
    :root{
      --navy:#09253a;
      --navy-2:#123f5e;
      --navy-3:#1e5575;
      --gold:#b79248;
      --gold-2:#dec998;
      --cream:#f7f4ec;
      --mist:#edf3f6;
      --white:#fff;
      --ink:#172630;
      --muted:#65737d;
      --line:#dae3e8;
      --success:#2d6650;
      --max:1220px;
      --radius:18px;
      --shadow:0 18px 54px rgba(9,37,58,.10);
    }
    *{box-sizing:border-box}
    html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
    body{margin:0;background:#fff;color:var(--ink);font-family:Inter,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;line-height:1.65}
    img{max-width:100%;display:block}
    a{color:inherit}
    button,input,textarea{font:inherit}
    .container{width:min(var(--max),calc(100% - 40px));margin-inline:auto}
    .eyebrow{font-size:.76rem;font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold)}
    h1,h2,h3{font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;line-height:1.12;color:var(--navy);font-weight:500}
    h1{font-size:clamp(2.7rem,6vw,5.55rem);letter-spacing:-.045em;margin:.35em 0 .27em}
    h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,4vw,3.35rem);letter-spacing:-.026em;margin:0 0 .45em}
    h3{font-size:1.35rem;margin:0 0 .45em}
    p{margin:0 0 1.1em}
    .btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:.55rem;padding:13px 20px;border-radius:999px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:800;border:1px solid transparent;transition:.2s ease;cursor:pointer}
    .btn-primary{background:var(--gold);color:#13202a;box-shadow:0 10px 28px rgba(183,146,72,.25)}
    .btn-primary:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);background:#c6a45e}
    .btn-secondary{background:transparent;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.35);color:#fff}
    .btn-outline{background:#fff;border-color:var(--line);color:var(--navy)}

    .utility{background:#061a28;color:#dbe6ec;font-size:.79rem}
    .utility-inner{min-height:38px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:20px}
    .utility a{text-decoration:none}
    .utility-links{display:flex;gap:22px;flex-wrap:wrap}

    header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:40;background:rgba(255,255,255,.97);backdrop-filter:blur(12px);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(9,37,58,.08)}
    .nav{min-height:84px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:26px}
    .brand{display:flex;align-items:center;text-decoration:none;gap:13px;min-width:235px}
    .brand img{width:205px;height:auto}
    .desktop-nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:23px}
    .desktop-nav a{text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;font-size:.9rem;color:#253b49}
    .desktop-nav a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
    .menu-button{display:none;background:none;border:0;font-size:1.6rem;color:var(--navy)}

    .hero{position:relative;overflow:hidden;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(118deg,#061a28 0%,#0a2c43 55%,#174c6b 100%);padding:88px 0 82px}
    .hero:before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:-100px -120px auto auto;width:520px;height:520px;border-radius:50%;border:1px solid rgba(222,201,152,.24);box-shadow:0 0 0 80px rgba(255,255,255,.018),0 0 0 160px rgba(255,255,255,.012)}
    .hero-grid{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.4fr) 380px;gap:68px;align-items:center}
    .hero h1{color:#fff;max-width:850px}
    .hero-lead{font-size:clamp(1.06rem,2vw,1.28rem);color:#dce8ee;max-width:760px}
    .hero-actions{display:flex;gap:13px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:30px}
    .hero-trust{display:flex;gap:26px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:35px;padding-top:24px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);font-size:.86rem;color:#cbd9e1}
    .hero-trust span{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px}
    .hero-trust span:before{content:"✓";display:grid;place-items:center;width:22px;height:22px;border-radius:50%;background:rgba(222,201,152,.15);color:var(--gold-2);font-weight:900}
    .hero-panel{position:relative;background:rgba(255,255,255,.085);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);border-radius:24px;padding:30px;backdrop-filter:blur(10px);box-shadow:0 28px 70px rgba(0,0,0,.18)}
    .hero-panel .seal{width:100px;margin:0 auto 20px;filter:drop-shadow(0 12px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.25))}
    .hero-panel h3{color:#fff;text-align:center;font-size:1.45rem}
    .hero-panel p{text-align:center;color:#dce7ed;font-size:.92rem}
    .verification-mini{margin-top:22px;padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16)}
    .verification-mini strong{display:block;color:var(--gold-2);font-size:.79rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;margin-bottom:7px}
    .verification-mini a{color:#fff;text-decoration:none;font-weight:750}

    .verification-strip{background:var(--cream);border-bottom:1px solid #e9e2d4}
    .verification-inner{min-height:80px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr auto;gap:17px;align-items:center}
    .verify-icon{width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:50%;background:#e3eee8;color:var(--success);display:grid;place-items:center;font-weight:900}
    .verification-inner p{margin:0;color:#52616a;font-size:.92rem}
    .verification-inner strong{color:var(--navy)}
    .verification-inner a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--navy);font-weight:850}

    section{padding:86px 0}
    .section-intro{max-width:750px;margin-bottom:34px}
    .section-intro p{font-size:1.08rem;color:var(--muted)}
    .split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:56px;align-items:center}
    .what-card{background:var(--mist);border-left:5px solid var(--gold);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:29px}
    .what-card strong{display:block;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.13em;color:var(--gold);font-size:.73rem;margin-bottom:9px}
    .what-card p{font-size:1.07rem;margin:0;color:#344a58}
    .principles{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:15px;margin-top:22px}
    .principle{padding:19px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;background:#fff}
    .principle b{display:block;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:5px}
    .principle span{color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem}

    .services{background:var(--cream)}
    .cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:18px}
    .card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #e6e0d3;border-radius:var(--radius);padding:25px;box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(9,37,58,.04);transition:.2s}
    .card:hover{transform:translateY(-4px);box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
    .card-no{width:38px;height:38px;border-radius:12px;display:grid;place-items:center;background:var(--navy);color:var(--gold-2);font-weight:850;margin-bottom:18px}
    .card p{color:var(--muted);font-size:.92rem}
    .card a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--navy);font-weight:800}

    .institutions{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
    .institutions:after{content:"";position:absolute;width:420px;height:420px;border-radius:50%;border:1px solid rgba(222,201,152,.18);right:-140px;bottom:-210px}
    .institutions h2{color:#fff}
    .institutions .section-intro p{color:#cbd9e1}
    .institution-grid{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:16px}
    .institution-item{border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14);border-radius:16px;padding:22px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.055)}
    .institution-item strong{display:block;color:var(--gold-2);font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:5px}
    .institution-item span{color:#d4e0e7;font-size:.9rem}

    .process-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:16px;margin-top:32px}
    .step{position:relative;padding:25px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);background:#fff}
    .step span{display:grid;place-items:center;width:42px;height:42px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--gold);color:#15242e;font-weight:900;margin-bottom:18px}
    .step p{color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem}

    .governance{background:linear-gradient(180deg,#f6f9fa,#fff)}
    .governance-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr;gap:44px;align-items:start}
    .check-list{display:grid;gap:12px;margin-top:24px}
    .check{display:grid;grid-template-columns:34px 1fr;gap:13px;align-items:start}
    .check i{display:grid;place-items:center;width:30px;height:30px;border-radius:50%;background:#e5efe9;color:var(--success);font-style:normal;font-weight:900}
    .check b{display:block;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:3px}
    .check span{color:var(--muted);font-size:.91rem}
    .standards-panel{border-radius:24px;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:32px;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
    .standards-panel h3{color:#fff;font-size:1.7rem}
    .standards-panel p{color:#d7e3e9}
    .standards-panel ul{padding-left:20px;color:#e7eef2}
    .standards-panel li{margin-bottom:9px}

    .knowledge{background:var(--cream)}
    .knowledge-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.1fr .9fr;gap:38px}
    .knowledge-links{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:13px}
    .knowledge-link{display:block;text-decoration:none;background:#fff;border:1px solid #e7e0d4;border-radius:14px;padding:18px;font-weight:800;color:var(--navy)}
    .knowledge-link small{display:block;color:var(--muted);font-weight:500;margin-top:4px}
    .knowledge-feature{background:#fff;border:1px solid #e7e0d4;border-radius:22px;padding:29px}
    .knowledge-feature h3{font-size:1.7rem}
    .knowledge-feature p{color:var(--muted)}

    .important{padding:54px 0;background:#f8fafb;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
    .important-box{display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr auto;gap:20px;align-items:center}
    .important-icon{width:48px;height:48px;border-radius:50%;background:#e7edf0;display:grid;place-items:center;color:var(--navy);font-weight:900}
    .important h3{margin:0 0 5px;font-size:1.25rem}
    .important p{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.88rem}
    .important a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--navy);font-weight:850;white-space:nowrap}

    footer{background:#061a28;color:#d3e0e7;padding:62px 0 24px}
    .footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.5fr repeat(3,1fr);gap:36px}
    .footer-logo{width:215px;filter:brightness(0) invert(1);opacity:.95;margin-bottom:18px}
    footer h4{color:#fff;margin:0 0 14px;font-size:.91rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em}
    footer a{display:block;color:#c5d4dc;text-decoration:none;margin:8px 0;font-size:.88rem}
    footer p{font-size:.88rem;color:#b9cbd4;max-width:420px}
    .copyright{margin-top:40px;padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;font-size:.8rem;color:#9fb3be}

    @media(max-width:1050px){
      .desktop-nav{display:none}.menu-button{display:block}
      .hero-grid,.split,.governance-grid,.knowledge-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
      .hero-panel{max-width:560px}
      .cards,.process-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
      .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
    }
    @media(max-width:700px){
      .container{width:min(100% - 26px,var(--max))}
      .utility-inner{justify-content:center}.utility-links{display:none}
      .brand img{width:175px}.nav{min-height:72px}
      .hero{padding:65px 0 58px}.hero-grid{gap:38px}
      section{padding:65px 0}
      .verification-inner{grid-template-columns:auto 1fr}.verification-inner>a{grid-column:2}
      .cards,.institution-grid,.process-grid,.principles,.knowledge-links{grid-template-columns:1fr}
      .footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
      .important-box{grid-template-columns:auto 1fr}.important-box>a{grid-column:2}
      .copyright{flex-direction:column}
    }
  
    
.page-hero{padding:52px 0 44px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#071e2d 0%,#123f59 100%);color:#fff}
.page-hero h1{color:#fff;max-width:900px;font-size:clamp(2.45rem,5vw,4.65rem)}
.page-hero .lead{max-width:850px;color:#d8e5eb;font-size:1.08rem}
.breadcrumbs{font-size:.84rem;margin-bottom:16px;color:#c5d5dd}.breadcrumbs a{color:#dec998;text-decoration:none}
.authority-section{padding:34px 0 72px}
.authority-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:220px minmax(0,860px);gap:38px;align-items:start;justify-content:center}
.toc{position:sticky;top:100px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:16px;background:#fff;max-height:calc(100vh - 120px);overflow:auto}
.toc strong{display:block;margin-bottom:7px;color:var(--navy);font-size:.92rem}.toc a{display:block;padding:5px 0;color:#4f626e;text-decoration:none;font-size:.84rem;line-height:1.38}.toc a:hover{color:var(--gold)}
.article-content{min-width:0}.article-content>.itaa-page{display:contents}.article-content .itaa-page-intro{display:none}.article-content h2{margin-top:34px;font-size:clamp(1.75rem,3vw,2.55rem)}.article-content p,.article-content li{color:#41545f}.article-content table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:22px 0}.article-content th,.article-content td{padding:12px;border:1px solid var(--line);text-align:left}.article-content th{background:var(--mist);color:var(--navy)}
.itaa-role{margin:32px 0;background:#f3f7f9;color:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--line);border-left:4px solid var(--gold);border-radius:14px;padding:20px 22px;box-shadow:none}.itaa-role h2{color:var(--navy);font-size:1.7rem;margin:0 0 .55rem}.itaa-role p{color:#41545f;margin-bottom:.8rem}.itaa-role p:last-child{margin-bottom:0}
.itaa-accreditation-notice{margin-top:32px;background:#f8fafb;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:20px}.itaa-accreditation-notice h2{font-size:1.35rem;margin-top:0}
.itaa-faq-unified{margin-top:36px}.itaa-faq-unified details{padding:14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.itaa-faq-unified summary{font-weight:800;color:var(--navy);cursor:pointer}.itaa-faq-unified details p{margin:.75rem 0 0}
.itaa-related{margin-top:38px}.itaa-related-heading{display:flex;align-items:end;justify-content:space-between;gap:18px;margin-bottom:14px}.itaa-related-heading h2{margin:0}.itaa-kc-back{font-weight:750;color:var(--navy);text-decoration:none;font-size:.92rem}.itaa-related ul{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px}.itaa-related li{margin:0}.itaa-related li a{display:block;height:100%;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:14px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy);background:#fff}.itaa-related li a:hover{border-color:var(--gold)}
.itaa-knowledge-directory{margin-top:40px;padding-top:8px}.itaa-directory-groups{display:grid;gap:10px}.itaa-directory-group{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:13px;background:#fff}.itaa-directory-group>summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:800;color:var(--navy);padding:15px 17px}.itaa-directory-group>summary span{float:right;color:var(--muted);font-weight:650;font-size:.86rem}.itaa-directory-group ul{columns:2;column-gap:28px;margin:0;padding:0 17px 18px 38px}.itaa-directory-group li{break-inside:avoid;margin:.38rem 0}.itaa-directory-group a{text-decoration:none;color:#334e5e}.itaa-directory-group a:hover{text-decoration:underline;color:var(--navy)}
.itaa-action-panel,.itaa-contact-choice{margin:0 0 28px;padding:20px 22px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;background:var(--cream)}.itaa-action-panel strong{display:block;font-size:1.12rem;color:var(--navy);margin-bottom:5px}.itaa-action-panel p{margin-bottom:12px}.itaa-form-card{margin-top:26px;padding:22px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;background:#fff}.itaa-form-card h2{margin-top:0}.itaa-contact-choice .btn{margin:5px 7px 0 0}
.important{margin-top:0}
@media(max-width:1050px){
 .itaa-certified-page header{position:relative;z-index:1200}.itaa-certified-page header .nav{position:relative}.itaa-certified-page .menu-button{display:block;position:relative;z-index:1202;cursor:pointer;line-height:1;padding:10px;border-radius:10px}.itaa-certified-page .desktop-nav{display:none}.itaa-certified-page .desktop-nav.menu-open{display:flex;position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:100%;z-index:1201;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0;background:#fff;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:0 18px 35px rgba(9,37,58,.14);padding:10px 0}.itaa-certified-page .desktop-nav.menu-open a{display:block;padding:13px 20px;font-size:.95rem}.itaa-certified-page .desktop-nav.menu-open .btn{margin:8px 16px 10px;text-align:center}
}
@media(max-width:900px){
 .page-hero{padding:40px 0 34px}.authority-section{padding-top:22px}.authority-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:20px}.toc{position:relative;top:auto;max-height:none;overflow:visible;padding:12px 14px}.toc strong{margin-bottom:8px}.toc-links{display:flex;overflow-x:auto;gap:8px;padding-bottom:3px;scrollbar-width:thin}.toc a{flex:0 0 auto;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;padding:7px 11px;background:#fff;white-space:nowrap}.article-content h2{margin-top:28px}.itaa-related ul{grid-template-columns:1fr}.itaa-related-heading{align-items:start;flex-direction:column}.itaa-directory-group ul{columns:1}.itaa-role{padding:18px;margin:28px 0}.itaa-form-card{padding:17px}
}
@media(max-width:600px){.container{width:min(var(--max),calc(100% - 28px))}.brand{min-width:0}.brand img{width:170px}.page-hero h1{font-size:2.35rem}.utility-inner>span{display:none}.utility-inner{justify-content:flex-end}.itaa-action-panel .btn,.itaa-contact-choice .btn{width:100%;margin:6px 0 0}}
