HOW TO BECOME ACCREDITATED
HOW TO BECOME ACCREDITATED
The Commission has established formal procedures by which institutions can move through the required stages that lead to accreditation. These stages includes :
- Eligibility
- Initial Accreditation (If Initial Accreditation is not achieved after the Seeking Accreditation, Visit 1, and Candidacy may be granted)
Each stage has specific criteria, processes, and time frames. An institution starting the procedures for seeking accreditation should carefully consider the requirements for each step to ensure its understanding of the process and be aware that the time frame may take several years depending on the maturity of institutional development.
Eligibility applications are peer-reviewed by the Eligibility Review Committee (ERC).
ACCREDITATION
ACCREDITATION
WHAT IS AN ACCREDITATION
WHAT IS AN ACCREDITATION
WHO CAN BE ACCREDITED?
WHO CAN BE ACCREDITED?
IAF-EU provides accreditations to conformity assessment bodies (CAB). These bodies consist of laboratories, certification and inspection bodies, providers of proficiency tests and reference material producers.
A CAB may be accredited by IAF-EU if it meets the requirements of the corresponding international standards.
Accreditation:
Laboratories | Testing and Calibration Laboratories ISO/IEC 17025 |
Medical Laboratories ISO 15189 | |
Inspection Bodies | ISO/IEC 17020 |
Certification Bodies | for Person ISO/IEC 17024 |
for Management Systems ISO/IEC 17021 | |
for Products ISO/IEC 17065 (or EN 45011) | |
Validation and Verification Bodies | ISO 14065 |
Providers of Proficiency Tests | ISO/IEC 17043 |
Producers of Reference Materials | ISO Guide 34 |
HOW TO BECOME ACCREDITATED
HOW TO BECOME ACCREDITATED
The Commission has established formal procedures by which institutions can move through the required stages that lead to accreditation. These stages includes :
- Eligibility
- Initial Accreditation (If Initial Accreditation is not achieved after the Seeking Accreditation, Visit 1, and Candidacy may be granted)
Each stage has specific criteria, processes, and time frames. An institution starting the procedures for seeking accreditation should carefully consider the requirements for each step to ensure its understanding of the process and be aware that the time frame may take several years depending on the maturity of institutional development.
Eligibility applications are peer-reviewed by the Eligibility Review Committee (ERC).
COSTS OF ACCREDITATION
COSTS OF ACCREDITATION
The costs of accreditation differ based on the following factors :
- Size of the body seeking accreditation
- The complexity of the organisation, as this will have an effect on assessment durations
- The number of sites from which services are offered
- The number of schemes and standards that the body wishes to be accredited for
- The technical scope that the body is seeking accreditation for, that is the number of technical sectors and
- The number of countries that the body wishes to be accredited for.