​What Our Members Say

 They Value Most About ACRE Membership

• ​Peer to peer support and ideas
• The community/network of professionals
• Connecting with others across the country to learn and share best practices
• Trainer Talks
• Networking through the annual meeting and other national events
• Connecting with other ACRE trainers
• The community of educators
• Support with our curriculum
• Curiosity to enhance and grow options for learners
• Community of practice
• Nationally recognized evidence-based practices
• Ability to promote values of Competitive Integrated Employment
• Tools to advance Competitive Integrated Employment
• National certificate recognition​

• ACRE endorsement
• Learning from other members
• Coordination from ACRE staff
• Connection and training a wide variety of employment professionals
• Offering the curriculum
• Being part of the ACRE community
• Connection to the supported employment provider community throughout the country
• ACRE keeps us current with new ideas and new perspectives
• Annual Meetings
• Quality
• Ability to connect and share information with fellow colleagues in the field of community employment
• The team’s support

​Membership Benefits

• 1 Vote per membership​
• Community of Practice ​
• Input Valued​
• Trainer Talks​
• Recognition

Interested in becoming an ACRE member?

Endorsed Curriculum

Member has a curriculum that has been endorsed by ACRE.

Associate

​Member has a contract with an Endorsed Member to provide training to the Organization, State or Country or is submitting curriculum for endorsement.

Individual

Individual with interest in ACRE’s Mission .

Here is what an ACRE Membership provides you or your agency?

• Affiliation with a national association respected for its competency-based training
• Authorization to market & deliver “ACRE approved training”

• Involvement in a national Community of Practice (CoP) of experienced training professionals 

• Access to a curriculum review against ACRE competencies

• Involvement in revisions to & development of competencies 
• Access to sharing/brainstorming opportunities with ACRE members 
• Invitations to ACRE meetings, committees, work groups and webinars.