- Intermediate 1, Course 5
The ISO/IEC 17000, Conformity Assessment – Vocabulary and General Principles gives the definitions of these terms. According to the ISO/IEC 17000 – a conformity assessment scheme (which is sometimes referred to as a conformity assessment programme) is defined as ''a set of rules and procedures that describes the objects of conformity assessment, identifies the specified requirements and provides the methodology for performing conformity assessment'' whereas a conformity assessment system is defined as ''a set of rules and procedures for the management of similar or related conformity assessment schemes''.
After completing this module, you should be able to:
- Understand who can develop a certification scheme;
- Understand why should R&D projects learn how to develop a certification scheme;
- Understand what are the main motives for developing a certification scheme;
- Understand what are the main benefits of developing a certification scheme;
- Understand what are the main challenges of developing a certification scheme;
- Understand the process (step-by-step) of developing a certification scheme;
- Understand how certification schemes and systems evolve in the future;
- Understand the impact developing a certification scheme can have on European actors; and
- Understand the impact developing a certification scheme can have on international actors, as well.
