Accreditation
Our accreditation
NQC is accredited by the International Accreditation Service. The certificate number, the issuing body and the standard we are accredited against are set out below, and the certificate can be checked against the IAS register.
International Accreditation Service
The International Accreditation Service is a signatory to the IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement. Accreditation means an independent body has assessed NQC against the requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems, and continues to assess us on a defined cycle.
| Accreditation body | International Accreditation Service (IAS) |
|---|---|
| Certificate number | MSCB-364 |
| Accredited since | 22 May 2024 |
| Accredited against | ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015, issued under IAS Accreditation Criteria AC477 |
| Accredited body | NAMA QUALITY CERTIFICATION, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman |
Why this matters
Accredited, and checkable
Anyone can call themselves a certification body. Accreditation by an IAF member body is the check on that, and it is the thing a tender committee will look for. We publish the certificate number so it can be verified against the accreditor’s own records rather than taken on trust.
Scope
Standards we certify
NQC issues certification against the standards below. Our scope of accreditation is held by IAS and is available on request.
| ISO 9001:2015 | Quality management systems |
|---|---|
| ISO 14001:2015 | Environmental management systems |
| ISO 45001:2018 | Occupational health and safety management systems |
| ISO 50001:2018 | Energy management systems |
| ISO/IEC 27001:2022 | Information security management systems |
| ISO 22000:2018 | Food safety management systems |
| HACCP | Hazard analysis and critical control points |
NQC is a third party certification body. We do not provide consultancy, internal auditing or management system implementation to the organisations we certify, and certification decisions are taken independently of the audit team. Read our impartiality policy.
Need our accreditation details for a tender?
We can supply the certificate and the scope of accreditation directly.