Government Registration
ISO Certification
ISO certification is granted by an independent certification body after it audits the business against a standard, most commonly ISO 9001 for quality management. It is not a government registration and it is not issued on payment alone: there is documentation to put in place and an audit to pass, which is what makes the certificate mean anything to a customer asking for it.
What you get
- Standard selected against the actual requirement: quality, information security, food safety, environment
- Gap assessment against the current way the business already works
- Documented procedures, policy and records prepared to the clauses of the standard
- Internal audit and management review run before the certification body arrives
- Certification audit coordinated with an accredited body, with non-conformities closed out
- Surveillance audits scheduled through the certificate validity period
FAQ
About iso certification
Is ISO certification a government registration?
No. ISO publishes the standards; independent certification bodies audit against them and issue certificates. Accreditation of the certification body is what makes a certificate credible, so a certificate from an unaccredited body may not be accepted by the customer or tender that asked for one.
Can a certificate be obtained without an audit?
Certificates sold without an audit exist and are worthless at the point they matter, which is when a customer or a tender authority verifies them. A genuine certification requires the system to be documented, operating and audited, and it carries surveillance audits afterwards.