UKAS Has Granted PECB the ISO/IEC 17024 Accreditation Scope Extension for Two Additional Certification Schemes

PECB is pleased to announce that as of April 08, 2022, and hereafter, its accreditation scope against ISO/IEC 17024 has been extended by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for two additional certification schemes, including:

• ISO 9001 Lead Implementer
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor

Upon a thorough independent assessment, which included a witnessed assessment to determine PECB’s level of compliance against the requirements of ISO/IEC 17024:2012, we have successfully met the required criteria to extend the accreditation scope.

Note: With this UKAS scope extension for ISO 9001 Lead Implementer and Lead Auditor certifications, we have transferred our accreditation from IAS to UKAS, meaning that our ISO 9001 Lead Implementer and Lead Auditor certificates are now issued with the UKAS mark.

To view the Accreditation Certificate, please visit: https://pecb.com/affiliations

About PECB

PECB is a certification body which provides education¹ and certification under ISO/IEC 17024 for individuals on a wide range of disciplines. PECB is a global provider of training, examination, and certification services in multiple fields, including, but not limited to, Information Security, Information Technology, Service Management, Quality Management, Risk and Management, Health, Safety, and Environment.

PECB has earned an international reputation for integrity, value, and best practice by providing this assurance through the evaluation and certification of professionals with rigorous, internationally recognized competence requirements. PECB’s mission is to provide its clients comprehensive examination and certification services that inspire trust and benefit society as a whole. For more information, please visit www.pecb.com.   

¹Education refers to training courses developed by PECB, and offered globally through its network of resellers.

About UKAS

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the sole National Accreditation Body for the United Kingdom. UKAS is recognized by government, to assess against internationally agreed standards, organizations that provide certification, testing, inspection, and calibration services.

UKAS accreditation provides an assurance of the competence, impartiality, and integrity of conformity assessment bodies. UKAS accredited certification, testing, inspection and calibration reduces the need for suppliers to be assessed by each of their customers. UKAS is a non-profit-distributing private company, limited by guarantee. UKAS is independent of government.