What is ISO 9000 registration (certification)?
Companies may have their quality systems assessed and registered by a third party registrar. The assessment is conducted in the form of an on-site audit.When successful, the company is awarded an ISO 9001 registration certificate. The 1994 revision allowed for certification to the less comprehensive standards, ISO 9002 or ISO 9003; these certifications do not exist with the 2000 revision but accommodations are made for these system types in the ISO 9001:2000 standard. A company that previously held an ISO 9002 or 9003 certificate would become certified to ISO 9001:2000 with exclusions.The certificate is usually valid for a period of three years, and it must be confirmed every 6 to 12 months by a surveillance audit.
Companies may have their quality systems assessed and registered by a third party registrar. The assessment is conducted in the form of an on-site audit. When successful, the company is awarded an ISO 9001 registration certificate. The 1994 revision allowed for certification to the less comprehensive standards, ISO 9002 or ISO 9003; these certifications do not exist with the 2000 revision but accommodations are made for these system types in the ISO 9001:2000 standard. A company that previously held an ISO 9002 or 9003 certificate would become certified to ISO 9001:2000 with exclusions. The certificate is usually valid for a period of three years, and it must be confirmed every 6 to 12 months by a surveillance audit.
