identify the organization, its activities, principal location and authorized representative.
Professional Practice
The organization should demonstrate responsible professional practices appropriate to its services and intended participation.
Responsible Representation
The organization should represent its services, professional capabilities and ACISC membership relationship accurately.
Continuing Participation
Supporting Members should maintain applicable membership requirements and professional responsibilities throughout their participation.
Organizations Serving International Education
Supporting Membership can be relevant to different organizations where their activities and professional contribution are appropriate to the needs of the ACISC educational community.
Educational Resources
Organizations providing educational materials, resources, platforms or professional information.
Education Technology
Organizations providing technology and digital services relevant to educational environments.
Professional Learning
Organizations supporting educator development, training and professional learning.
Student Services
Organizations providing appropriate services supporting students and educational communities.
Institutional Services
Organizations providing specialist operational or professional capabilities to educational institutions.
Research & Information
Organizations contributing relevant educational research, information or professional knowledge.
International Education
Organizations working across international education, intercultural learning or global educational engagement.
Specialist Organizations
Other organizations with relevant professional capabilities aligned with the international education community.
Prepare Your Organization’s Information
Organizations should provide sufficient information for ACISC to identify the applying entity, understand its activities and evaluate the nature of its proposed contribution.
Additional supporting information may be requested where relevant to the organization’s services, professional responsibilities or proposed participation.
Organizational Information
Official organization name
Country / jurisdiction
Organization type
Website
Services and resources
International education activities
Authorized representative
Relevant supporting documentation
Responsible Participation in the ACISC Community
Supporting Members should maintain professional standards appropriate to their activities and relationships with educational institutions, professionals, students and other stakeholders.
Accurate Representation
Organizations should represent their identity, expertise, services and relationship with ACISC accurately in professional communications.
Clear Service Scope
Organizations should communicate the nature and scope of their services and professional responsibilities clearly.
Professional Conduct
Interactions with institutions and other participants should be conducted responsibly and professionally.
Privacy & Data
Organizations should maintain appropriate privacy, confidentiality and data-protection practices relevant to their activities.
Safeguarding
Where activities involve children, young people or vulnerable participants, appropriate safeguarding responsibilities should be maintained.
Conflicts of Interest
Relevant conflicts should be identified and managed appropriately in relationships with educational institutions and other stakeholders.
From Organizational Interest to Supporting Membership
Explore
Review the purpose of Supporting Membership and determine whether the organization’s activities align with the ACISC educational community.
Prepare
Prepare organizational identity, services, professional activities and relevant supporting information.
Apply
Submit the organization’s Supporting Membership information for consideration.
Review
ACISC considers the organization’s information and proposed contribution against the applicable participation requirements.
Membership
Where membership is established, the organization enters the applicable Supporting Membership relationship.
Participate
The Supporting Member participates within the applicable professional and membership framework.
Supporting Organizations and Affiliated Consultants
ACISC maintains distinct pathways for organizations and individual education professionals participating within the wider professional community.
Supporting Members
Supporting Membership is intended for eligible organizations contributing relevant expertise, resources, services or professional capabilities.
Relationship: Organization → Supporting Membership → ACISC Professional Community
Affiliated Consultants
Affiliated Consultant Membership is intended for eligible individual educational professionals providing specialist consulting or counselling services.
Relationship: Professional → Affiliated Consultant Membership → ACISC Professional Community
Supporting Membership Is Separate From Institutional Accreditation
Supporting Membership is an organizational participation relationship within the ACISC professional community. Institutional accreditation follows ACISC’s separate institutional quality-assurance framework.
Supporting Membership
Supporting Membership identifies an eligible organization’s participation within the applicable ACISC membership framework.
A Supporting Member relationship can identify:
Organization
Organization type
Professional services
Areas of contribution
Membership relationship
Institutional Accreditation
Accreditation applies to eligible educational institutions following applicable standards, institutional evidence, evaluation, review and formal accreditation decision-making.
An accreditation record can identify:
Accredited institution
Accreditation number
Accreditation status
Approved scope
Applicable accreditation dates
Supporting Member Application
Provide information about your organization, its professional activities and the contribution it proposes to make within the ACISC international education community.
Supporting Membership Fee Information
Applicable membership fees should be reviewed as part of the Supporting Membership process. The relevant fee can depend on the membership category and applicable organizational arrangements.
Review Membership Fees
Consult the current ACISC membership fee information when preparing an application.
Organization-Specific Enquiry
Organizations can contact ACISC with their organization name, country and proposed participation category when clarification is required.
Explore ACISC Professional Participation
Consultants & Supporting Organizations
Explore the overall ACISC framework for professional and organizational participation.
Affiliated Consultants
Explore the separate professional membership pathway for eligible individual education consultants.
Membership Fees
Review applicable ACISC membership fee information.
Contribute to the International Education Community
Organizations with relevant expertise, services, educational resources or professional capabilities can begin by reviewing the Supporting Membership criteria and preparing information describing their proposed contribution.