Requirements Certification V14

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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