- ISO/IEC 17024
ISO/IEC 17024:2003 is an International Standard which sets out criteria for an organization's certification program for individual persons.
ISO/IEC 17024:2003
Released in 2003, ISO 17024 is designed to harmonize the personnel certification process worldwide, [Davies, S: "Easy reference for ISO 17024", [http://personnelcertification.blogspot.com/2007/06/easy-reference-for-iso-17024.html Personnel Certification and Training] , June 2007] .
The issues that ISO 17024 tackles can be summarized as:
*Defining what it is you examine (the competencies)
*Knowledge, skills and personal attributes
*Examination must be independent
*Examination must be a valid test of competenceWhere competency is typically described as:
”The demonstrated ability to apply knowledge, skills and attributes”
Guidance
Each Accreditation body provides various levels of guidance around compliance and the implementation of ISO 17024. The following is a non-exhaustive list of the more in-depth references:
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
* [http://www.ansi.org/conformity_assessment/personnel_certification/overview.aspx?menuid=4 Overview of Personnel Certification]
* [http://publicaa.ansi.org/sites/apdl/Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?RootFolder=%2fsites%2fapdl%2fDocuments%2fConformity%20Assessment%2fPersonnel%20Certifier%20Accreditation%2fDocuments%20related%20to%20accreditation%20under%20ANSI%2dISO%2dIEC%2017024%2fPublic%20Documents&View=%7b21C60355%2dAB17%2d4CD7%2dA090%2dBABEEC5D7C60%7d Documents related to accreditation under ISO 17024]
* [http://www.ansi.org/conformity_assessment/faq/faq.aspx?menuid=4 ISO 17024 FAQ]
* [http://www.ansi.org/conformity_assessment/personnel_certification/person_sert_bodies.aspx?menuid=4 Directory of Accredited Bodies]tandards Council Canada (SCC)
* [http://www.scc.ca/en/programs/personnel_cert/index.shtml Overview of Personnel Certification]
* [http://www.scc.ca/en/publications/criteria/pers_cert.shtml Criteria and Procedures]
* [http://www.scc.ca/en/programs/personnel_cert/accr_clients.shtml Directory of Accredited Clients]Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAZ-ANZ)
* [http://www.jas-anz.com.au/showpage.php?file=web/accprog/personnel.htm&PHPSESSID=b9e939a51335fdcea6cb057201a0ddf2 Personnel Certification Homepage]
United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)
* [http://www.ukas.com/about_accreditation/accredited_bodies/certification_body_schedules.asp Certification Body Schedules]
International Accreditation Forum (IAF)
* [http://www.compad.com.au/cms/iaf/workstation/upFiles/228543.IAF-GD24-2004_Guidance_on_ISO_17024_Pub.pdf ISO 17024 Guidance]
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
* [http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue/catalogue_tc/catalogue_detail.htm?csnumber=29346 Link to ISO 17024]
References
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