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This paper attempts to figure out the ways in which the elderly employment programs are evaluated and accredited properly. Currently, Korea has experienced very rapid changes toward the aging society. Responding to these socioeconomic changes in Korea, various policies and programs for the elderly, in particular employment policies and programs, have been initiated and implemented expansively. These programs are targeted not only at the marginal group of the elderly persons but also at the ordinary aging group. For the effectiveness and efficiency of these expanded programs, the entire policy process is to be managed more systematically. As one of the policy tools for the systematic management, the accreditation system on the employment programs for the elderly can be considered. This paper reviews the necessity of the accreditation system as well as the pros and cons of the system, and it suggests the policy steps and procedures for the institutionalization of the accreditation system on the employment programs for the elderly in Korea.