ISO 9001:2015

IGC provides certification services such as ISO 9001 quality management system provisional auditor, auditor, lead auditor, internal auditor, and senior auditor based on cooperation with GPC (Global Personnel Certification), an accredited personnel certification body based on ISO/IEC 17024.

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  ISO 9001:2015 Overview

  ISO 9001 is an internationally recognized standard for Quality Management Systems (QMS). This is the most used standard worldwide, and more than 11 million certificates are issued to customers in 178 countries.
  
  Today many companies want not only to meet the needs of their customers, but also provide better products and services. They also want to remain competitive through cost reduction. Whether it’s a large or small business, they need a comprehensive solution to improve quality and price competitiveness, and ISO 9001 provides these companies with effective quality management processes.
  
  Software development is different from food manufacturing or providing consulting services. However, ISO 9001 can be applied to any industry. Various organizations including manufacturing companies, software development companies, trading organizations, service organizations, police stations, professional football teams and city councils have successfully applied the ISO 9001:2015 system.
  
  As such, the requirements of ISO 9001 are comprehensive and can be applied to any organization, regardless of the type, size, or products and services offered. Therefore, this standard is the most widely used quality management standard worldwide.

• ISO 9001 Auditor Certification Requirements

  

  	Auditor	Lead Auditor	Senior Auditor	Internal Auditor	Provisional Auditor
  Education	Secondary education or higher
  Work experience	5 years and more (Including 2 years or more of experience in quality or environment field related to the standard)		10 years and more (Including 5 years or more of experience in quality or environment field related to the standard)	3 years and more (Including 1 year or more experience in quality or environment field related to the standard)	None
  Audit experience	Audit log of 20 M/D or higher as an auditor or lead auditor within the last 3 years	Audit log of 35 MD or higher as an auditor or lead auditor within the last 3 years (of which 15 M/D or more are audit log as lead auditor)	Audit log of 15 M/D or more as a lead auditor within the last 3 years (only the log after acquiring lead auditor certification from an accredited personnel certification body is acceptable)	Within the last 3 years awarded 5 times + audit log of at least 15 M/D	None
  Education training	* Completion of auditor training course within the last 3 years (Only a certificate of completion issued by an accredited personnel certification body or a training provider designated by it can be accepted)
  Exam	GPC knowledge and personality exam pass

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  ISO 9001 Auditor Certification Procedure

  • 1. Receipt of application documents

    - The applicants fill out the application form and submit materials to prove their background.

  • 2. Review of application documents and other materials

    - After reviewing the submitted application documents and other materials, if they are not sufficient, applicants should prove their history by supporting additional data.

  • 3. Performing GPC exam

    - The applicants should take the knowledge and attribution test and are granted certification upon passing the test.

  • 4. Review by Certification Panel

    - Based on the submitted data and test results, the certification panel makes a certification decision.

  • 5. Certification issuance

    - When the certification is determined, a certificate is issued and delivered to the applicant.

  The certification is valid for 3 years from the date of issue, and maintenance fees must be paid annually in accordance with the certified cycle, and additional requirements must be met at the 3rd year in the renewal cycle.