Terms & Conditions

Membership

Registering for an account is free. Membership begins only when an application has been approved by the Board and the applicable subscription fee has been paid in full.

The Board considers every application impartially and without regard to race, gender or language. The Board's decision on an application is final.

Subscriptions run annually and fall due on 1 January. A member whose subscription is unpaid may not exercise the rights of membership or represent themselves as holding a current PACA certification until payment is made.

Fees

Fees are set by the Board and may change from time to time. The fee applicable to you is the one displayed at the time you pay.

You may register and pay later. Your certificate, member badge and other membership benefits remain locked until payment clears.

Fees are stated in United States dollars. Where you pay in another currency, the amount charged is converted by our payment provider at their prevailing rate.

Assessments

Paid members may sit the certification assessment for their membership type. Each subscription includes a fixed number of attempts, shown on the membership page for that type. If you do not pass within those attempts, you may purchase a further block of attempts.

Assessments are timed and must be completed in a single sitting. Questions are drawn at random and are not repeated to the same candidate within a day.

Results are calculated automatically and shown immediately. To protect the integrity of the question bank, candidates who do not pass are shown their score and a breakdown by topic, but not the individual questions or answers.

Conduct and misconduct

You agree to sit assessments personally and without assistance, and not to record, reproduce, share or publish assessment questions in any form.

Where PACA determines that misconduct has occurred, it may void the affected attempt, revoke any certificate issued in reliance on it, and suspend or terminate membership. Any such determination will be notified to you with reasons, and you may make representations before it becomes final.

Certificates and badges

A certificate records that you passed a specific assessment on a specific date. It remains a matter of record permanently.

The validity of a certificate is tied to your membership standing. If your subscription lapses, the certificate is marked as suspended on the public verification page and you may not represent yourself as currently certified until you renew. Renewing restores it.

Member badges may be displayed on professional networks and personal sites provided they are not altered and are not used in a way that suggests PACA endorses a product, employer or service.

Intellectual property

The PACA name, logo, badges, assessment questions and learning materials remain the property of PACA. Membership grants you a personal, non-transferable right to use your certificate and badge to describe your own qualifications, and nothing further.

Liability

PACA provides certification and educational services. We do not guarantee any particular employment, commercial or professional outcome from holding a PACA credential.

Nothing in these terms limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud, or for any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded.

Changes and governing law

We may amend these terms. Where a change is material, we will notify you and ask you to accept the revised terms before you continue to use the service. The version you accepted, and the date you accepted it, are recorded.

These terms are governed by the laws of Ghana, and the courts of Ghana have exclusive jurisdiction.