CIWEM will accredit academic courses to meet the educational requirements for membership of the Institution at appropriate grades, provided that:

• the academic content of the course(s) relate to the disciplines of the water and environmental management professions as specified in the Institution's Charter and Bye-Laws, and, if appropriate;

• they meet the criteria and standards of the relevant Registration Authority, e.g. the Science Council and Society for the Environment. (Please note that CIWEM is not licensed to accredit academic courses on behalf of Engineering Council, (EC),  in support of UKSPEC. If an academic institution is interested in arranging an accreditation visit in order to achieve this, and does not have links with other licensed professional engineering institutions, please contact the EC for advice: EC, 246 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7EX Tel: 020 3206 0500.

Educational institution's programmes that are professionally accredited have subjected their curriculum and facilities to a demanding evaluation against external standards commonly held by the profession concerned. The Institution has been invited to carry out a number of such evaluations, and these are listed below.