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Certification and Accreditation has become a multi-million dollar industry in the United States. IAS does not believe a certificate should be a pre-requisite to doing business. However many clients are requiring verification of a formal quality program from their vendors to ensure controls exist confirming the ability to deliver quality products and services consistently.

The successful American organization has typically integrated Quality Assurance into the delivered product or service as is evident in their success. A successful organization has demonstrated process controls and meeting customer requirements are in place.

Therefore they should not be penalized if they are not in a position to pay large sums to verify inherent quality controls.

IAS was formed in order to provide a balance and choice to industry with regard to certification and accreditation.

A key goal of IAS is to ensure that some currently held misconceptions are corrected. These include:

That ISO 9000 is currently seen as mandatory. FALSE
That accreditation and ISO 9000 is Government controlled. FALSE
That there is no choice available for firms in how they achieve certification. FALSE
That the organization must have a certificate issued by any specific registrar. FALSE

These points are not wholly true but are promoted by those who have a vested interest in a monopoly situation. It is to counter this anti-competitive behavior that IAS was formed.

The accreditation function provided by IAS may be accepted on the basis of an independently delivered service to support organizations and individuals seeking verification of their credibility and integrity to assess quality management programs.

IAS is a self monitored 3rd party accreditation service developed and maintained by quality professionals and leaders of industry.

IAS make no claims regarding the acceptability of certificates issued.

Ultimately the organization seeking certification must determine the requirements of their clients and seek a registrar/certification based on known preferences and requirements for their market place.

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*IAS* Goals Recognition for the Quality Professional Balance and Choice for Industry Exposing Common Misconceptions	Certification and Accreditation has become a multi-million dollar industry in the United States. IAS does not believe a certificate should be a pre-requisite to doing business. However many clients are requiring verification of a formal quality program from their vendors to ensure controls exist confirming the ability to deliver quality products and services consistently. The successful American organization has typically integrated Quality Assurance into the delivered product or service as is evident in their success. A successful organization has demonstrated process controls and meeting customer requirements are in place. Therefore they should not be penalized if they are not in a position to pay large sums to verify inherent quality controls. IAS was formed in order to provide a balance and choice to industry with regard to certification and accreditation. A key goal of IAS is to ensure that some currently held misconceptions are corrected. These include: That ISO 9000 is currently seen as mandatory. FALSE That accreditation and ISO 9000 is Government controlled. FALSE That there is no choice available for firms in how they achieve certification. FALSE That the organization must have a certificate issued by any specific registrar. FALSE These points are not wholly true but are promoted by those who have a vested interest in a monopoly situation. It is to counter this anti-competitive behavior that IAS was formed. The accreditation function provided by IAS may be accepted on the basis of an independently delivered service to support organizations and individuals seeking verification of their credibility and integrity to assess quality management programs. IAS is a self monitored 3rd party accreditation service developed and maintained by quality professionals and leaders of industry. IAS make no claims regarding the acceptability of certificates issued. Ultimately the organization seeking certification must determine the requirements of their clients and seek a registrar/certification based on known preferences and requirements for their market place.