Become an ASF Surveyor
The senior accreditation role, reached through experience as a Coordinator or Monitor — for ASF’s most complex assessments.
The full, published standard behind this role is the ASF Surveyor Standard. This page is the practical guide to becoming one.
Why this role exists: ASF’s Coordinator and Monitor roles run the quarterly accreditation cycle at every facility. The Surveyor sits above both — reserved for Crisis and Transitional facilities, disputed findings referred for independent re-review, and a facility’s first ASF cycle in a new country. You cannot apply directly for this role; it is reached through ASF experience first.
Who is eligible
- A current ASF Coordinator or Monitor in good standing, with at least 12 months’ active experience supporting a facility through a full quarterly cycle.
- Strong communication and analytical skills — Surveyors handle disputed findings and complex facility contexts, often with limited support on the ground.
- A patient or community member with extensive first-hand experience of a facility ASF has assessed may also be considered, alongside the professional pathway — the same dual route Accreditation Canada uses.
The pathway
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1 | Build your foundation as an ASF Coordinator or Monitor — Coordinator Certification · Monitor Certification |
| 2 | Complete at least 12 months supporting one facility through a full cycle |
| 3 | Apply: a short cover statement and two professional references |
| 4 | Complete the ASF Surveyor Training Programme |
| 5 | Surveyor Intern phase: shadow a certified Surveyor through one complete assessment, evaluated throughout |
| 6 | Final assessment by a panel of two certified Surveyors |
| 7 | Certified as an ASF Surveyor, listed in the public credential registry |
Time commitment
Initial training runs 2–3 days, with a mandatory annual refresher of the same length. Certified Surveyors commit to a minimum of one active assignment per year to maintain certification — this is a working role, not a credential that sits unused.
What a Surveyor actually does
Escalated reviews
Independent re-review of a Monitor finding marked Disputed and referred for a second opinion.
Crisis & Transitional facilities
Primary verification for facilities in ASF’s Crisis (CR) and Transitional (TR) classifications.
First-in-country assessments
A facility’s first ASF cycle in a new country — where no local precedent exists yet.
Mentoring Monitors
Supervising a Monitor candidate’s required observation of a full in-facility verification (Standard B3, at a facility’s 3-year renewal).
Status
The ASF Surveyor Standard is published. The Surveyor Training Programme course itself is in development — built against the standard, benchmarked against Accreditation Canada’s surveyor programme and the four-framework training-quality review already completed for Coordinator and Monitor training.