Vietnam Certification Accreditation Scheme

Introduction


VICAS provides accreditation services to all local and overseas certification bodies which carry out the certification service for:
• Quality Management System
• Environment Management System.
• Food Safety Management System.
• Product Certification
• Other Management Systems as required.
Accreditation Criteria
• ISO /IEC Guide 62:1996 General Requirements for Bodies Operating Assessment and Certification / Registration of Quality Systems.
• ISO /IEC Guide 65:1996 General Requirements for Bodies Operating Product Certification Systems.
• Guidance of International Accreditation Forum, Inc (IAF) for above standards.
• VICAS documents.

 

Benefits


• To provide confidence fo customer and concerning parties in the quality and objectivity of certification bodies.
• To facilitate Vietnam integration process through mutual recognition agreement between nations to certification activities.
• To strengthen the unity in the operation of the certification activities in Vietnam and support future management systems to be developed.

 

Process


 • The Certification body, who intent to accredit, downloads the application form in BoA Website and fill in.


• On receipt of an application for accreditation (application form, appendix, questionnaire), the sale manager will contact to the certification body and make the necessary arrangement for the preliminary and initial assessment


• The assesment team include: 1 quality assessor and technical assessor(s) (the number of technical assesor depend on the certification’field of accreditation). The technical assessor is contract assessor, who has experiences, knowledge in the certification field.


• It is accredited when the certification comply with all requirements


• Upon approval, BoA will grant a certificate of accreditation


• To get futher detail, please contact Ms.Huyen (sale manager).

Ms.Huyen:

                   Tel: 04 7914 897

                   Email: Huyenpt@boa.gov.vn