Requirements for Certification
Requirements for Certification / V14 2025-04-01
7.1 Eligibility of a Multi-Site Training Provider for Certification
A training provider will be eligible for multi-site certification when all the following requirements have been met:
7.1.1 The training provider shall operate three or more fixed training sites (facilities)
7.1.2 The multi-site training provider shall have a single management system. All training sites will be covered by this single management system comprising an identified central function (not necessarily the headquarters of the organisation) at which certain processes/activities are planned and controlled, and several training sites at which such processes/activities are carried out
7.1.3 The multi-site training provider shall identify its central function. The central function is part of the training provider and shall not be sub-contracted to an external organization
7.1.4 The central function shall have organisational authority to solely define, establish and maintain the single management system
7.1.5 The multi-site training provider´s single management system shall be subject to a centralised management review
7.1.6 All training sites shall be subject to the multi-site training provider’s internal audit programme
7.1.7 The central function shall be responsible for ensuring that data is collected and analysed from all training sites. It shall be able to demonstrate its authority and ability to initiate organisational change as required regarding (but not limited) to:
a.
system documentation and system changes
b.
management review
c.
complaints
d.
evaluation of corrective actions
e. internal audit planning and evaluation of the results; and
f. statutory and regulatory requirements pertaining to the applicable standard(s)
7.1.8 A multi-site training provider need not be a unique legal entity, but all training sites shall have a legal or contractual link with the central function of the organisation and be subject to a single management system, which is laid down, established and subject to continuous surveillance and internal audits by the central function. This means that the central function has rights to require training sites to implement corrective actions when needed. Where applicable, this should be set out in the formal agreement between the central function and the training sites 7.1.9 This document shall not be used for situations where independent training providers are collected together by another independent organisation (e.g. consulting company) under the umbrella of a single management system
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