Requirements for Certification
Requirements for Certification / V14 2025-04-01
c. III) the auditor in training has led a stage 2 audit under the supervision by a GWO qualified auditor. This can be either initial certification, surveillance or extension of scope, and must be a physical audit
• 5.2.4 b), notes: “As an alternative, for new certification bodies (without GWO qualified auditors), the three-step qualification process can be achieved via joining an audit with a GWO Auditor Qualification Training (AQT) instructor” has been replaced by replaced by “For new certification bodies (without GWO qualified auditors), a qualification process via conducting an audit under the supervision of a GWO Auditor Qualification Training (AQT) instructor is recommended”
• 5.3.1 Removed "and subsequent decision by the GWO Audit and Compliance Committee"
• 5.3.4 “Should the decision of the GWO Audit & Compliance Committee” replaced by “Should GWO´s decision be” • 6.1.6 “The auditor must, at all times during the practical exercises be able to hear, see and fully participate in the training, either physically or via remote options is now 6.4.8”
• 6.3.3 Added “Section 7.3 details the surveillance audits in a multi-site certification”
• Removed 6.3.4 “For the surveillance audits in a multi-site certificate, section 6.2.3 must be observed for each of the sites. If the sites share the same QMS system, the QMS must be audited at the main site location and be able to be verified by sampling at additional sites” • Removed 6.4.8 “If the instructor team remains the same across multiple sites, the auditor can request that the instructors perform multiple practical exercises in order to witness more variety”
• 6.4.6 is now “All sites, training settings and modules shall be covered in the initial certification audit.
• 6.4.17 Added “except for multi-site certification”
• Removed 6.2.4 “In the case of multi-sites, the requirements 6.2.3 must be observed for each of the sites” Added 6.5.7 “Specific requirements for multi-site certification are detailed in sub-section 7.3”
• 6.6 “Extension of certificate” replaced by “Extension of scope”
• 6.6.1” scope (new training modules or new training settings)”replaces ”training modules” Added 6.6.4 “Specific requirements for multi-site certification are detailed in sub-section 7.5” • 6.9.8 Removed "and subsequent decision by the GWO Audit and Compliance Committee", and added “The final decision can be appealed by further submission to the GWO Audit and Compliance Committee”
• Added 6.9.9 “Specific requirements for multi-site certification are detailed in sub-section 7.7”
• Table 1: Added “single site certification” for clarification, since new section 7 details multi-site certification • Table 2: Removed “Note: in the case of multi-sites, if the QMS is the same, sampling is allowed among sites” since new section 7 details multi-site certification
• Table 2: Added “(example for single-site certification)” Table numbers changed
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