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Welcome to Global Accreditation
in 2004, Global Accreditation Service formed to accredit a range of international non-governmental certifying bodies that assess products, personnel and management systems. We are proudly independent and free of political interference. Our market strength lies in not being a government or the nationally appointed accreditation body (NAB). We seek only to benefit our prospective partners and the public by processes of openness, simplicity and technical validation. For more details on the accreditation services we offer and details of our authority, please see our "How Do I Apply?" page. Certification is a fantastic business asset but there is sometimes a misunderstanding about certification that governments deem it to be mandatory and, secondly, that all certification bodies have to be accredited by a National Accreditation Body, when in fact accreditation remains voluntary. However, if you do specifically require accredited conformity assessment services in the sense of Regulation (EC) No 765/2008, you should contact the European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) or your country's National Accreditation Body.
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What is Accreditation?
Accreditation is an endorsement of a conformity assessment body’s (CAB's) competence, credibility, independence and integrity in carrying out its conformity assessment activities. In everyday language the terms accreditation and certification are often used interchangeably. In the conformity assessment industry however, these terms have very different and specific meanings. ISO’s formal definition of accreditation is “Third party attestation related to a conformity assessment body conveying formal demonstration of its competence to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks. Global Accreditation only accredits organisations who provide certification and/ or inspection services. These organisations are known as Conformity Assessment Bodies (or CABs).
Accredited CABs provide certification and inspection services to organisations.