选择一个认证机构

Skills, experience, and credibility?these are some of the factors your company must consider in selecting an accreditation body.

你必须权衡你的公司的某些方面与来自于一个国家的因素。 认证机构.最终，该决定将影响你的企业的未来。

以下是需要考虑的因素。

资格认证

一个中央机构对各机构进行认证，以确保对认证原则的维护。

Only ?accredited? certification bodies can verify another organization?s processes and management systems. Therefore, this guarantees an unbiased and robust audit.

技能和能力

           The body?s accreditation is already evidence of its competence as a certification body.

           Trained and skillful employees form an efficient organization. A certification body?s staff must be knowledgeable and competent to execute significant activities under 认证.

Consequently, this is a guarantee that a body?s auditors and assessors are well-trained. A competent and skilled assessor will help make your management system more effective.

ISO标准

认证机构能够根据贵公司所需的相关标准进行审核，这一点至关重要。

因此，你必须检查该机构在评估公司的特定标准方面是否有良好的组合。

信誉和品牌

Some certification bodies come with a highly identifiable logo or brand. You can include this branding on your company?s stationery and marketing.

在声誉方面，检查来自供应商、客户、甚至竞争对手对他们与认证机构的经验的评论是明智的。

因此，一个拥有良好评论和值得信赖的品牌的认证机构可以帮助做出明智的决定。

同样，一个有信誉的认证机构可以帮助你为潜在的商业伙伴和公司发展打开大门。

覆盖范围

ISO认证在全球范围内得到了广泛认可。客户、供应商、利益相关者和潜在的合作伙伴甚至将认证作为未来商业交易的基础。

即使当地的认证机构对你的企业进行了评估，但伴随着ISO认证而来的全球认可甚至会到达其他国家。

案例研究

Most of the time, certification bodies develop case studies for their past and current clients. You can ask for one or two case studies to help you assess the body?s capability.

组织价值

Checking a certification body?s credentials and offer is crucial. However, your company must also weigh whether its services and nature are appropriate for your organization?s values.

 风格与文化

It is essential that an assessor can understand your company?s culture and style. Companies should not be afraid of an assessor. Assessors and auditors can become an ally. They could also serve as support in making changes for your company?s constant improvement.

 准备工作

The timeline would depend on your chosen certification body. Likewise, your company?s readability can impact the schedule. Documentation also plays a crucial role in your preparedness.

这就是为什么员工必须了解该认证。因此，他们应该明白他们的集体工作的重要性。

应用和运营成本

你的公司必须为运营和应用成本做准备。这可能包括在行政、管理、培训和文件方面投入资金。

此外，有可能遇到后台收费，这是可协商的。这适用于确定审计日期和管理任何问题时。

旅行费用

Even when you get a local certification body, its branch could be far away from your organization?s location. Branch offices may vary, and this may lead to additional travel costs.

在当地运作的好处是，一个较小的认证机构可以提供更多的个人服务。因此，认证成本较低。

请注意，有些机构的报价中可能包括每日旅行费或住宿费。

因此，一定要检查认证机构是否对整个过程的必要天数给出一个公平的价格。报价应包括前期费用和三年的认证期费用。

Secure a contract that identifies what is and isn?t included in the quote. Be careful of hidden charges.
The best way is to ask for a day rate. Then, determine how long it could take to audit your company. This should depend on your organization?s size, scale, scope, processes, and activities.

其他服务

一些认证机构提供培训服务。他们也可以有专业服务，如行业分析、保险服务和合规软件。

支持 

认证机构也是一个支持系统，因为他们有能力指出缺陷并给予帮助。

一些机构通过研讨会、培训、可编辑文件、免费模板、一对一咨询和网络研讨会提供支持。

What?s Next?

虽然认证机构可以伸出援手，但最好还是先做必要的准备。

The first step is to acquire toolkits from QSE Academy that can help your company?s compliance with a particular standard.

现在就拿起你的，让我们开始你的全球认可之旅!