Requirements for Certification
Requirements for Certification / V14 2025-04-01
CONTENTS
1. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................................................................................. 3
2. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS............................................................................................................................... 3
3. CHANGE LOG................................................................................................................................................... 7
4. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 10
5. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION BODIES ...........................................................................................10
5.1 5.2 5.3
General Requirements for Certification Bodies
10 11 12
Qualifications of Audit Team Members for Certifying a Training Provider Revoking Approval of Certification Bodies or Individual Auditors
6. THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS .....................................................................................................................12
6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8
Request for Certification
13 13 15 16 16 18 18 19
Initial Certification
Surveillance (and Surveillance Re-certification)
Extension of Scope
Estimate for Man-Day Allocation for Certification Process
Transfer Between Certification Bodies
Remote Auditing
Issue of Certificates, Audit Reports and Requirements to Inform GWO
7. MULTI-SITE CERTIFICATION .......................................................................................................................... 20
7.1
Eligibility of a Multi-Site Training Provider for Certification
21 22
7.2 Methodology for Auditing a Multi-Site Training Provider Using Site Sampling: Initial Certification
7.3 Methodology for Auditing a Multi-Site Training Provider Using Site Sampling: Surveillance (and Surveillance Re-certification) 22 7.4 Methodology for Auditing a Multi-Site Training Provider Using Site Sampling: Extension of Sites 25 7.5 Methodology for Auditing a Multi-Site Training Provider Using Site Sampling: Extension of Scope 25 7.6 Qualification of Internal Auditors 26 7.7 The Internal Audit Process 26 7.8 Multi-Site Training Provider Certificates 27
ANNEX 1 - GWO QUALIFICATION FOR NEW AUDITORS ........................................................................................30
ANNEX 2 - VERSION HISTORY .................................................................................................................................... 31
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