Accreditation
Benefits of Accreditation
Strengthen organizational performance
Accreditation helps policymakers, businesses and other stakeholders implement, measure and monitor organizational objectives and supports progress towards them.
Preparing with a clear understanding
Understanding the process and its potential benefits helps organizations prepare, whether they are applying for the first time or already pursuing accreditation.
Organizational benefits
The value of accreditation
Market confidence and trade
Accreditation offers evidence of competence that may strengthen market confidence. Acceptance remains subject to customer requirements, regulations and applicable recognition arrangements.
Impact
Evidence to inform customer and supply-chain decisions.
Process evaluation and improvement
Accreditation assessment identifies strengths and gaps in programs and processes, helping organizations focus their improvement efforts.
Advantage
Objective findings to guide continual improvement.
Communication and staff engagement
Accreditation encourages organization-wide communication and helps personnel understand their contribution to organizational objectives.
Result
Stronger collaboration, shared practice and organizational culture.
Sustained organizational capability
When teams understand their responsibilities, they can exchange effective practices and identify ways to improve service delivery and efficiency.
Outcome
Support for long-term competitiveness and stakeholder confidence.
Why QAC
Independent assessment throughout the accreditation process
An international standards framework
QAC operates in accordance with ISO/IEC 17011, the international standard governing accreditation bodies.
Customer-focused
Professional engagement from assessors, management and board members throughout the process.
Continual improvement
An accreditation body focused on evidence-based assessment and continuing improvement.
Ready to strengthen your organization?
Begin your application with QAC to have your competence and operations independently assessed.