Victoria NSW NorthernTerritory Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Introduction to the Nursery Industry Accreditation Scheme, Australia by David Mathews, past Chairman National Accreditation Committee Accreditation is a well established business concept that has been used to attract markets and increase levels of consumer confidence for many years. Recognising a similar need for the nursery and allied trades, nursery industry associations in Australia began the process of developing and implementing accreditation schemes. NGIA also is considering a national scheme for retail nurseries.
Accreditation is voluntary, no one is obliged to join.
National Accreditation Committee, a coordinating and supervisory role. In particular, it must ensure the Best Practice Guidelines and the Administration Guidelines are applied accurately and fairly by each State or Territory Accreditation Committee and their Technical Officers. The National Accreditation Committee and the Technical Officers Group meet annually to discuss the scheme. These Guidelines endeavour to describe industry Best Practice for production nurseries and manufacturers of growing media. No product quality or service quality standards are specified.