Requirements for Certification
Requirements for Certification / V14 2025-04-01
Certificate life cycle
The stages a certificate goes through from its creation to its renewal or expiration.
Certification Third party validation that a person, organization or thing meets the requirements set out in the certification scheme.
Certification body
The organization which is responsible for conducting certifications for the purpose of verifying conformity.
Comply
To act in accordance with and fulfilment of the required standards.
Consider
To take something into account and think carefully about.
Corrective action
An action that is taken to reduce a risk or resolve a problem such as a non-conformity.
Demonstrate To show clearly with evidence or examples.
Determine
To evaluate and verify with the analysis of evidence.
Deviation
A noticeable or marked departure from the accepted norms of behaviour.
Eligible
The condition describing when a person or organization may be considered for something after having met the necessary criteria or rules of selection.
Equipment
Physical objects like tools that are used to accomplish specific purposes.
Extension of certificates
The addition of a module, setting, or site to an existing certificate issued by a GWO approved certification body.
Extension of scope
Process of expanding the range of activities, products, or services covered by a certification or management system.
External Auditor
An auditor who conducts audits on behalf of the certification body which owns the certificate for the multi-site training provider.
Fully participate
To take part in all activities to the greatest degree possible.
GWO Instructor
An instructor who has successfully met the instructor qualification requirements for delivering at least one module as set out in the GWO requirements for training.
GWO qualified auditor
An auditor who has successfully met the auditor qualification requirements for certifying a training provider as set out in the GWO Requirements for Certification.
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