Current Program Evaluators
You play a critical role in ABET’s mission of improving the quality of technical education worldwide. Without you and other experts who serve as program evaluators, team chairs, commissioners, lead and support facilitators and mentors, we could not perform our work as the premiere global accrediting agency in applied & natural science, computing, engineering and engineering technology education.
Log in to MyABET to find everything you need to support your work as an ABET volunteer.
Each year in the spring, you’ll need to:
- Keep your personal profile, professional biography and contact information current
- Sign the ABET Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest statement
- Provide the dates and countries of your availability for service
- Inform us of any new conflicts of interest
Contact us if you need help with your login credentials. Information on this page will provide you with a review of frequently accessed resources and important links.
Stay on top of your Program Evaluator duties
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The Annual Cycle Of Service
Update your status each spring:
- Keep your personal profile, professional biography and contact information current
- Sign the ABET Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest statement
- Provide the dates and countries of your availability for service
- Inform us of any new conflicts of interest
Complete all required annual training and professional development:
- Recertification training every five (5) years
- Pre-visit preparation training prior to each site visit
On-site visits and 360-review of each visit:
- Program evaluators are assessed by the program and team chairs
- Program evaluators assess other team members and the team chair
- Results are provided to program evaluators at the completion of the review cycle
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Accreditation Criteria, Policies, And Procedures
Our Accreditation Criteria, the Accreditation Policy and Procedure Manual, and on-site review workbooks and worksheets for program evaluators and team chairs are available on the Accreditation Criteria and Supporting Documents page.
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Travel And Expense Reports
Current program evaluators and team chairs with a User ID and password can log in to:
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Help With Accreditation Visits And Scheduling
For questions about accreditation visits and scheduling, contact your team chair or our accreditation department.
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Program Evaluator Training
Program evaluators take several different types of training courses throughout their volunteer careers. The training page offers descriptions of the types of program evaluator training, who takes each course, when and why. If you have questions about training, contact our training manager. For questions about member society-specific training or requirements, contact your member society liaison.
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Visit Preparation
This brief online training is required for all program evaluators assigned to a site visit. It consists of three learning modules and one proficiency assessment. The pre-visit preparation training provides critical updates on commission-specific changes that will affect the review process, as well as updates to policy, procedures and campus visit logistics. This course is available online for the duration of each accreditation cycle.
Access program evaluator pre-visit preparation training through your MYABET account.
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Accreditation Step-By-Step
Review the entire accreditation process from beginning to end in this step-by-step infographic.
Recertification Training
This is ABET’s online recertification training course for program evaluators who have been inactive for more than two (2) years or who have not completed formal training in the past five (5) years. It is designed to ensure consistency in the review process by providing program evaluators an opportunity to reconnect with the accreditation process, as well to become current with the latest updates to ABET criteria, processes and procedures.
This course is open during spring and early summer each year. Access this training through your MYABET account.