Certifying Board for Dietary Managers (CBDM) Receives Re-Accreditation of its CBDM Certification Program from the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA)
Released: 2-April-2025
Contact Information:
Sarah Dunton
Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals
Marketing and Member Engagement Coordinator
sdunton@ANFPonline.org
800.323.1908 x234
WASHINGTON (April 2, 2025) – The NCCA accredited the CBDM Certification Program for a five-year period, expiring 2030, during its recent meeting.
Founded in 1985, CBDM is a professional certification organization acting in the public interest by establishing and enforcing education, examination, experience and ethics requirements for certification.
Currently, over 10,000 Certified Dietary Managers, Certified Food Protection Professionals (CDM, CFPPs) are certified to use the CDM, CFPP designation.
CBDM received NCCA accreditation of its CBDM Certification Program by submitting an application demonstrating the program’s compliance with the NCCA’s Standards for the Accreditation of Certification Programs. NCCA is the accrediting body of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (formerly the National Organization for Competency Assurance). Since 1977, the NCCA has been accrediting certifying programs based on the highest quality standards in professional certification to ensure the programs adhere to modern standards of practice in the certification industry. Click here to view the NCCA Standards.
There are more than 310 NCCA-accredited programs that certify individuals in a wide range of professions and occupations including nurses, financial professionals, respiratory therapists, counselors, emergency technicians, crane operators and more. Of I.C.E.’s more than 440 organizational members, 130 of them have accredited programs.
I.C.E.’s mission is to advance credentialing through education, standards, research, and advocacy to ensure competence across professions and occupations. NCCA was founded as a commission whose mission is to help ensure the health, welfare, and safety of the public through the accreditation of a variety of certification programs that assess professional competence. NCCA uses a peer review process to establish accreditation standards; evaluate compliance with these standards; recognize programs which demonstrate compliance; and serve as a resource on quality certification.
Learn more about CBDM and NCCA here.
I.C.E. and NCCA are located at 2001 K Street, N.W., 3rd Floor North, Washington, DC 20006; telephone 202/367-1165; fax 202/367-2165; website www.credentialingexcellence.org.