Overhauled Accreditation Program Overview
Action required
SCC’s Accreditation Program Overview has been redesigned, and is now broken down into separate Program Overviews for each accreditation program.
Customers are urged to take note of these changes and update their Quality Management Systems (QMS) accordingly.
Affected customers
All customers, applicants, assessors and inspectors in all SCC accreditation and recognition programs.
Background
SCC has significantly overhauled the Accreditation Program Overview (POV) in response to valuable customer feedback and the expansion of our accreditation programs.
This restructuring aims to improve operational efficiency and enable timely updates. We redesigned the document to provide clearer and more specific Program Overviews for each accreditation program, along with integrating relevant content updates. Information that pertains to all accreditation programs is now included in the Accreditation Program Manual.
It serves as a comprehensive guide to SCC's accreditation services outlining what programs we offer, and how they are organized and delivered. For detailed program changes, please consult the program-specific overviews and version history table.
New documents
- Accreditation Program Manual
- Body Performing Certification of Persons Accreditation Program (CPAP): Program Overview
- Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Recognition: Program Overview
- Inspection Body Accreditation Program (IBAP): Program Overview
- Management Systems Accreditation Program (MSAP): Program Overview
- Medical Laboratory Accreditation Program (MLAP): Program Overview
- Product, Process and Service Certification Body Accreditation Program (CBAP): Program Overview
- Proficiency Testing Provider Accreditation Program (PTPAP): Program Overview
- Reference Material Producers Accreditation Program (RMPAP): Program Overview
- Standards Development Organization Accreditation Program (SDOAP): Program Overview
- Testing and Calibration Laboratory Accreditation Program (LAP): Program Overview
- Validation and Verification Body Accreditation Program (VVBAP): Program Overview
The following highlights the changes
- Program-specific Program Overviews.
- Added a section on International Recognition and updated current international involvement, if applicable.
- Updated International Accreditation Forum (IAF) Mandatory Document (MD) versions, if applicable.
- Aligned the use of the term applicant, customer and conformity assessment body (CAB).
Added Scheme Owner(s) and Regulator(s), if applicable.
SCC Accreditation Applications
- Moved the Transfer section to the Application section.
- Clarified transfer and cross-frontier processes.
- Revised the description
Added risk evaluation at the application stage.
SCC Accreditation Assessments
- Added Head Office, Virtual Sites, Location and Activities definitions
- Clarified that Findings Reports are issued even when there are no findings and that Accreditation Reports are not issued during surveillance years and witness assessments.
Added the Evaluation of Conformity Assessment Schemes (CAS) section.
SCC Accreditation Decisions and Accreditation Status
- Added the Conditional Accreditation section.
- Modified the Accreditation Symbol section, including Accredited CAB combined IAF and ILAC mark use.
Maintaining SCC Accreditation
Added a statement on travel advisories and trade sanctions.
SCC Accreditation Scope Modifications
Clarified information in the section, with particular focus on improving understanding of Relocations and Renovation processes.
Complaints
Referred to website for the submission form, and information about the process and requirements.
New requirements
None
Deadline
Effective immediately.
Questions?
For more information, please contact Elias Rafoul, Vice-President, Accreditation Services, at elias.rafoul@scc-ccn.ca or +1 613 238 3222.