IAQCA ACCREDITATION · GOVERNANCE SYSTEM

Governance, impartiality and accountable accreditation

IAQCA Accreditation is the commercial and administrative denomination of a private accreditation activity established under Malagasy law and operating internationally. The governance system is designed to support impartiality, competence, confidentiality, traceability and independent decision-making.

GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES

Controls that support confidence

Impartiality

Risks to impartiality are identified, reviewed and controlled before an accreditation activity proceeds.

Competence

Technical competence is assigned to each scope and supported by documented evidence.

Separation of functions

Evaluation, technical review, decision and appeals are separated where independence is required.

Traceability

Applications, evidence, decisions, status changes and public information are recorded and controlled.

TECHNICAL SCOPES

Defined areas for accreditation

VET

Accreditation criteria for vocational education and training organizations and programmes.

Higher education

Accreditation criteria for higher education quality assurance arrangements and institutions.

Management systems

Accreditation criteria for conformity assessment bodies operating management system certification schemes.

Inspection

Accreditation criteria for inspection bodies operating within defined technical fields.

OPERATION AND PUBLICATION

Application, evaluation, decision and register

ApplicationScope and eligibility review
EvaluationCompetent team and evidence
DecisionIndependent documented decision
PublicationStatus, scope and validity
MonitoringChanges, complaints and renewal

TRANSPARENCY

Defined limits

The applicable scope, conditions and publication arrangements are agreed with the client and recorded in the relevant accreditation documentation.

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