JVS CERTIFICATION is accredited with UKIAF (UK International Acreditation Forum Limited) for Management System Certifications. JVS Certification is never very far from its Clients. It is easily recognized by all stake holders as one of the most competent, ethical & professional service. For regarding accreditation and more details please visit www.ukiaf.org

What is Accreditation?

  • In general accreditation is a formal process of assessing and recognising whether a conformity assessment body that offers services is competent to provide such services.
  • The recognition is provided by an Accreditation Body that is often formally  recognised at a national, regional or international level. If the conformity assessment body is accredited it is recognised for its competence including knowledge, skills and ability to provide the service. The recognition is usually guided by minimum requirements outlined by relevant as well as  accreditation requirements.
  • The recognition by an Accreditation Body is used by the accredited conformity assessment bodies to illustrate to their clients, regulators and government that they are competent to provide the services as stated on the schedule of issued by the Accreditation Body.
  • Clients of accredited conformity assessment bodies use the certificates and test reports issued by the accredited bodies to prove that their products or services were competently tested and comply with requirements of compulsory technical regulations or private specifications.

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACCREDITATION VS CERTIFICATION?

  • Accreditation and Certification are regularly wrongfully used interchangeably. However, in the conformity assessment industry both terms have very specific meanings. In layman’s terms accreditation gives recognition of a conformity assessment body’s competence to perform specific services. Whereas certification gives recognition to a companies compliance with requirements such as ISO9000 or ISO14000
  • Certification Bodies, are accredited after they successfully undergo a process of assessment by an Accreditation body to ensure they meet international standards that among other things assess the bodies impartiality and competence.
  • Certification is undertaken by Certification Bodies and is a process by which an independent third party certifies that a product, system or person, conforms to specific requirements.

Note! Certification bodies, Inspection bodies and Laboratories can all be Accredited.

 

WHAT IS ACCREDITATION NOT?

With the now common and broad use of the term ‘accreditation’ and some long standing misconceptions of what accreditation involves, it is important that there is clarity about what accreditation is not.

  • It is not merely a means of registering or listing of personnel or products and processes.
  • It is not a management system assessment/audit dressed up with some scientific/technical elements.
  • It is not the recognition of reputation/affiliation -these things change over time.
  • It is not the recognition of future capabilities.
  • It is not the recognition of an individual’s qualifications.
  • It is not broad approval of every activity that a CAB might do.