The Accreditation Committee can award three forms of accreditation or reaccreditation:

• Candidacy: valid  for  six months. This is awarded to organisations following a successful Candidacy evaluation.
• Probation: valid for six or twelve months. Awarded to organisations who have demonstrated that they can meet SATA standards, but the Committee wish to see the organisation prove that they can maintain the standards. An accredited organisation may be awarded probation accreditation following any form of evaluation if the evaluation raises concerns for the Committee.
• Full: Awarded to organisations that successfully meet accreditation standards following a full evaluation. For all schemes,the accreditation cycle is for four years.