About the certification to ISO 37301.
When we speak about certification, there are two options, two types of certification, that we should
consider. Certification for organizations,
that's one type
and its purpose is to confirm that a company has implemented and applies a compliance management system
which meets the requirements of ISO 37.301. And certification for persons, to confirm that an individual
has the competence, the knowledge, to perform activities or tasks in a specific discipline, like
for example, in our case, to audit a compliance management system or to implement and manage such
a system.
So, a few words about each of the two types of certification.
First, about the certification for organizations.
A company that implements a compliance management system may look to obtain a certification that will
prove that its system meets the requirements of ISO 37301.
This certification shall come from a competent and impartial institution.
That's the certification body.
The company cannot certify itself.
Or it could, but it would not be credible. For the certification to be obtained
there shall be an audit, a certification audit, carried out by competent auditors whose task is to check
if the compliance management system meets the requirements of the standard.
If the conclusions of this audit are positive, then the certification is granted.
A management system
certification is usually valid for three years, and there are yearly surveillance audits done by the
certification body, to confirm that the conditions for granting the certification continue to be met
and that the organization continues to operate its compliance management system in accordance with ISO
37301.
The certification can be suspended and even withdrawn if during surveillance audits it is determined
that the requirements of the standard are not met anymore.
So, this is in short the certification process for organizations.
For persons,
the certification usually involves an examination, where the candidate will have to demonstrate that
he or she has the necessary competence.
qThis examination may be complemented by other requirements, like the submission of records to prove
training or work experience.
Every certification body for persons develops its certification scheme and has its requirements for
candidates.
If you are looking to become certified as a compliance management professional, then you should contact
a certification body for persons and see what are the conditions for obtaining and for maintaining
the certification.
Because I get a lot of questions about certification and about the certificate that you will get from
Udemy after going through this online course, I should tell you that this is not a certification, and
Udemy is not a certification body for persons.
That's obvious.
The certificate that you will obtain represents evidence that you have gone through this online course.
If you want to become certified, you will have to prove your knowledge, your competence, to a certification
body, as I said.
Some certification services are provided exclusively online.
Others require your physical presence for the examination.
It depends.
For example, the company that I work for, RIGCERT provides certification for organizations
and we have also developed a system for the certification of persons, using an online platform at rigcert.
education.
That's our website.
You can do a Google search and you will find many providers of certification services, I'm sure.
Just pick one that is competent and that you feel you can trust.
I'm not going to go deeper into this subject of certification.
You may not be interested in the topic, but if you have questions or if you want more information about
certification, please don't hesitate to contact me, because this is what I do every day and I may
be able to help you.