Become familiar with ANAB Personnel Certification Policies and Procedures by visiting the Personnel Certification Documents and Resources section of this website. Purchase and study the standard ISO/IEC 17024.
Attend a Personnel Certification Accreditation Workshop to understand the requirements of the standard and to identify documents that are required to meet the standard.
Note: Participation in a workshop and purchasing ISO/IEC 17024 are not mandatory requirements for ANAB accreditation.
Recommended: Request ANAB to conduct an Informational Visit (pre-assessment). This is normally performed by one assessor within one day and helps organization determine its compliance with the requirements through this "live test" before a more expensive full initial assessment is conducted. Information visit is billed at $1,250 per assessor per day plus expenses.
Note: An information visit is not a mandatory requirement for ANAB accreditation.
Fill out preliminary application form PCAC-FR-503.
Upon receipt of the eligibility letter, pay the application fee and complete and submit PCAC-FR-504 in three copies with the supporting documents to ANAB. Please refer to all the guidance documents available online. PCAC-FR-504 will be sent to you upon preliminary eligibility approval.
Submit additional documents that are requested by the assessment team.
Prepare and participate in ANAB onsite assessment.
Provide necessary documents to close any nonconformity identified during the assessment process.
Upon successful closure of all nonconformities, the certification body will be awarded accreditation under ISO/IEC/17024.
Ensure compliance with ANSI standards!
If you have further questions, please contact Eveyln Nash at 202-331-3638 or enash@anab.org.