TA-14 issues a small, deliberately limited set of certifications. Each one verifies a specific form of professional conduct — never outcomes, diagnoses, or quality claims.
Certifications are structured so that participation, evidence discipline, and sequence adherence are clearly distinguished, publicly verifiable, and impossible to misrepresent.
There are three core certifications and one combined certification.
What it attests
The Participation & Completion Credential confirms that an individual has completed a defined TA-14 Academy program or traversal and has been exposed to the underlying standards and sequence logic.
It establishes orientation, not performance.
What it does NOT attest
PCC does not certify:
skill or competence
adherence to sequence
evidence discipline
outcomes or results
Completion alone is never presented as professional qualification.
What it attests
The Evidence Discipline Certification confirms that an individual can:
Capture required evidence artifacts
Preserve evidence without alteration
Separate evidence from interpretation
Maintain time alignment between work and documentation
This certification focuses on how reality is recorded, not what it means.
What it does NOT attest
EDC does not certify:
truth of conclusions
diagnostic accuracy
system performance
admissibility determinations
It confirms discipline, not judgment.
What it attests
The Sequence Adherence Certification confirms that an individual has executed a published TA-14 Academy sequence:
in the correct order
without skipping steps
within a bounded window
with required evidence artifacts present
It verifies behavioral execution, not technical correctness.
What it does NOT attest
SAC does not certify:
diagnosis or repair correctness
compliance with codes
system performance
outcomes or quality
What it attests
TA-14 Universal Certification is awarded only when all three certifications are held concurrently and are active:
Participation & Completion (PCC)
Evidence Discipline (EDC)
Sequence Adherence (SAC)
It confirms that an individual has demonstrated:
exposure to TA-14 standards
disciplined evidence handling
full adherence to a published professional sequence
This is the highest certification TA-14 issues.
What it does NOT attest
TA-14 Universal Certification does not imply:
licensure or authorization
endorsement or approval
outcome guarantees
contractor quality ratings
Many certification systems collapse different ideas into one label. TA-14 deliberately does not.
By separating:
participation
evidence discipline
sequence adherence
TA-14 makes professional conduct legible without overclaiming.
This structure protects the public, the professional, and the integrity of the system.