Ready for the accreditor’s questions
A gap assessment, the missing documents and a mock review.
- Length
- 12 weeks
- Price, indicative
- From $8,500
Accreditors decide, and we cannot promise what they will say. What we can do is read your policies, records and technical reports the way a reviewer would, show you what is missing, and help you build it before you apply.
How the twelve weeks run
- Weeks 1 to 3
Assess the gaps
Policies, exam records and technical reports read against each clause or standard.
- Week 4
Agree the gap list
Gaps ranked with owners and dates, reviewed with your staff and board chair.
- Weeks 5 to 9
Build the documents
Missing policies, procedures and record templates drafted for your board to adopt.
- Weeks 10 and 11
Hold a mock review
A half-day review run like an assessor visit, with questions put to staff and committee members.
- Week 12
Close out
A readiness memo listing what is done, what remains and the evidence for each.
What you receive
- Who it is for
- Certification bodies preparing an ISO/IEC 17024 or NCCA application
- Format
- Remote document review, with a mock review on video or on site
- A gap assessment mapped clause by clause or standard by standard
- A ranked gap list with owners and target dates
- Drafts of missing policies, such as impartiality, appeals and records retention
- Written findings from the mock review
- A readiness memo with an evidence index for your application
Is this the right program?
Right for you if
- Your certification has run at least one full exam cycle
- Your board has chosen ISO/IEC 17024, NCCA or both
- You plan to apply within 6 to 18 months
- Staff can give four to six hours a week to documents
Look elsewhere if
- You want accreditation promised; no honest adviser can promise it
- Your exam has no job analysis or technical report; start with a Job Task Analysis
Example: a crane operator certification body
A crane operator certification body testing about 1,800 candidates a year plans to apply for ISO/IEC 17024. The gap assessment finds that its training arm and exam committee share two members with no documented safeguard. Over twelve weeks the board adopts an impartiality policy and risk register, and the mock review tests both with committee members.
Accreditation Readiness questions, answered
Will this program get us accredited?
No one can promise that, and we will not. The accreditor reviews your evidence and decides. This program finds the gaps a reviewer is likely to find, helps you close them and rehearses the questions. Exampit does not hold ISO/IEC 17024 or NCCA status itself; we help certification bodies build the evidence.
What does ISO/IEC 17024 say about impartiality?
ISO/IEC 17024:2012 requires a body that certifies persons to document how it manages impartiality and not to let commercial, financial or other pressures compromise it. In practice that means a written risk analysis, safeguards for shared roles such as trainers who also write items, and records showing the safeguards work.
Can the platform hold the records a reviewer asks for?
Yes. Certification management keeps applications, eligibility decisions, appeals, exam results and renewals on one record, each decision logged by person and date. Many of the records a reviewer samples come from there, so the evidence index can point to them directly instead of to scattered files.
How is the price set?
From $8,500 for one certification against one standard set. A second certification, or preparing for ISO/IEC 17024 and NCCA at once, adds scope and is quoted as a fixed fee. The pricing page lists every indicative price. Accreditor application fees are paid by you directly and are not included.
Plan this program with us
A 30-minute call to see whether Accreditation Readiness fits your teams, your calendar and your budget.