Certification Process - World Certification Services

The three year certification cycle

1

Client completes application process

Client completes application process

Submit Request For Quote
WCS send Quote / Certification Agreement
Clients accepts certification agreement
Audit Programme produced

Stage one audit

2

Stage one audit

Stage one
audit

WCS review Management System Documentation, Infrastructure and Awareness
WCS produce a report containing areas of concern
Client is required to address the areas of concerns before the stage two audit

Stage two audit

3

Stage two audit

Stage two
audit

WCS audit the main processes, effectiveness and conformance to the standard
WCS issue report, including non conformance’s
Auditor makes a recommendation
Client completes corrective action for the non conformance’s

Certification decision

4

Certification decision

Certification
decision

WCS reviews corrective action and accepts
Review may be off or on-site
WCS makes certification decision
WCS issue a certificate

Annual surveillance audit

5

Annual surveillance audit

Annual
surveillance
audit

WCS complete first surveillance audit 9 months from certificate issue
WCS complete second surveillance audit a further 12 months later
If non-conformance’s are raised then complete corrective action
Annual surveillance audit can be split

Three Year Performance Review

6

Three Year Performance Review

Three Year Performance Review

WCS complete office based three year triennial review
WCS produces a new three year certification quote / agreement
Client accepts new agreement

Recertification Audit

7

Recertification Audit

Recertification Audit

WCS complete Re certification audit
Client completes corrective action
WCS make certification decision and issue new certificate

It is good that the audit is carried out in a friendly manner by both Auditors. This relaxes the auditee's allowing good quality audit.

Fugro McClelland Marine Geosciences Inc

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