Requirements for Certification
Requirements for Certification / V14 2025-04-01
For new certification bodies (without GWO qualified auditors), a qualification process conducted via an audit (under the supervision of a GWO Auditor Qualification Training (AQT) instructor) is recommended. To pursue this option, please contact the GWO Secretariat via info@globalwindorganisation.org.
5.2.4 The following requirements must be observed in order to maintain the GWO auditor qualification:
a. complete the GWO Auditor Development Training (ADT) within a 12-month interval from completion of the GWO Auditor Qualification Training (AQT)
b. participate in at least two GWO audits within a 12-month interval (either leading the audit, being an audit team member or supervising an audit led by an auditor in training)
Auditor Development Training can be attended up to 2 months prior to expiry and will maintain the original certification date
Note
GWO will not accept certification body certificates based on audits from auditors who have not documented their conformance with auditor qualification
5.2.5 In addition to its WINDA record the certification body shall keep records of the audit team, and of the audits they have participated in for, at least, the validity period of the certification plus three months
5.3 Revoking Approval of Certification Bodies or Individual Auditors 5.3.1 GWO may revoke the approval of an individual auditor or suspend the approval of a certification body following an investigation. This process will be instigated when GWO receives or uncovers evidence that the auditor or certification body does not follow the GWO Requirements for Certification. The final decision may be appealed by further submission to the GWO Audit and Compliance Committee 5.3.2 In cases where the GWO quality assessment process identifies recurrent and significant errors in the audit reports, (indicating a lack of understanding of the GWO Requirements by the auditor) auditor approval may be revoked
5.3.3 GWO may commission a third-party audit when there are reasonable concerns as to the integrity of certificate or audit previously conducted by a certification body or auditor
5.3.4 During an investigation by GWO, auditors and certification bodies must support GWO by providing relevant documentation
5.3.5 Should GWO´s decision be to revoke the approval for the certification body to conduct GWO audits, any required transfers of certificates shall be done according to “IAF MD2: 2023, Mandatory Document for the Transfer of Accredited Certification of Management Systems”
6. THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS
This section describes the whole two-year certification process from request for proposal, to obtaining a certificate and continuing with annual surveillance audits.
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