Accreditation

Accreditation

According to the definition of clause 3-1 of the standard ISO/IEC 17011-2017, accreditation means:

Third-party attestation related to a conformity assessment body conveying formal demonstration of its competence to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks

International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation, abbreviated ILAC at the link: “https://ilac.org/about-ilac/ "writes that:

Accreditation is the independent evaluation of conformity assessment bodies against recognised standards to carry out specific activities to ensure their impartiality and competence. Through the application of national and international standards, government, procurers and consumers can have confidence in the calibration and test results, inspection reports and certifications provided.