Accreditation with Welcoming Cities benchmarks councils across the six categories of the Standard. Councils provide evidence of active policies and programs. Accreditation through Welcoming Cities has a range of benefits, including:

• Increasing the impact of council initiatives for the whole community
• Providing a mechanism to plan for improvement and change
• A positive and welcoming reputation; and,
• Opportunities for shared learning

Accreditation is an optional undertaking for members of the Welcoming Cities network who want to better understand where their council is positioned in regard to social cohesion and economic participation across the community.test

Accreditation levels

In order to be eligible to apply for certain levels, you need to:

Established

Answer all mandatory indicators

Advanced

Answer 44 indicators, including all mandatory indicators.

Excelling

Answer 70 indicators, including all mandatory indicators.