Original scientific paper

The importance of accreditation for competitive of certification bodies for certification of persons

Ljubica Živanić ; Odeljenje za akreditaciju kontrolnih i sertifikacionih tela, Akreditaciono telo Srbije, Beograd, Srbija
Zdravko Šumić ; Katedra za tehnologije konzervisane hrane, Tehnološki fakultet, Novi Sad, Srbija
Stela Jokić ; Katedra za procesno inženjerstvo, Prehrambeno-tehnološki fakultet, Osijek, Hrvatska

Abstract

Competency of employees is essential for quality of work. There are a growing number of regulations which require that employees must be certified for certain tasks. Certification of persons is conducted by certification bodies for certification of persons. The fundamental function of the certification body is to perform certification of persons using objective criteria for examination and to conduct activities to monitoring of their competence. How do we make a reliable choice among lots of certification bodies? The certification bodies which are accredited according to ISO / IEC 17024 have proved their competence to perform the certification of persons. The largest number of accredited certification bodies in the world are those that deal with certification of welders, persons for non-destructive testing, the person in the field of management systems, fire protection, risk managers and etc.

Keywords

certification of persons; accreditation; competency

Hrčak ID:

130184

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/130184

Publication date:

1.6.2012.

Article data in other languages: serbian

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