Steps to Certification

Optimise organisational performance and build competitive advantage in your business with certification to internationally benchmarked standards.

Adopting standards drives a continuous improvement culture. It establishes the skills needed to be agile and flexible, enables implementation of best practice for quality programmes, and builds culture to support growth.

How Certification Works

Our team is here to support you throughout the certification pathway following the five simple steps below.

Start
Purchase relevant Management Systems standards, undertake training and implement the standard.
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Getting Started

Purchase relevant management systems Standards

Standards are available for purchase from Intertek Inform

Undertake training (optional)

Intertek SAI Global Assurance has an extensive selection of training courses designed to help you understand, implement, assess or improve your quality system. Build your knowledge and skills with our world-class trainers.

Implement the Standard

Apply the standard within your business. It is critical you have management and resource commitment to be successful.

Apply
Contact Intertek SAI Global, book your audit date, do a pre-assessment and self-evaluation.
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How to Apply for Certification

Contact Intertek SAI Global

Contact Intertek SAI Global’s dedicated sales team to discuss your requirements, timeframes, costs and receive a formal proposal.

Accept proposal and book audit dates

A Intertek SAI Global scheduler will contact you to book in your Stage 1 Audit.

Pre-assessment (optional)

Organizations certifying to a new standard can undertake a ‘dry run’ audit. It has no formal bearing on the Audit itself and allows for assessment readiness.

Self-evaluation (gap analysis)

For many programs, you will be provided a self-evaluation questionnaire to complete and pass to SAI Global prior to Stage 1 Audit.

Certification
Stage 1 Audit, Stage 2 Audit and Submission & Application
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Certification

Stage 1 audit – readiness review required for each site

The Stage 1 Audit provides the organization opportunity to identify and discuss areas for improvement and address queries regarding the process. The auditor reviews your reference documents and preparedness to ensure the management system meets the requirements of the standard.

Stage 2 audit – certification audit and registration

A detailed, full system assessment verifies that the requirements of the standard are fully implemented and effectively complied with.

Submission and application

Upon certification, display the relevant ‘Five Ticks’ logo.

Maintenance
Surveillance audits, re-certification audit and organisational development.
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Maintenance

Surveillance audits

A Surveillance Audit is conducted between major certification stages to ensure you are maintaining expected performance (generally yearly).

Recertification audit

Upon anniversary of your certification a comprehensive audit process is required to re-certify (generally every 3 years).

Organization development

Equip your team with the tools to understand and critically improve processes and systems, putting the customer and outcomes first. Establish a training and development plan and commit to building your people capability and organizational knowledge.

Market
Market your certification, optimise your sales and shareholder/stakeholder awareness.
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Maximising Your Certification

Market for brand and promotional benefits

Press release, website banner, logo usage, social media channels.

Sales enablement 

Ensure your team are equipped to communicate your success.

Shareholder and stakeholder awareness

Visibility in board reports, press releases, articles and general communication to stakeholders.

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