New Standard Raises the Bar on Management System Certification

ISO had published ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015, Conformity assessment – Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems, Part 1: Requirements on 15 June 2015. This standard relates to the competence of certification bodies themselves and their auditors. It applies to the auditing and certification of all types of management systems in order to increase their value to public- and private-sector organizations worldwide.

The first edition of ISO/IEC 17021-1 cancels and replaces ISO/IEC 17021:2011, which has been technically revised.

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IAF has endorsed a 2 year transition period for the implementation of ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 and published an informative document, IAD ID11 Information on the Transition of Management System Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 from ISO/IEC 17021:2011. SAC will inform the certification bodies on the details for the transition soon.