This is a training course on the fundamentals of how to be a vocational trainer and how to deliver training courses. The facilitator will provide insights on how to prepare and deliver training courses and participants will be encouraged to share their experiences and ask...
This is a training course on communications and networking for accreditation bodies. The facilitator will provide insights on how accreditation bodies can organise and undertake their communication and networking activities, including social media. Participants will be encouraged to share their experiences and ask questions. Attendees...
This is a training course on accreditation of testing laboratories using ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories and relevant ILAC policy documents. The course will include a focus on assessment of sampling, measurement uncertainty and quality control. The facilitators will...
This is a training course on the use of ISO/IEC 17029:2019, Conformity assessment — General principles and requirements for validation and verification bodies to accredit validation and verification bodies. The facilitators will provide insights on how this type of accreditation is conducted and participants will...
This is a training course on the use of ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems — Part 1: Requirements and ISO/IEC 27006:2015Information technology — Security techniques — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of information...
This is an introductory to intermediate level training course for accreditation managers and assessment personnel of APAC Members and APAC Evaluators. It will cover the use of the new edition of ISO 15189 Medical laboratories — Requirements for quality and competence to accredit medical testing...
This is a training course on the use of ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems — Part 1: Requirements and ISO/IEC 17021-3:2017 Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems —...
This is a training course on the use of ISO/IEC 17020:2012, Conformity assessment — Requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection to accredit inspection bodies. The course will also cover relevant ILAC requirements, including ILAC P8:03/2019 and ILAC P15:05/2020. The facilitators/trainers...
Conformity assessment — Requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies and relevant IAF policy and mandatory documents and ILAC policy documents. The facilitators will provide insights on how accreditation body requirements can be demonstrated in various ways and participants will be encouraged to share their...
9 June 2022 marks World Accreditation Day (#WAD2022), a global initiative established by IAF and ILAC to promote the value of accreditation. This year’s theme is Accreditation: Sustainability in Economic Growth and the Environment. A joint statement by the IAF and ILAC Chairs, and brochure...
The APAC Communications and Promotion Committee (CPC) have recently completed several new and updated materials to explain and promote APAC. For further information please see the APAC COM series publication page.
The APAC Communications and Promotion Committee (CPC) has updated the infographic illustrating the APAC Mutual Recoginition Arrangement (MRA) in numbers. Please click on the item below to download and view this information. APAC MRA in numbers 2021 infographic
APAC Members have adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic and the increasing use of online communication technologies to carry out accreditation activities. APAC have produced a presentation that provides an insight into the virtual world of accreditation. APAC has also developed and published guidance on the...
Business Benefits case studies and research provided by APAC Members are uploaded to Business Benefits, a website launched by International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), International Accreditation Forum (IAF),International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), Independent International Organisation for Certification (IIOC), The International Certification Network (IQNet) and International Organization...