August 22, 2011 - Accreditation.....An Earned Achievement!

Written by Heidi Seaton, Director of Compliance

Orange Tree Employment Screening recently undertook a project to make sure we’re as good at Background Screening as we think we are!

The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) last year rolled out a program called the Background Screeners Agency Accreditation Program (BSAAP). The program consists of a review of policy and procedures followed by an on-site inspection to assure compliance with a number of industry best practices and federal and state regulations. The topics that we were audited against included: Data and Information Security standards, Legal and Compliance, Client Education, Research Standards, Verification Standards, and Business Practices (especially around client and vendor due diligence practices, character and ethics and our quality processes). Orange Tree is very proud to announce that last week we were notified by the NAPBS Background Screening Credentialing Council that we had successfully complete the program and were officially Accredited by NAPBS.

We could not be more pleased by this outcome and are proud to acknowledge that we have embraced the mission of the program: “The Background Screening Agency Accreditation Program advances professionalism in the employment screening industry through the promotion of best practices, awareness of legal compliance, and development of standards that protect consumers.”

After years of the background screening industry commoditizing itself. There is now a clear separation of those companies that have truly dedicated their business to servicing with excellence!