# ICEQC-GOV-001:2026 — ICEQC Standards System Charter

Status: Development

Version: Development Edition 0.1

Defines the authority, principles, bodies and controlled-document system for ICEQC standards.

## 1 Purpose and authority

The ICEQC standards system exists to develop original, transparent and auditable education-quality requirements for voluntary third-party conformity assessment. It does not exercise governmental regulatory, licensing, accreditation or degree-recognition authority.

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ICEQC certification is voluntary and does not constitute governmental authorization, institutional licensing, programme accreditation, degree recognition or academic equivalency.