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Frequently Asked Questions What is accreditation? Accreditation is an endorsement of an organization's competence, credibility, independence and integrity in carrying out its conformity assessment activities. What is the difference between accreditation and certification? According to ISO/IEC 17000:2004 - Conformity assessment - Vocabulary and general principles:
Certification : third-party attestation related to products,
processes, systems or persons.
What are the benefits of being accredited?
These are some of
the key benefits of being accredited.
Building Trust In the global
education students, parents and labour markets are becoming more demanding
and seeking assurances on the education and training programs you provide
them. By getting accreditation, your customers will have the confidence in
the quality of education and training that you provide. This will enable you
to build trust between you and your customer. Quality education/training Accreditation status indicates that a college, university, institution, or program meets the standards of quality set by the accreditation organization, in terms of faculty, curriculum, administration, libraries, financial well-being, and student services. Because of the process of accreditation, new students, returning students, and families of students can trust that the education/training they are paying for is valuable and worth their time, money, and effort.
Credit transfer At some point in their education, many students wish to transfer to a new college or university. Most often, these students wish to transfer the course credits they have already accumulated to the new college or university so that they will not have to repeat similar courses, spending unnecessary time and money. Accreditation is an important factor when a college or university is deciding whether to accept transfer credit from a student's previous school. Most colleges and universities will not accept transferred course credits from an institution that has not earned appropriate accreditation status from an accreditation organization.
Success in the workplace Most employers prefer to hire job applicants who have gained their education/training from an educational/ training institution with the appropriate accreditation status. Many employers also look to see that employees have been educated at an appropriately accredited institution when making decisions about business promotions, company advancements, and whether to provide tuition coverage or assistance for employees who wish or need to further their education/training.
Demonstrate credibility No organization will want to spend money on getting a report or certificate that has not been accredited by a competent body. A GACC accredited organisation is able to demonstrate competence for the report or certificate through its sound management system and the use of trained and competence personnel.
What are the benefits of being certified? These are some of the key benefits of being certified.
International Recognition Through the various mutual recognition arrangements between certification bodies, overseas markets will accept your corporation more readily if they know you have been certified by a GACC
Minimizes Risk Certified
organizations reduce the risk of providing unreliable test results, services
and products, and are able to meet the customer's expectations. Reduce Costs Although certification comes at a cost, the cost savings resulting from being certified will outweigh the cost of certification. Cost savings may result from continually improve productivity, reduce downtime, reduction of re-testing, etc. How long does it take to get GACC Accreditation/ Certification? This would depend on a number of factors, such as the degree of an organization compliance with requirements, complexity of scope of the accreditation applied for, availability of witnessing and clearance of incidences of non-conformance highlighted during the assessment. A reasonable time frame is between three to six months. Any other inquiries? If you have any questions or
doubts, please feel free to email
Council@HRMI.org
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