APICE-Associazione Professionale Italiana dei Credential Evaluator

Name

APICE-Associazione Professionale Italiana dei Credential Evaluator

Legal name

Associazione Professionale Italiana dei Credential Evaluator - APICE

Website

https://apice-italia.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

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Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (813920), Professional Organizations (81392), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Continuing Education (CE/CPD) & Provider Accreditation Bodies (EDADACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

International/Transnational Accreditation & Recognition Bodies (EDADACAG), Accreditation Standards, Benchmarking & Framework Organizations (EDADACAJ)

Keywords

• Credential evaluation services
• Professional association services
• Academic qualification recognition
• Professional development training
• Professional certification programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees provide recurring revenue. Junior and Senior Credential Evaluators pay €150 annually, while Trainee Members pay €100. Supporter memberships for institutions cost a minimum of €1,500 per year.
2. Quality Certification Services: Associates can request quality certification and professional qualification of services for €50, valid for three years.
3. Training Programs: Training courses including the Corso di Perfezionamento for Credential Evaluator generate revenue, with enrollment including membership renewal. Workshop participation fees of €500 (€350 for members).

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

APICE is Italy's first national professional association for Credential Evaluators, providing individual and institutional memberships, professional development training courses (Corso di Perfezionamento per Credential Evaluator) co-organized with CIMEA and the European University of Rome, quality certification of services aligned with UNI/PdR 120:2021, skills and competency evaluation, and access to credential evaluation resources and tools such as the ARDI database. It operates as a non-profit association under Italian Law No. 4 of January 14, 2013.

Product overview

APICE is a professional association providing a portfolio of credential evaluation services centered on the Credential Evaluator profession. The core offerings include professional development courses (Corso di Perfezionamento per Credential Evaluator, in collaboration with CIMEA and European University of Rome) leading to the Professional Certificate on Credential Evaluation, and the ARDI digital tool for automatic recognition of qualifications. Supporting services include Quality Certification for members meeting UNI/PdR 120:2021 standards, skills assessment, the Area Riservata member portal, and the Consumer Rights Helpdesk. The association also provides tools, resources, and professional workshops for its community of credential evaluators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corso di Perfezionamento per Credential Evaluator Professional development course for credential evaluators organized by APICE in collaboration with CIMEA and European University of Rome, covering credential evaluation, international cooperation, and new technologies including AI in credential recognition. Editions award CFU credits and lead to the Professional Certificate on Credential Evaluation.
• Professional Certificate on Credential Evaluation Micro-credential certified by CIMEA and APICE in the higher education sector, awarded to course participants upon successful completion of the professional development course.
• ARDI - Automatic Recognition Database Italia Digital tool developed by CIMEA and accessible via APICE's resources section, allowing holders of qualifications from the 55 signatory countries of the Lisbon Recognition Convention to obtain automatic correspondence of their academic qualifications.
• Quality Certification and Professional Qualification of Services Certification service for associates who have passed compliance assessment and meet UNI Reference Practice 120:2021 requirements; valid for three years at a cost of EUR 50.
• Skills Assessment and Competency Evaluation Assessment service verifying that an associate possesses the knowledge, ability, autonomy and responsibility defined in UNI Reference Practice Number 120:2021, including evaluation of professional experience, formal learning, and informal learning.
• Area Riservata (Reserved Area) Member Portal Online membership portal providing services including attestation requests and downloads, payment history viewing, membership status information, and access to the members directory.
• Consumer Rights Helpdesk (Sportello del Cittadino) Helpdesk service for citizens to obtain information about professional credential evaluation activities, the quality standards required of members, and assistance in case of disputes with professionals.
• Credential Evaluator Tools (Resource Library) Curated resource library including global databases, regional databases, country profiles, and specialized tools at the disposal of credential evaluators for their professional work.
• Professional Development Workshops Workshops on recognition topics including doctorates, foundation courses, fraud prevention, and document authenticity verification, conducted with international experts such as Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) from the USA. Participation is EUR 500 for non-members and EUR 350 for APICE members.

Quantifiable outcome

• First national association established to serve Italy's credential evaluation professionals, founded in 2022

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

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AI capability1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered secondary and core.

• Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE)secondaryStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2022APICE collaborated with Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (ECE) from Milwaukee, USA, for a workshop on fraud prevention and document authenticity verification. ECE experts served as instructors for professional training sessions.
• CIMEA (Centro di Informazione sulla Mobilità e le Equivalenze Accademiche)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022APICE collaborates with CIMEA (Centro di Informazione sulla Mobilità e le Equivalenze Accademiche), Italy's NARIC center, for training programs, professional development, and credential evaluation activities. CIMEA is Italy's official information center for academic mobility and degree equivalences under the Lisbon Convention.
• Università Europea di Roma (European University of Rome)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022APICE partners with the European University of Rome to deliver the Corso di Perfezionamento e Aggiornamento Professionale per Credential Evaluator. The university provides academic credits (CFU) and issues the course completion certificate, while APICE contributes professional expertise.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AACRAO (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers): US professional association addressing academic credential evaluation, records, and admissions. AACRAO is a comparable professional membership body serving registrar and credential evaluation functions, though at much larger scale and broader scope.
• ENIC-NARIC Networks: European network of national information centres for academic recognition. APICE's work on Lisbon Convention implementation and credential evaluator standards makes the ENIC-NARIC network a structural peer in the broader recognition policy and information infrastructure.
• World Education Services (WES): The largest North American credential evaluation provider, WES serves as a broad incumbent in the same professional space — credential recognition and evaluator training/research — at significantly greater scale than APICE's national footprint.

Direct peers

• Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE): US-based credential evaluation services organization that partnered with APICE for fraud prevention workshops. ECE provides evaluations, training, and professional development for credential evaluators, overlapping directly with APICE's training and quality certification offerings.
• TAICEP (The Association for International Credential Evaluation Professionals): North-America-headquartered international professional association for credential evaluators. APICE actively participates in TAICEP conferences and webinars, making it a direct peer in the professional association space for credential evaluators worldwide.
• CIMEA (Centro di Informazione sulla Mobilità e le Equivalenze Accademiche): Italy's official NARIC center under the Lisbon Convention, CIMEA is APICE's closest strategic partner and functional analog — both serve credential evaluators with training, databases (ARDI), and recognition services. They operate in overlapping roles, making CIMEA the most directly comparable entity despite the partnership.
• Lisbon Convention Bureau: International body overseeing the Lisbon Recognition Convention — APICE's President Emeritus Luca Lantero is its President. Operates adjacent to APICE in policy development and recognition standards for the same credential evaluator community.

Regional players

• European University Foundation (EUF): Luxembourg-based foundation focused on European higher education quality, mobility, and recognition — adjacent to APICE's mission. Operates across the same European higher education ecosystem, though at the university/network level rather than the individual evaluator profession.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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