Related resources for developing accreditation programmes

The following links may be of use to organisations considering participating in a pilot accreditation programme.

• How to develop scheme documents– Guidance for ISO technical committees (but has general application)
• Competency or management system based standards ? Frequently Asked Questions. ISO guidance document for ISO committees
• How to develop schemes for the certification of persons– Guidance of ISO/IEC 17024 (developed to assist ISO Committees but with general application to schemes for the certification of persons)
• How to Write Standards– Tips for standards writers (aimed at ISO standards writers but has useful content for the writing of normative documents
• Conformity assessment for standards writers Do’s and don’ts– (Information provided to assist ISO standards writers with some content with general application for scheme documents)
• General information on conformity assessment schemes (ISO CASCO generic information for Regulators regarding schemes for the certification of products, processes and services with general application)
• Readiness self-assessment tool for scheme owners – This tool will help scheme owners to ascertain whether they are ready or not to move forward to establish if the scheme is eligible to be used for accreditation purposes.
• ISO/IEC 17007 Conformity assessment – Guidance for drafting normative documents suitable for use for conformity assessment – Purchase from National Standards Body (e.g. BSI online)
• ISO/IEC 17067 Conformity assessment – Fundamentals of product certification and guidelines for product certification schemes – Purchase from National Standards Body (e.g. BSI online)
• ISO/IEC TR 17026 – Conformity assessment – Example of a Certification Scheme for tangible products – Purchase from National Standards Body (e.g. BSI online)
• ISO/IEC TR 17028 – Conformity assessment – Guidelines and examples of a Certification Scheme for services – Purchase from National Standards Body (e.g. BSI online)
• ISO/IEC TR 17032 Conformity assessment – Guidelines and examples of a scheme for the certification of processes – Purchase from National Standards Body (e.g. BSI online)
• ISO/IEC TS 17027 Conformity assessment – Vocabulary related to competence of persons used for certification of persons – Purchase from National Standards Body (e.g. BSI online)