Accreditation is a formal independent verification that a program or institution meets established quality standards and is competent to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks. Conformity assessment tasks may include but are not limited to testing inspection or certification.
The BASC accreditation process provides objective evidence that an organization operates at a high level of organizational, legal and technical standards.
BASC bases its programs on internationally recognized standards in order to ensure worldwide acceptance of your accreditation.
The accreditation criteria have been developed by BASC to provide all interested parties with guidelines for implementing performance features of the applicable standards referenced in the accreditation criteria.
The criteria were developed following public hearings conducted by the BASC Accreditation Committee.
The public rely upon the competence and integrity of persons conducting assessments.
Accreditation assist’s customers and other stakeholders build confidence and knowledge about the competence and integrity of suppliers and certifiers that have undergone accreditation.
Organizations responsible for public safety and welfare such as building departments, hospitals, schools, and police and fire departments also seek accreditation to demonstrate their competence and reliability.
Accreditation has been used for over 50 years as the definitive means of evaluating organizations and is now utilized by all the world’s major economies and many developing economies.
