Accreditation for ISO 9001

First, the word is certification not accreditation. Organizations are certified according to ISO 9001 by certification bodies. Certification bodies are accredited by accreditation bodies according to ISO/IEC 17021-1.

So, after implementing a quality management system (QMS) an organization may decide to get certified. There are several certification bodies available. Organizations select three or four and send a request for quotation and select the one that best suits the requirements. Please check these two articles:

• How to choose a certification body - https://advisera.com/blog/2021/01/11/how-to-choose-an-iso-certification-body/
• How should you pick an ISO 9001 certification body? - https://advisera.com/blog/2021/01/11/how-to-choose-an-iso-certification-body/

After reaching an agreement and signing a three year contract, your organization and the certification body set a date for an audit, a certification audit. Please check these articles:

• How to prepare your company for the ISO 9001 certification audit - https://advisera.com/9001academy/03/how-to-prepare-your-company-for-the-iso-9001-certification-audit/
• What questions to expect on the ISO 9001 certification audit - https://advisera.com/9001academy/blog/2016/04/19/what-questions-to-expect-on-the-iso-9001-certification-audit/

After the certification audit an audit report is issued and if an organization has nonconformities it has to treat them. After getting the certification, the organization will have yearly surveillance audits to verify compliance and improvement of the QMS. Please check this article:

• What is an ISO 9001 surveillance audit? - https://advisera.com/9001academy/blog/2016/10/18/what-is-an-iso-9001-surveillance-audit/ 

Please check more information about ISO 9001 below:

• Article – Six Key Benefits of ISO 9001 Implementation - https://advisera.com/9001academy/knowledgebase/six-key-benefits-of-iso-9001-implementation/
• Free webinar on demand - Overview of ISO 9001 implementation steps - https://advisera.com/9001academy/webinar/overview-of-iso-9001-implementation-steps-free-webinar-on-demand/
• Enroll for free course - ISO 9001:2015 Foundations Course - https://advisera.com/training/iso-9001-foundations-course/
• ISO 9001:2015 Documentation Toolkit - https://advisera.com/9001academy/iso-9001-documentation-toolkit/
• Book - Discover ISO 9001:2015 Through Practical Examples - https://advisera.com/books/discover-iso-9001-2015-through-practical-examples/