ISO/IEC 17024

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ISO/IEC 17024:2003 is an International Standard which sets out criteria for an organization's certification program for individual persons.

Contents 1 ISO/IEC 17024:2003 2 Guidance 2.1 American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 2.2 Standards Council Canada (SCC) 2.3 Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAZ-ANZ) 2.4 United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) 2.5 International Accreditation Forum (IAF) 2.6 International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 3 References

[edit] ISO/IEC 17024:2003

Released in 2003, ISO 17024 is designed to harmonize the personnel certification process worldwide,^[1].

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 competence

Where competency is typically described as:

”The demonstrated ability to apply knowledge, skills and attributes”

[edit] 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:

[edit] American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

• Overview of Personnel Certification
• Documents related to accreditation under ISO 17024
• ISO 17024 FAQ
• Directory of Accredited Bodies

[edit] Standards Council Canada (SCC)

• Overview of Personnel Certification
• Criteria and Procedures
• Directory of Accredited Clients

[edit] Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JAZ-ANZ)

• Personnel Certification Homepage

[edit] United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)

• Certification Body Schedules

[edit] International Accreditation Forum (IAF)

• ISO 17024 Guidance

[edit] International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

• Link to ISO 17024

[edit] References

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