Accreditation of
Certification Bodies

It is the evaluation of the technical competence of certification bodies in various fields such as management systems and certification of products, services and processes, which provides the customers of these bodies with confidence in the competence of the services they provide. The center accredits these bodies according to the relevant standards for each field; namely, Certification of management systems in accordance with ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 (Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems ), certification of products, services and processes in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065 (Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services), as well as certification of persons in accordance with the international standard ISO/IEC 17024 (General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons).

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Areas of Accreditation
  • Certification of management systems in accordance with ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 (Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems).
  • Certification of products, services and processes in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065 (Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services).
  • Certification of persons in accordance with the international standard ISO/IEC 17024 (General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons).
entites
  • Entities that grant certificates for managing quality systems in the governmental or private sectors.
  • Entities that grant certificates for products, processes and services in the governmental or private sectors.
  • Entities that grant certificates to individuals in the governmental or private sectors.
Accreditation cost
  • Accreditation costs depends on CABs activity, scope of accreditation and duration of evaluation. The financial and related regulations can be consulted in the documentation.
Duration of providing accreditation services
  • Accreditation services are subject to specific procedures and the timelines are defined in the Guide of Accreditation Procedures. It can be consulted in the documentation.
Service Implementation Steps

  • Application

    Application for accreditation is submitted by the conformity assessment body via the Saudi Accreditation Centre website.

  • Review of Application

    The Saudi Accreditation Center verifies the application and the relevant submitted documents for the completeness of the requirements.

  • Document Review

    The Saudi Accreditation Center reviews and evaluates the documents of the conformity assessment body.

  • Onsite Visit

    The Saudi Accreditation Center visits the premises of the conformity assessment body to verify and assess its competence.

  • Decision Making

    After ensuring that the requirements are met and that the conformity assessment body is competent, a decision to grant the accreditation is made.