The periodic assessmentof AFAM institutions consists of verifying, for both the institution's main campus and its academic diploma programmes, the continued compliance with the requirements that led to the initial accreditation.

Currently, ANVUR manages the periodic assessment of private AFAM institutions and the decentralized campuses of state AFAM institutions. In both cases, the evaluation takes place at the end of the second year following initial accreditation, which granted the institution authorisation from the Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR) to award legally recognised qualifications. Further evaluations occur at the end of the fifth year of activity and subsequently at least every five years.

For the periodic assessment of state AFAM institutions, ANVUR has launched a Pilot Project, based on a new set of standards and a specific procedure.