Good morning, Meredith. Thank you for taking the time and thought necessary to put together a potential plan to help breeders.
I don't know how things operate in other countries, but in the US this type of plan would not be feasible...the initial difficulty is that each state is divided into counties and each county (even each city) adopts their own set of rules regarding business activity, including dog breeding. In addition, they have local and county animal control laws that differ a great deal from place to place...therefore, who would decide and who would regulate such a grand plan? Certainly not the federal government.
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When speaking of an organization, such as ALAA, I believe that they are in a position to endorse a training type of a program, just like they endorse breed standards...but they can't force all breeders to join or even to cooperate...and the biggest problem there is that the board is run by very well meaning and dedicated people, but personal preferences, private business interests, and sometimes power gets in the way of fairness and organization.
I used to belong to many of these organizations until I decided that they were not offering the caliber of service that I hoped for and that they were gaining power over things that I felt they should not be controlling...
Still, your idea has a lot of merit and potential.
I prefer to see training like you mention on a private basis, completely voluntary. With membership and "graduation" from a program like this could come respectability and credibility which can only be garnered from experience and gained knowledge...
I think that you are definately on to something...potentially a world-wide system of responsible breeding...
It is because of caring people like yourself that great programs come about. I hope that you continue to knock on doors and maybe you can start this ball rolling...best wishes to you!