Employers & Insurers
Using AGSI Certification as a Hiring, Vendor, and Risk-Management Signal
Purpose: To separate informal service providers from documented, competent professionals through rigorous, independent examination. The market historically lacks consistent signals of technician competence in work involving safety, property damage, and consumer risk.
What AGSI Certification Represents
Certification Indicates:
- Independent assessment against a published competency framework
- Evaluation of applied judgment using scenario-based examinations
- Time-limited, integrity-controlled exams
- Periodic renewal and continuing education expectations
Certification Does Not Indicate:
- Licensure (Regulatory/Govt)
- Guarantee of specific outcomes
- Determination of code compliance
- Substitute for supervision or manufacturer instructions
Why Employers & Insurers Use Certification
Reducing Variability
Certification supports more consistent technician decision-making and encourages shared terminology. It helps differentiate trained professionals from unassessed services.
Hiring & Vendors
Used as a minimum credential requirement for field work, a method for screening vendors, and a tool for consumer-facing differentiation.
Risk Management
Provides a signal for credential verification during underwriting, portfolio quality assessment, and documentation expectations.
For Employers
Hiring & Onboarding
- Use certification as a prerequisite or preferred qualification
- Align internal training with AGSI competencies
- Support technician advancement through tiered levels
Quality Programs
- Credential verification and renewal tracking
- Continuing education alignment
- Incident review and remediation context
For Insurers & Risk Managers
Verification & Underwriting
- Public credential verification and status tracking
- Use credential as a non-binding quality indicator
- Integration into underwriting questionnaires
Claims Context
- Certification provides background on assessed competencies
- Does not establish fault, compliance, or negligence
- One input among many in post-loss evaluation
Transparency, Governance & Exam Integrity
To ensure the validity of the credential for third-party reliance, AGSI maintains strict governance and integrity controls.
Public Availability
- Certification scheme overview
- Exam content outline
- Competency framework (BoK)
- Appeals and complaints process
Exam Integrity Safeguards
- Identity-tied attempts
- Time-limited, scenario-based questions
- Security and anti-cheating controls
- Periodic exam updates
Company Certification
AGSI recognizes that individual competence does not always equal organizational control. We are developing a Company Certification to signal organizational alignment with defined practices, credentialed workforce thresholds, and quality management principles.
Note: This will not represent regulatory approval or serve as a replacement for insurance underwriting.
Learn About Company Certification (Coming Soon) →Engagement Paths
For Employers
Hiring guidance, implementation support, and bulk verification discussions.
Employer Program InquiryFor Insurers
Credential use clarification, documentation review, and governance details.
Carrier & Underwriter InquiryPublic Transparency
View the full Certification Standards & Competence Framework.
Download Public Documents