Governance

Certification

In French : Certification

Third-party attestation that a system, product or person meets specified requirements. For a management system it addresses conformity, not performance.

Source : ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015

Related terms

Internal audit

A systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining evidence and evaluating it objectively against defined criteria.

Continuing professional development

Maintaining and developing professional competence over time, usually measured in points or hours and required to retain an individual certification.