Overview of ISO Certification Process and its Procedures

Overall Process of ISO Certification

Industries have a hundreds of doubts related to ISO certification like Why ISO?, Who issues the ISO certificate?, What are the benefits?, etc. In this, the questions related to the process of certification, starting from ISO registration to the procedures of re-assessment audits, are very common. If you are one among those with doubts on the process of ISO certification, then let’s get it straight here!

Overview of ISO Certification Process:

First, the work of ISO (International Organization of Standardization) ends with developing hundreds of ISO standards. The entire process of issuing an ISO certificate is generally performed by the ISO certification companies after a number of auditing sessions to confirm if your business is complying with the ISO standards. Acquiring ISO certificate is the prime goal for organizations approaching Integrated Assessment Services (IAS), one of the leading ISO certification bodies in India. Here are the procedures involved in ISO certification –

 Organization requests for a free quote, completing an application from any ISO certification body in India.  The ISO certification body after reviewing the application provides the organization with a no-obligation quotation.  The organization accepting the contract for 3 years signs the quotation and sends it back to the ISO certification company.  An experienced auditor from the ISO certification body, will be assigned for the organization  With this, the initial assessment audit will be scheduled and a copy of the audit plan will be sent to the organization, thirty days prior to the audit.  Prior to the audit, the organization will be provided with a list of requirements and appropriate documentations from the ISO certification company to make available at the time of audit.  After the audit, the auditor generates a report with any non-conformances to the ISO standards.  The organization, with the help of the auditor, works to resolve the NCRs, finalizing the audit documentations.  These documentations are reviewed by an expert at the ISO certification company to approve the closure of NCRs, issuing the certificate of ISO registration for the organization.  The auditor works for a period of 3 years with the organization, setting up regular surveillance audits to ensure adherence to the ISO standards.

This is the general procedure of certification followed in hundreds of ISO certification bodies all around the world. We at IAS, with expertise, tune the process to suit the requirements of your organization. Call us or leave us a mail here to get a free quote for any ISO certification!

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