Submitting your application

An application to become an ACP is made through our online system called TESSA. You need to have your organisation’s authority to sign on their behalf and be set up as a user in TESSA.

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Before using TESSA

you need to register an account for your organisation. See How to register an account in TESSA for more details. 

To submit an application for accreditation

you need to be an authorised user in TESSA with authority to sign on your organisation’s behalf. You can apply to be an authorised user when you register for a TESSA account. See the TESSA page for more information about user types.

Follow these steps to submit your application

  1. Log into TESSA

    Go to the TESSA portal and enter your username and password. Then click Log In.

    Remember that you need to have registered for an account first. It is through this process that you receive a user profile. 

    See How to register an account in TESSA for more details. 

  2. Complete the online form in TESSA

    Click the “Application for Accreditation” tile on the TESSA landing page.

    TESSA will display an online form that you need to complete. It will populate some fields with information that it already knows.

    Fill out the online form until you reach the option to choose Yes for agreeing to the Undertaking. 

    You will find it faster to complete the online form if you have worked through the preparing your application steps.

    Stay on the same page after you complete this.

  3. Upload your documents in TESSA

    On the lower right corner of the page, you will see an Add Attachments link.

    Click Add Attachments to open a dialog box and select and upload relevant application forms and supporting documents. 

    Be sure to include:

    After uploading, you will need to “commit documents to submission”. Then define an attachment type to each document.

  4. Submit your application

    Click “Submit” to submit your application.

    Your application will now be with IPART for assessment. Once complete (about 4 months), you will receive a request for payment from TESSA.

  5. How to submit an ACP accreditation application in TESSA

    Watch the video below for step-by-step instructions to submit an ACP application. This video expands on the steps outlined above with more detail. It also shows you how to respond to a request for information and pay the application fee in TESSA.

    YouTube: ACP Accreditation Application

  6. Things to consider when applying

    • Use checklists in the application forms to see you have all the necessary documents. You may also provide any additional information relevant to your application.
       
    • Documents must be in common file formats such as Word, Excel, PDF, or JPEG.  They should not be password protected.

  7. Undertakings

    At the end of the online form, you have an opportunity to enter an undertaking. This is to hold a percentage of registered certificates from sale or trade until an audit can verify their validity.

    The Scheme Administrator generally requires applicants for accreditation to give an undertaking. Details about the undertaking are in our Fact sheet – Undertakings.

    You don’t have to agree to enter an undertaking. However, the Scheme Administrator will consider this when deciding whether to accredit you.

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