Every Accredion Qualis certification follows an eight-stage cycle. Independence between audit, review and decision is maintained end-to-end.
You submit an application form describing the organization, scope, number of employees, sites and locations. We use it to determine mandays and to check we are competent to certify.
We review the application, confirm scope and audit-days, provide a proposal, and — on acceptance — sign a certification agreement including confidentiality and mark-usage terms.
An off-site or on-site review of your management-system documentation and preparation. Output: a Stage 1 report identifying any areas needing attention before Stage 2.
On-site (or hybrid) evidence-based audit of the management system in operation — interviews, records, sampling — against the standard. Findings classified as major/minor nonconformities, or opportunities for improvement.
For nonconformities, you submit root-cause analysis and corrective action; we verify closure before proceeding.
An independent reviewer — not part of the audit team — confirms that the audit was competent, evidence was sufficient, and the recommendation is correct.
The decision-maker (independent of audit and review) grants, denies or defers certification. On grant, a numbered certificate is issued and published to the directory.
Annual surveillance audits over the three-year certification cycle, followed by a recertification audit before expiry. Certificate maintained, suspended or withdrawn based on outcomes.
If you hold a valid certificate from another certification body and wish to transfer to Accredion Qualis, we follow a documented pre-transfer review of the previous certificate, audit reports and any open nonconformities. Transfer decisions are made only after this review.
