How does it work?

The IAC’s accreditation of a certification body must, as a minimum, meet the requirements of ISO/IEC 17065. The assessment focuses on three main areas:

The organization’s personnel

• Their technical competence
• The training they receive
• Their practical experience in the scope concerned

The organization’s technical infrastructure regarding

• The criteria on which decisions are based
• Procedures used in carrying out assessments
• Its premises and equipment

The organization’s structural organization

• Its independence
• Its impartiality
• Its quality management

To conduct our assessment, our team conducts a variety of audits, such as a review of documents, an evaluation in the certification body’s offices, and an evaluation of the organization’s work in the field. These audits are repeated at regular intervals. Monitoring is continuous from the initial accreditation until renewal.