IAS is celebrating World Accreditation Day on June 9. This day marks a global initiative, jointly established by IAF and ILAC, to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation. The theme of World Accreditation Day 2018 focuses on how accreditation delivers a safer…
IAS participated in the 5th APLAC/PAC Joint Annual Meetings held June 1-9, 2018 at the Kyoto International Conference Center (ICC Kyoto), located at Takaragaike, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-0001 Japan. The event was hosted by IAJapan, ISMS-AC, JAB and VLAC. On behalf…
Read a Case study in ICE Digest about how the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing earned IAS Personnel Certification Boy accreditation to ISO/IEC Standard 17024.
Chuck Ramani, IAS President, reflects on his career and the increasing value of accreditation. Read the article in ICE Digest, Q3 2017, the official publication of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence. Read the article.
The Institute for Credentialing Excellence is presenting this workshop Thursday, September 7 and Friday, September 8, 2017, 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, in Washington, DC. The program will help attendees understand what it takes to gain personnel certification body accreditation…
IAS will hold a two-day training event about ISO/IEC Standard 17024, July 18-19, in Chicago. This training is for personnel certification bodies seeking accreditation and for those already accredited. Learn more.
The International Accreditation Service (IAS) is celebrating June 9 as World Accreditation Day with the accompanying theme — Accreditation: Delivering Confidence in Construction and the Built Environment. More than 60 countries are participating in the global initiative established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International…
IAS is proposing certain changes to the Rules of Procedure for all of the relevant programs under which we currently offer accreditation. In addition, we are also proposing a new Rules of Procedure for Medical Testing Laboratories. In accordance with IAS Policies…
The Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) National Non-Destructive Testing Certification Body (NDTCB) has met the International Accreditation Service (IAS) Accreditation Criteria for Bodies Operating Certification of Persons (AC474), demonstrating compliance with ISO/IEC Standard 17024:2012, Conformity assessment – General Requirements for Bodies…
The International Accreditation Service (IAS) Personnel Certification Body (PCB) accreditation program has been recognized by the Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC). This is a result of a detailed and stringent evaluation conducted by PAC evaluators in August 2015 that included a…
For full recognition details, please visit the About IAS web page.