Standards and Schemes

The Standards section provides the ability to view and manage all standards uploaded under the Accreditation Body which are accredited to the Certification Bodies.

• View and Manage AB Standards

• Add new Standards to the Standard library

• Add a new Scheme to the Scheme's library

• View IAF MLA accreditated Standards

• View and Manage Technical Sectors

Note:

• IAF CertSearch validates the Standards and Schemes data to match the certificate information uploaded by the accredited CBs with the AB Standards you have assigned to them.

• IAF CertSearch also validates Standards and Schemes against the IAF MLA Standards to determine which certificates are accredited with IAF MLA.

• Ensuring that you enter the exact data issued to your Certification Bodies helps with reducing data inconsistencies and data import issues.

Standards Field Names Glossary

Below are the names of the fields listed in the Standard list:

Field Name	Example	Description
Status	Active	Current standing of the Standard.
Scheme Type (Program)	Management Systems	Refers to the main scope of the certificate
Scheme	Quality Management Systems Scheme	Specific certification program or framework to which the certificate relates.
Standard (Including version)	ISO 9001:2015	Specific set of criteria, requirements, or guidelines that the certified entity has been assessed against and found to be in compliance with
Standard Code	ISO 9001
Standard Version	2015	Refer to different editions or revisions of a particular standard
Certification	100	Number of certificates accredited with the Standard
First Issued at	20191120	Date on which the certificate was first issued or granted to the Certified Entity
Issued at	20211123	Date on which the standard was officially issued or granted
Expiry at	20251123	Date on which the validity of the standard will come to an end.

When viewing the list of standards, you can filter by status, and search by standard name.