Course Overview

The ISO 17065 accreditation program provides standards for all conformity assessment activities, including accreditation bodies that certify services, products, and processes.

All the scheme owners or stakeholders, including regulatory authorities, industry associations, and conformity assessment bodies, must undergo a multi-step accreditation process before earning the certification

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) make up the global specialized standardization system.

Along with their expert technical and conformity assessment committee (CASCO), the organization develops international standards and guides that benefit both the organization under compliance and its customers.

One of its widely-adopted accreditation is ISO/IEC 17065:2012.

The ISO 17065 certification ensures the competence of an accreditation body in providing certification for the quality of products, processes, and services.

What products, processes, and services do the accreditation refer to?

Product: Includes a process result, such as software, hardware, or any service or processed materials.

Service: An intangible result of at least one activity conducted in conjunction with a supplier and a customer.

Process: Includes linked or interrelated activities that transform inputs into outputs. For example, manufacturing processes, welding engineering processes, and food production processes.

ISO/IEC 17065 accreditation builds trust and confidence among all interested parties in the quality of the product and its compliance with all regulatory standards. The certification is useful for different parties and organizations, including:

Certification bodies’ clients

Government authorities

Customers of the organization being accredited

Consumers and other public members

Non-government organizations

In this article, we’ll review the ISO 17065 certification program and the steps to the accreditation process.

Who should take the Course?

The ISO 17065 standard is a professional who understands the principles of product and service quality evaluation and control.The course is aimed at any individual conducting product, process, or service certification and responsible for some aspect of quality and/or technical support activity within their organization. This could include:

§  Technical Managers

§  Quality managers, coordinators and officers

§  ISO/IEC 17065 Technical Assessors

Education and/or Experience/Prerequisites

You must have One years of on-the- job experience in any Engineering discipline.

Work experience must be in a full-time, paid role. Paid intern, co-op, or any other course work cannot be applied toward the work experience requirement.

Covered Key topics?

§  Overview of Product and Process Certification

§  Organization & Management Structure

§  Managing Impartiality

§  Resource Requirements

§  Process Requirements

§  Management Requirement

Benefits

What Are the Core Competencies of a ISO 17065 Standard ?

§  The certification operation improves the efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity of the organization being accredited.

§  It informs accreditation providers about their competence in performing compliance and issuing certificates.

§  An increase in confidence in the certification body and the competency of the auditors responsible for certifying management systems.

§  Its guidelines improve data analysis and record-keeping skills.

§  Provides a competitive edge to the company by increasing its customers’ trust and confidence in the certification.

§  It builds the reputation of the certification bodies and provides recognition and credibility in the global market.

§  The accredited organization gains a distinct competitive advantage over its competitors

What Is the Value to Your Company?

§  Makes your organization better at identifying process issues that waste time and money.

§  Use the time and money saved to further develop the capabilities of your organization.

§  Use these improved organizational capabilities to drive the bottom line (earnings).

§  Invest these cost and time savings to provide improved products and services.

§  See the improvements increase customer satisfaction, which drives the top line (revenue).

§  Increase market share—more for you, less for your competitors

What Is the Value to You?

• Becoming a SASO Regulation provides you with an internationally recognized credential, and validates your expertise and knowledge as Evaluator and Reviewer. SASO Regulation earn an average of almost $10,000 more than those who are not certified.

Meet the trainers

All  trainers are dedicated professionals with years of practical experience in their specialist areas.  Many SKEMEDIA trainers have previously worked as Assessment Managers, giving delegates the benefit of their wealth of knowledge

Course Duration

• 2-3 days

Study Material

§  The Training is based on both theory and best practices used in AMS Audit

§  Lecture session illustrated with example based on case studies

§  Practical exercises as based on case study as includes role playing and discussion.

End of Course

After Completing the session and passing each session examination,the student can take final exam.Once Final exam is cleared,then it is considered as end of course.