Requirements for Certification
Requirements for Certification / V14 2025-04-01
7.5.8 Following the extension of scope audit, the new GWO modules shall be brought up to the same certification cycle as for the rest of the GWO modules and training settings, in accordance with 7.1.10
7.5.9 If a multi-site training provider wishes to be approved as a REcognition provider, a specific extension of scope audit shall be conducted. The audit shall be conducted at the central site. Following a successful audit at the central site the training provider will be recognised as a REcognition provider for all sites included within the certificate 7.6 Qualification of Internal Auditors 7.6.1 Auditors who wish to perform GWO internal audits for a multi-site training provider must successfully complete the GWO Auditor Qualification Training (AQT), which is designed as an entry qualification course for new auditors. Criteria for acceptance into AQT are either ISO 9001 or ISO 45001 internal auditor qualification or alternative training that includes audit skills and knowledge on how management systems must be audited
7.6.2 In order to maintain the GWO internal auditor qualification, auditors must undertake Auditor Development Training (ADT) within a 12-month period following completion of GWO Auditor Qualification Training (AQT)
7.6.3 Audit reports from internal auditors that have not documented compliance with the above requirements will not be accepted by the certification body
7.6.4 The training provider will keep records of the internal auditors, and of the audits they have participated in for at least the validity period of the certificate plus three months
7.6.5 GWO may revoke the approval of an internal auditor following an investigation. This process will be instigated when GWO receives or uncovers evidence that the internal auditor is not complying with the applicable requirements. The final decision can be appealed by the training provider by further submission to the GWO Audit and Compliance Committee
7.7 The Internal Audit Process
7.7.1 The same site cannot be audited by an internal auditor remotely in two consecutive internal audits
7.7.2 Upon completion of the internal audit, the audit report will be submitted by the training provider to the certification body which issues the multi-site certificate
7.7.3 The certification body will do a quality assessment of the internal audit conducted, using the Assessment Template for Internal Audits (multi-site certification). This can be downloaded from www.globalwindsafety.org/certificationbodies/certification-body-criteria
7.7.4 The assessment will include, at a minimum, the following verification and follow up via review of records:
a. all sections in the audit report have been completed
b. all modules have been witnessed during the two year certification cycle
c. assessment of findings and required verification of closure items
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