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Introduction

ISO/IEC 17024: Conformity assessment - General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons is an International Standard which specifies criteria for the operation of a Personnel Certification Body (also known as a certification body for persons). The standard includes requirements for the development and maintenance of the certification scheme for persons upon which the certification is based.

ISO/IEC 17024:2012

The most recent version of the standard is ISO/IEC 17024:2012 updated in July 2012.^[1]

This version contains requirements for (Personnel Certification Bodies)/Certification Bodies for Persons in the following areas

General Requirements for the Certification Body for Persons
Structural Requirements for the Certification Body for Persons
Resource Requirements for the Certification Body for Persons
Records and Information Requirements for the Certification Body for Persons
Certification Scheme (Development of)
Certification Process Requirements for the Certification Body for Persons
Management System Requirements for the Certification Body for Persons

The major changes between the 2003 version and the 2012 version is the detailed information regarding the development of the scheme for certification of persons. The 2003 version required the Certification Body to have a Scheme Committee who had overall responsibility for the development of the scheme but did not elaborate on the components that must be included in the scheme. The 2012 version has an entire clause (Clause 8) that provides detailed information regarding the components that must be included in the development and maintenance of the scheme but allows the scheme owner to be outside of the Certification Body for Persons.

Other changes include a change in reference of "Personnel Certification Body" to "Certification Body for Persons", defining of additional terms such as "validity" and "reliability", and the addition of a "principles" section that defines the foundational principles for the standard. ^[2]

General Requirements for the Certification Body for Persons

This section describes the general requirements for Certification Bodies for Persons. General requirements include criteria for the legal status of the Certification Body for Persons, criteria associated with the financial resources and liability responsibilities of the Certification Body for Persons, requirements regarding the impartiality and impartial operation of the Certification Body for Persons, and requirements that the Certification Body for Persons maintains responsibility for the decision on certification (the decision to award certification to a person).

Structural Requirements for the Certification Body for Persons

This section describes the structural requirements for Certification Bodies for Persons. Structural requirements contain criteria for the organizational structure of the Certification Body for Persons including how it is managed. Specific requirements relating to the structure of the Certification Body in relation to training is included in this section.

Resource Requirements for the Certification Body for Persons

This section describes the resource requirements for Certification Bodies for Persons. Resource requirements include criteria for the personnel and staff of the Certification Body for Persons. Specific requirements for persons (both internal to the organization and external to the organization such as consultants and volunteers) involved in certification activities are included as are criteria associated with outsourcing to other bodies. This section also includes requirements for other resources such as examination equipment required to operate the certification activities.

Records and Information Requirements for the Certification Body for Persons

This section describes the records and information requirements for Certification Bodies for Persons. These requirements include criteria for records of applicants, candidates and certified persons. Requirements related to information that must be made public as well as information that must be kept confidential are included in this section. Finally criteria for the information security (exam papers, etc.) are described.

Certification Scheme

This section includes requirements for the development and maintenance of the certification scheme. The certification scheme is the competence and other requirements for awarding the certification to a person and includes a scope of certification, job and task description, required competence, abilities (when applicable), prerequisites (when applicable), and a code of conduct (when applicable). Criteria for the initial certification and recertification must be part of the scheme and includes description of the assessment methods, and the criteria for suspending and withdrawing the certification.

Certification Process Requirements for the Certification Body for Persons

This section includes requirements for the certification process including criteria for the certification application process, assessment process, examination process, and the decision on certification. Criteria for suspending, withdrawing or reducing the scope of certification and recertification requirements are included in this section. This section also includes requirements for the use of certificates, logos and marks, and requirements associated with appeals and complaints.

Management System Requirements for the Certification Body for Persons

This section requires the Certification Body for Persons to establish, document, implement and maintain a management system capable of supporting the requirements of the standard. A body that has established and maintains a management system in accordance with ISO 9001 and that is capable of supporting ISO/IEC 17024 fulfills the management system requirements of ISO/IEC 17024.

ISO/IEC 17024:2003

Released by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 2003, ISO/IEC 17024 was designed to harmonize the personnel certification process worldwide.^[3] In the European Union ISO/IEC 17024 replaced EN 45013 (1989), which was published in the UK as BS 7513:1989.

The issues that ISO 17024 tackles can be summarized as

Defining what it is you examine (the competencies)
Knowledge, skills and personal attributes
Examination must be independent
Examination must be a valid test of competence

where competency is typically described as “the demonstrated ability to apply knowledge, skills and attributes”.

Guidance

Each accreditation body provides various levels of guidance around compliance and the implementation of ISO 17024.

International Accreditation Forum (IAF)

ISO 17024 Guidance(Note: This guidance is outdated. It refers to the 2003 version of ISO/IEC 17024.)

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

References

^ Gasiorowski-Denis, E: "New and improved ISO/IEC 17024 standard for personnel certification programmes", [1], July 24, 2012
^ MacCurtain, S. and Woodley, C., "Presentation of the New Standard:ISO/IEC 17024:2012", [2]
^ Davies, S: "Easy reference for ISO 17024", Personnel Certification and Training, June 2007

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 ==Management System Requirements for the Certification Body for Persons==
-This section requires the Certification Body for Persons to establish, document, implement and maintain a management system capable of supporting the requirements of the standard.  A body that has established and maintains a management system in accordance with ISO 9001 and that is capable of supporting ISO/IEC 17024 fulfills the management system requirements of ISO/IEC 17024.
+This section requires the Certification Body for Persons to establish, document, implement and maintain a management system capable of supporting the requirements of the standard.  A body that has established and maintains a management system in accordance with [[ISO 9000|ISO 9001]] and that is capable of supporting ISO/IEC 17024 fulfills the management system requirements of ISO/IEC 17024.
 ==ISO/IEC 17024:2003==

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