SCC Accreditation Program Requirements and Procedures
2024/02/21
Action required
Customers and applicants that have a project registered with the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program shall use VCS Standard, version 4.5.
Customers are responsible for keeping up with the minor revisions of the VCS scheme required documents as per... Read more
Affected program(s): Validation/Verification
2024/02/14
Action required
Customers, applicants and assessors in the Validation and Verification Accreditation Program (VVBAP, formerly the Greenhouse Gas Accreditation Program) shall use ISO 14066: 2023 Environmental information Competence requirements for teams validating... Read more
Affected program(s): Validation/Verification
2024/01/26
Action required
Two SCC Requirements and Guidance documents used within the Laboratory Accreditation Programs have been updated as a result of the recent transition to the 4th edition of ISO 15189:2022 Medical laboratories — Requirements for quality and competence... Read more
Affected program(s): All accreditation programs
2024/01/18
Action required
IAF MD 25:2023 Criteria for Evaluation of Conformity Assessment Schemes is a new mandatory document issued by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) for all accreditation bodies (ABs) that are a signatory to the IAF. New procedures by an AB may... Read more
Affected program(s): All accreditation programs
2024/01/16
Action required
Take note that the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) has released IAF MD 7:2023 IAF Mandatory Document for the Harmonization of Sanctions and Dealing with Fraudulent Behaviour earlier this year.
Affected customers
All SCC-... Read more
Affected program(s): All accreditation programs