ISO/IEC 17024:2012 provides a global benchmark for personnel certification programmes to ensure that they operate in a consistent, comparable and reliable manner worldwide, thereby allowing individuals to have skills that translate across national lines.

The breadth and scope of certification programmes in existence today is tremendous: programs exist for financial planners, public accountants, safety professionals, non-destructive testing experts, supply and purchasing management professionals, the construction industry, health care professionals and hundreds more.

The updated ISO/IEC 17024:2012 standard will help organizations that certify individuals in a variety of occupations and professions protect the integrity and ensure the validity of individual certification programmes.

ISO 17024: 2012 – It's Key Benefits

•   ISO 17024: 2012 covers the international requirements for bodies operating certification of persons.
•   It is the most acceptable standard for personnel certification schemes the world over.
•   Globally accepted benchmark for organizations operating a scheme certification of persons.
•   Promote consumer and public confidence in the capabilities and competence of the people who provide specialized services or who create the products that support our daily lives and livelihoods.