Transcript IATCA 8TH PLENARY Michael Carmody Chairman IATCA Board …

IPC Update
Presentation to the IAF
General Assembly
Auckland 19 September 2005
D. Iain Muir
Vice-Chair IPC
21 December 2004
IPC Update
Changes To Organization Name And Constitution
•IATCA has been renamed International Personnel
Certification Association (IPC).
•The Constitution and Bylaws have been amended as
required to reflect the agreed changes in structure for
governance and membership.
•IPC has been registered as a legal entity and has
established an office and secretariat in Greece.
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INTERNATIONAL
PERSONNEL
CERTIFICATION
ASSOCIATION
VOULIAGMENIS AVENUE 346
A
Ag DIMITRIOS
ATHENS GR 173 42
GREECE
[email protected]
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Membership
•Full Members of IPC will only be personnel
certification bodies as contemplated in ISO/IEC 17024.
•Eligibility for membership will be expanded to
personnel certification bodies within the conformity
assessment arena and not limited to management
system auditor certification bodies.
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Changes in types of membership
•MLA Members of IPC will only be those member
bodies accredited by an IAF member to ISO 17024 and
an IPC approved scheme.
•Associate Members of IPC will consist of e.g.
associations of organizations concerned with personnel
certification and training
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Changes to IPC MLA process
Mutual recognition between IPC members will transition
from the current Peer Evaluation process to accreditation
by an IAF member to ISO 17024 and an IPC approved
scheme.
It is recognised however that, as yet, there is no MLA for
ISO 17024 within IAF. During the IPC transition stage it is
suggested that valid accreditation of a personnel
certification body would be by an IAF member that is
subject to peer evaluation.
In other cases during the transition period, IPC peer
evaluation may be necessary.
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Liaisons
•IPC recognizes the synergy that exists within the
various bodies that operate within the conformity
assessment arena and is desirous of forming
alliances to promote confidence in personnel
certification.
•IPC has been granted category A liaison status
with ISO/TC 176
IPC Members
IPC Member
Country
ACB
AFAQ/AFNOR
CEAR
CEPAS
CNAT
FATO
IRCA
JRCA
KRA
MRCA
NRBPT
Pr Cert
QS Eurasia
RAB/QSA
RRCA
SAATCA
SAI Global
TISI
Taiwan
France
Japan
Italy
China
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Japan
Korea
Malaysia
India
Greece
Kazakhstan
USA/Australia
Russian Federation
South Africa
Australia
Thailand
Status
Associate
Associate
Associate
Associate
Associate
Associate
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Board of Directors
Dr G Anastasopoulos (Chair)
Mr D I Muir (Vice Chair)
Mr Y Kato
Dr G Colferai
Mr S Feary
Mme Z Lui
Mr V Sahni
Mr M Searle
Greece
South Africa
Japan
Italy
United Kingdom
China
India
Australia
Timelines
• New competency based criteria approved
during first quarter 2005.
• Three year transition period for criteria
• All IPC members to be accredited to ISO/IEC
17024 by an IAF member body by September
2006
• IATCA logo will not be used in any way after
December 2005
IPC Update Good News!
16th August 2005
“The ballot on the acceptance of IPC as an IAF
Association Body Member closed on 7 August.
I am very pleased to advise that the application
by IPC for membership of IAF has been
approved.”
John Owen
Corporate Secretary
International Accreditation Forum Inc. (IAF)
World Association for Conformity
Assessment
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Conclusion
IPC looks forward to being an active member of
the IAF and contributing to the ongoing work of
the Association particularly in regard to the
competence of auditors and conformity
assessment personnel.