What is Certification?
Certification is the third party recognition that a product, service, system, process or material conforms to specific requirements. There are a number of types of certification available, including management system certification and product certification. At MAS Management Consultancy Services, we offer assistance to organisations undergoing management system certification in a range of areas, as described below.
The most well known examples of management systems certification are the certification of quality management systems and environmental management systems as conforming, respectively, to ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 standards. Certification programs also exist for a range of aspects of business operation, including:
Management Systems Made Easy
There are a variety of approaches to quality management, as demonstrated by the plethora of standards and codes of practice available across industries. The thrust of all of these standards and codes is that implementation of the philosophy will lead businesses to be more productive, effective and competent operations. However, delivery of this outcome can be difficult to achieve.
MAS Management Consultancy Services can assist organisations with reaching their certification goals for a variety of programs. With our experience in the conformity assessment industry, coupled with our staff’s formal management training and experience, we offer an exceptional service in assisting businesses to realize these goals with a minimum of fuss and expenditure. We can also help you to develop management systems which are integrated with your existing business systems.
The ISO 9000 series of quality systems standards are being adopted worldwide as a means of managing the quality of an organisation's products and services. Implementation of these standards can provide reassurance to customers that the goods and services supplied will meet their expectations.
The international environmental management standard, ISO 14001, sets out specifications that are designed to enable organisations to manage the effect of its activities on the environment. It addresses issues such as planning, implementation, measurement, evaluation and review of the organisation's system for managing its environmental impact. By implementing ISO 14000, organisations can identify environmentally harmful and wasteful practices, reduce the risk of litigation and make better use of its resources. It can also promote a responsible corporate image.
Food Safety/ Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP)
In today’s world, food safety is an increasingly important consideration of consumers. Fortunately food safety can be evaluated and assured through implementation of an effective Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system. A HACCP system requires an assessment of food hazards, the development of acceptability criteria, the monitoring of processes and the implementation, where necessary, of corrective action.
Small Business Quality System Certification
Like their larger counterparts, small businesses often require a means of managing the quality of their organisation's products and services. Q-Base is a program specifically designed to certify the quality management systems of smaller enterprises such as subcontractors, service retailers, consultants, and non-exporting manufacturing firms.
Investors in People (IiP) is a plain language, internationally accepted standard concerned with achieving best practice in the management and development of people to deliver organisational goals, together with a framework for ongoing evaluation and improvement. Any organisation can adopt the IiP standard. The standard offers an excellent opportunity to effectively create a competitive business through the development of the skills and commitment of those who work in businesses.
Organisations that are independently assessed as meeting the Investors in People standard can claim to be achieving international best practice in human resource management.
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