Requirements for Certification
Requirements for Certification / V14 2025-04-01
4. INTRODUCTION
Global Wind Organisation is a non-profit body founded by the wind turbine manufacturers and owners. Our members strive for an injury free work environment in the wind turbine industry, setting common international standards for safety training and emergency procedures Central to our governance is the global training records database, WINDA, which enables training partners, operators and individuals to verify training and provides industry-wide transparency regarding the training status of personnel
This document states the requirements for certifying training providers to deliver training according to GWO Modules and Frameworks
It is intended for use by prospective and existing GWO-approved certification bodies and defines acceptable conditions and prerequisites for auditing and certifying training providers
This document constitutes version 14 of the Requirements for Certification
Until 30th September 2025, version 13 remains valid. However, version 14 may be used at the discretion of the certification body from the date of approval, if so agreed with the training provider
5. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES
5.1 General Requirements for Certification Bodies 5.1.1 The certification body must be accredited by a signatory of the “IAF MLA to ISO/IEC 17021: Conformity Assessment - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems”, and/or accredited by a signatory of the “IAF MLA to ISO/IEC 17065: Conformity Assessment - Requirements for Bodies Certifying Products, Processes, and Services”. The certification must be carried out in accordance with the GWO Requirements for Training and the GWO modules
5.1.2 In the case that the certification body is accredited to ISO/IEC 17021, it must also be accredited to ISO 9001 or ISO 45001
5.1.3 All accreditations must be within relevant sector codes subject to review by GWO
5.1.4 Prior to performing an audit, the certification body must document conformity with the requirements in this document, of the certification body itself (S 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3), and the audit team members specifically. Upon approval, the certification body will be listed on the GWO website as a GWO-approved certification body
5.1.5 Certification bodies shall create a Certification Body User Profile in GWO’s WINDA platform. This profile shall include contact details, ISO accreditations, GWO’s Auditor Qualification Training and Auditor Development
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