Accreditation & Trust

Every credential we issue can be scrutinised.

Trust isn't asserted — it's evidenced. This page documents the standards, audits and public agreements that underwrite the institute's work.

ISO 27001:2022

Information security management. Recertified annually by an accredited third party.

SOC 2 Type II

Trust services criteria — security, availability, confidentiality, privacy.

CIMA sanctioned

MET-COM designation formally sanctioned by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.

WCAG 2.2 AA

Accessibility conformance across candidate-facing platforms.

Timeline

A public record.

Every material change to the institute's charter, accreditation or governance.

2019

Institute established under Cayman Islands charter.

2020

First ISO 27001 certification (information security).

2021

MET-COM sanctioned by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.

2022

SOC 2 Type II — first attestation. Annual since.

2023

MET English recognised by the first 100 immigration authorities.

2024

OECD digital-identity standard alignment (biometric handling).

2025

MET credentials aligned with the EU Digital Identity Wallet framework.

2026

Membership of the ILO's global skills-recognition working group.

Standards

How we work.

Psychometric review

External psychometricians review every high-stakes examination annually. Reports are made available under NDA.

Biometric handling

Templates are stored as one-way hashes; raw imagery is retained only as required by customer policy.

Data residency

Sovereign data can be provisioned in-country by request. Default residency is Cayman.

Incident response

24/7 SOC with a published response-time SLA. Post-incident reports are shared with impacted customers.

Public prospectus

Download the institute's trust brochure.

A 32-page document covering governance, faculty, accreditation, and audit history — updated quarterly.

Request full audit reports