Lesson 1 - about accreditation.

1. Accreditation

We represent three International Certification Organizations.

a) QUAY AUDIT UK- from the UK, QUAY AUDIT UK was founded in 1995. QUAY AUDIT UK has
offices in over 25 countries. Please visit: http://www.quayaudit.co.uk/
In 1996 it was accredited by the International Accreditation Body ASCB (E) in the UK.

International Accreditation Body - ASCB (E) – http://www.ascb.co.uk/

ascb (s) has offices accredited worldwide. – visit : http://www.ascb.co.uk/Global.aspx

To verify the accreditation of an International Certification Body and to verify the
accreditation of the offices, please visit: http://www.ascb.co.uk/Search.aspx

All certificates issued by Certification Bodies accredited by the ascb (s) are registered in:
INTERNATIONAL Register of Quality Assessed Organization (IRQAO). – visit :
http://www.irqao.com/

IRQAO - is a system of registration of certificates that shows that:

- Impartiality of the International Certification Body.

- Demonstrates that all certificates issued by the Certification Body are accredited. In
other systems Certification Bodies issue accredited and non-accredited certificates in this
case Certification bodies post on their websites all certificates (accredited and not
accredited) this is not correct. Demonstrates that all the certificates issued by the
Certification Body are accredited. In other systems the Certification Bodies issue
accredited and non-accredited certificates in this case. The certification bodies post on
their websites all the certificates (accredited and not accredited). This is not correct - it is
a incorrect practice.
Registering certificates in IRQAO is a fair practice. Registering certificates in IRQAO is a
fair practice.
- Interested parties who want to check the status of the certificate can do so instantly
online.

International Accreditation Body: ASCB (E) was founded in 1995. It has over 96 accredited bodies
worldwide. It has over 3500 authorized auditors worldwide.

ASCB (E) is part of the Global Accreditation (GA) forum. http://www.global-accreditation.org/

2. QFS India . Certification body founded in 2015. It is accredited by the IAS Accreditation Body -
in USA. In the accreditation system - IAF.
3. CERTIND Romania Certification body founded in 2003. It is accredited by the renar
Accreditation Body - in Romania. In the accreditation system - IAF.

We use certification audit with QFS Certification Bodies India and CERTIND are only required in
particular IAF certifications.

There are two accreditation bodies in the world.

Global Accreditation (GA) si International Accreditation Forum ( IAF) .

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to send them to me.

Florin Debreteni