The International Accreditation Forum, Inc. (IAF) is the world association of Conformity Assessment Accreditation bodies and other bodies interested in conformity assessment in the fields of management systems, products, services, personnel and other similar programs of conformity assessment. Its primary function is to develop a single worldwide program of conformity assessment which reduces risk for business and its customers by assuring them that accredited certificates may be relied upon. Accreditation assures users of the competence and impartiality of the body accredited. IAF members accredit certification or registration bodies that issue certificates attesting that an organization's management, products or personnel comply with a specified standard (called "conformity assessment").

The primary purpose of IAF is two-fold. Firstly, to ensure that its accreditation body members only accredit bodies that are competent to do the work they undertake and are not subject to conflicts of interest. The second purpose of the IAF is to establish mutual recognition arrangements (MRAs), known as Multilateral Recognition Arrangements (MLAs), between its accreditation body members which reduces risk to business and its customers by ensuring that an accredited certificate may be relied upon anywhere in the world. The MLA contributes to the freedom of world trade by eliminating technical barriers to trade. IAF works to find the most effective way of achieving a single system that will allow companies with an accredited conformity assessment certificate in one part of the world, to have that certificate recognized else where in the world. The objective of the MLA is that it will cover all accreditation bodies in all countries in the world, thus eliminating the need for suppliers of products or services to be certified in each country where they sell their products or services.

The highest level of authority in IAF is the Members in a General Meeting. General Meetings make decisions and lay down policy in the name of the members. The Board is responsible for legal actions to be carried out on behalf of the members, for developing broad policy directions for IAF and for ensuring that the day-to-day work of the IAF is carried out in accordance with policies approved by members. The terms of reference, tasks and duties as defined by the Bylaws and the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) remain unchanged for the members at a General Meeting, the Board of Directors and the Secretary. The Executive Committee is responsible to the Board of Directors for the day-to-day work of IAF on the basis of decisions made by the Members and directions by the Board of Directors. The operations of all IAF Committees and Subordinate Groups, including the Executive Committee, are subject to the IAF General Procedures

The QASL certifies auditors & the training courses for such auditors, which meet the QASL and International criteria and provides a mechanism for international recognition of these certifications. The training certificate from accredited training provider has greater value then the certificate provided by the un accredited training provider. The accredited training certificates are product of controlled training ensures that such auditor/ consultants have minimum knowledge to perform task satisfactory. QASL Offer Accreditation to Certification bodies/ Agencies performing Third party audit and issuing certificate of registration /conformance in the field of Management system certifications Like ISO 9001:2008, ISO14001:2004, ISO 18001:2007, ISO 22000:2005, ISO27001:2007, HACCP, Risk Assessment Rating and many more. As per international practice Certification Bodies/ agencies will have to maintain their system as ISO 17021:2007.

The INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL AND TECHINAL STUDIES is licensed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR), UAE and all the programs offered by the university are accredited by MOHESR through the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA). This accreditation ensures that the degrees awarded by IMT Dubai are recognized throughout the United Arab Emirates and ensures a high-quality education. The CAA follows rigorous processes and systems to maintain a high quality education which is consistent with the best international practices at licensed institutions in the United Arab Emirates. Its focus is on continuous improvement in the quality of education offered to students learning in UAE. Students who wish to enroll with IMT Dubai must meet requirements from the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and present a UAE accredited qualification (High School for Undergraduate and Bachelor for Postgraduate) for admission. In addition to local accreditation, the MBA program at IPTS is accredited by the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE), a premier professional accrediting organization for business programs in student centered colleges and universities throughout the world. This American based accreditation is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), the largest American accrediting body for accreditation in education

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the sole national accreditation body recognised by the British government to assess the competence of organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibrationservices. It evaluates these conformity assessment bodies and then accredits them where they are found to meet relevant internationally specified standards. • UKAS assesses conformity assessment bodies for competence against internationally recognised standards • UKAS accredits (recognising competence of organisations to provide conformity assessment tasks) • UKAS issues accreditation certificates and schedules showing the limits of the accreditation for a particular conformity assessment body and permits the use of the UKAS mark on accredited certification provided that it is accompanied by the UKAS Accreditation Number of the accredited body. The validity of an accreditation should be checked on the UKAS website. UKAS Certificates do not bear an expiry date. UKAS was set up in 1995 under a memorandum of understanding with the British government (between UKAS and the then Secretary of State for Trade and Industry). [ It resulted from the merger in 1995 of NAMAS (National Measurement Accreditation Service) and NACCB (National Accreditation Council for Certification Bodies). NAMAS was itself the result of a merger in 1985 of NATLAS (National Testing Laboratory Accreditation Scheme) formed in 1981 and BCS (British Calibration Service) formed in 1966. UKAS is a non-profit-distributing private company, it is operated in the public interest as a company limited by guarantee. It employs 190 staff and over 250 technical external assessors / experts. UKAS has members (instead of shareholders) who represent those who have an interest in accreditation – national and local government, business and industry, purchasers, users and quality managers. The present members are

• Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
• The Association of British Certification Bodies
• British Measurement and Testing Association
• Confederation of British Industry
• The Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• Federation of Small Businesses
• The Local Authorities Coordinating Body of Regulatory Services
• Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
• The Chartered Quality Institute
• The Safety Assessment Federation
• Food Standards Agency
• Defence Procurement Agency
• Health and Safety Executive
• Public Health Laboratory Services
• British Retail Consortium

In 2010 UKAS acquired the CPA (Clinical Pathology Accreditation) from the medical royal colleges. It started ISAS (Imaging Services Accreditation Scheme) for theRoyal College of Radiologists and the College of Radiographers

ABAS have been promoting since 1998 , Personal Certification and Product Certification services. We have already spreads our roots in different countries.33 countries are the member of ABAS. ABAS accredits CABs who in turn certify organizations. We establish our chain to different companies to provide services and would be inviting applications worldwide.

American Board of Accreditation Services (ABAS) is
the independent accreditation board providing accreditation to
conformity assessment bodies (CABs) in the area of
• Quality Management Systems(QMS)
• Environmental Management Systems(EMS)
• Food Safety Management Systems(FSMS)
• Inspection
• Product Certification(CE)
• Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems(OHSMS)
• Information Security Management Systems(ISMS)
• Energy Management Systems(ISO - 50000)
• Medical Devices QMS ( ISO- 13485)
• Rating

Accreditation is the official validation or recognition of an assessment body's proficiency, ethics, trustworthiness and independence to take on certification assessment activities. Accreditation by a Independent Accreditation Body implies that when you pick a confirmation body to survey your activities you are picking somebody who has been looked into against characterized standards. You will realize that they have their own particular archived working framework and systems for caring of your interests. You realize that accreditation by ABAS has given a level of assurance and plan of action that is not ordinarily accessible to business. All organizations certificated by ABAS accredited organizations may be independently verified and their current certification status checked.