Certification 101

Thomas J Spoden

On this podcast, I discuss get into the details on certification practices in a variety of industries. Tune in to find out more about certification.

Episodios

  1. 06/12/2020

    Quality Control Systems and Document Control

    Today I talked about Quality Control Systems and how to set them up. I also discuss Document Control and the specific ways I've seen documents updated and sent out. Lastly, I'll cover the challenges in creating and maintaining a Quality Control System that I've seen from my experience.

    13 min

  2. 29/11/2020

    A set process for certification

    Today I talk about a set process for certification.  I've divided this up into 4 steps: 1) Application 2) Evaluation 3) Certification 4) Observation I'll talk about these steps and why defining them is valuable for a certification body.

    8 min

  3. 22/11/2020

    Resource Availability

    I talk today about the two areas of resource availability at certification bodies.  First, have enough resources.  Second, training and measuring those resources.

    9 min

  4. 15/11/2020

    A set organizational structure

    On this episode, I talked about a set organizational structure and how to develop it at a certification body. I touch on the three pillars of a CB, leadership, technical, and quality.

    7 min

  5. 08/11/2020

    Publicly Available Information

    Today I talk about what is required to be publicly available at a certification body according to most ISO standards versus what is nice to have available for the benefit of your customers.

    7 min

  6. 01/11/2020

    Confidentiality

    On this episode I talk about confidentiality.  I'll also talk about the five main areas that confidentiality practices affect daily policies within the certification body.

    6 min

  7. 25/10/2020

    Liability, Financing and Insurance

    Today I talk about liability, financing and insurance.  Liability and insurance are a very important feature of certification bodies because of the inherent risks associated with the certification process.  Financial stability of a certification body is an accreditation requirement but is difficult to assess.

    6 min

  8. 18/10/2020

    Impartiality at a certification body

    Impartiality is a cornerstone to certification.  Without it, the trust in the certification process is completely eroded. On this episode, I talk about how to go about identifying common impartiality issues and how to mitigate them.  I also share some insight into why the appearances of impartiality are just as important as the actual impartiality practices.

    10 min

  9. 11/10/2020

    The ISO building blocks

    In this episode, we'll talk about the ISO standards and how they are used to create the building blocks for certification. We'll also talk about what is in those ISO standards that certification bodies use to structure their businesses.

    9 min

  10. 04/10/2020

    What is accreditation?

    In today's episode, we talk about accreditation and how it affects certification.

    12 min

  11. 27/09/2020

    Defining certification and where it came from

    In this episode, we talk about the definition of certification, what its history is, and how the standards are created to get certified.

    11 min

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    What is certification?

    On this episode I discuss what I'm doing with this podcast and why I started it. I'll get a little into my background and what I'm hoping to accomplish by starting a podcast right now.

    6 min

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On this podcast, I discuss get into the details on certification practices in a variety of industries. Tune in to find out more about certification.

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    Thomas J Spoden
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