ORIC Organisational Accreditation has been designed for outdoor education and recreation organisations, to provide a process for examining the organisation and its policies and procedures.

It is an ongoing process, requiring organisations to constantly review and update, ensuring that they reflect common practices, changing community needs and attitudes. Each organisation is reviewed according to its size and operating context. It is not a process of comparison between organisations.

Organisational Accreditation is one aspect of an overall process of continuous improvement of organisations and the outdoor industry. It is an important step for ensuring 'organisational best practice' and promoting quality standards within our industry, particularly in the absence of legislation.

• A participant will always choose to adventure with an accredited organisation where that is available, especially in an area where perceived risks are high.
• For peace of mind, it is good to know that your organisation has been accredited and deemed to meet the industry standards.
• Insurance is getting increasingly expensive and hard to obtain. Accreditation could help you benefit from competitive rates.
• Accreditation also ties in with systems developed by other organisations such as:-
  - NSW Maritime Authority (formerly Water Ways)
  - NPWS (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

The ORIC Accreditation process consists of a number of steps, as represented on the ORIC Accreditation Process Flow Chart below: