About Us

General Ackreditering Limited is an independent accreditation authority registered with the UK Government. It accredits certification bodies and training organizations and also administers an auditor registration scheme. General Ackreditering Limited is independent, impartial and a model pioneer in the field of accreditation.

Operating in over 32 countries worldwide, General Ackreditering Limited is thought to be the major independent accreditation body in the world. The organization has been a persistent pioneer in the field of accreditation, well known and respected for its combination of innovative and user-friendly business acumen and its respect for the forceful maintenance of integrity and impartiality that is the hallmark of the quality declaration profession.

General Ackreditering Limited has pioneered novel approaches to accreditation that permit benchmarking via measurable evaluation of conformity assessment body (CAB), performance. We have gone a lot further than just 'yes'/ 'No' in our accreditation procedure. Our objective accreditation reporting permits us to monitor the performance of CABs year on year and delivers us the ability to determine, in detail, the manner in which CABs are achieving the levels of excellence we demand.

Accreditation is a procedure in which certification of competency, authority, or credibility is presented.

Accreditation by an independent authority means that when you choose a certification body to review your activities you are choosing someone who has been reviewed against defined standards. You will know that they have their own documented operating system and procedures for looking after your interests. You know that accreditation by General Ackreditering Limited has provided a level of assurance and recourse that is not normally available to the business.

All organizations certificated by General Ackreditering Limited accredited organizations may be independently verified and their current certification status checked. In addition, all students who have successfully completed ASCB (E) accredited training courses are listed and may be independently verified.

Benefits of Accreditation

• Knowing that you’re Certifying Body is being constantly monitored.
• Have recourse to a higher level of authority if required.
• Know that the Certifying Body operates to defined procedures that are constantly reviewed.
• Know that you have a balanced level of service that does not compromise your business operations.
• Knowing that you have someone to turn to if you have a problem with the quality of supplies or products.

For Government

There are many duties placed on government departments, local authorities and other agencies to confirm that trust is maintained. Whether it is health, water quality, food, consumer goods or transport safety, for example, the public sector provides the framework for the assurance that goods and services are safe and the environment we live in is clean and secure.

Accreditation by General Ackreditering Limited can also limit the need for government to regulate the industry and the professions. It provides an alternative means of ensuring the reliability of activities that have the potential to impact on public confidence or the national reputation. General Ackreditering Limited, where requested, assesses organizations and recommends to government their appointment as Notified Bodies as required by EU Directives and Regulations.

For Business

Companies big and small buy independent evaluations either through choice (to reduce the risk of product failure for example) or as a consequence of legal requirements (such as health and safety regulations). Most commonly these evaluations are calibration of equipment, product testing, and inspection of equipment and certification of quality management systems.

The principles

Through its technical assessors and experts involved in assessment activities, General Ackreditering Limited respects the general principles contained in the standard ISO/IEC 17011 and Regulation EC 765/2008.

COMPETENCE

GACL’s technical officers and assessors take part in regular training and updates to ensure the high level of the accreditation service.

INDEPENDENCE

GACL’s assessment teams are chosen following a thorough appraisal of the independence of their members with respect to the applicant or accredited body or laboratory.

REPRESENTATIVENESS

A representative balance is guaranteed to GACL’s corporate members of direct and indirect interests in accreditation and conformity assessment activities.

TRANSPARENCY

General Ackreditering Limited operates with transparency and applies all the rules under constant monitoring based on the consensus of all the interested parties.

Policies and objectives

QUALITY AND IMPARTIALITY

General Ackreditering Limited ensures the effectiveness and quality of services in a transparent and impartial way.

The aim of the quality and impartiality policy is to satisfy all parties while respecting the principles of competence, transparency and impartiality.

SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE

Health and safety in the workplace are a stand-out objective for General Ackreditering Limited.

All General Ackreditering Limited staff members strive to promote workplace health and safety, working together for the creation of appropriate conditions for carrying out the activities.