... arena, ANSI accredits certification organizations and, since 2009, educational certificate programs based on American National Standards or ISO International Standards. To date, ANSI has accredited ... private sector and states set industry standards. For example, ANSI, a membership-based organization, develops the American National Standards. Although ANSI is a quasigovernmental organization, ... local, and national actors to mount a broad, multiyear initiative to: Create a competency-based framework within which states and institutions can award educational credit for academic equivalent...