IAS Supporters include education institutions, associations, service providers, government-linked bodies, and destination marketing organisations that recognise ICEF Agency Status (IAS) as a credible, independently governed accreditation framework for education agencies.
They span higher education, language education, secondary education, vocational training, and related sectors, and represent both major study destinations and key student source markets worldwide.
By recognising IAS, these entities signal that they value transparency, professional standards, and clear agency identification when engaging in international student recruitment. This recognition reflects alignment with the principles and purpose of IAS, rather than endorsement of individual agencies or substitution for an organisation’s own due diligence processes.
Engagement with IAS is voluntary and non-exclusive. Many institutions reference IAS within their own quality assurance or partner engagement approaches, in line with internal policies and regulatory context. In practice, some institutions choose to use IAS as a starting point when prioritising agency engagement, according to their internal requirements and risk frameworks.
The scale and diversity of this engagement reflects the role IAS plays as a practical, widely referenced building block within international education quality assurance.
