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ANSI Accreditation Process
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Management Systems
100
A certification body is responsible for determining the _______ of their certification. Once accredited, the CB can apply for an extension to include additional credentials, provided the added certifications also demonstrate compliance with the standard.
What is scope?
100
Studying this addresses whether or not an assessment procedure is meeting its avowed purpose.
What is validity?
100
Requirement 6.1.1 states the certification body shall manage and be responsible for the performance of all _____________ involved in the certification process.
What is personnel?
100
This item of the standard states the certification body shall make publicly available without request information regarding the scope of the certification scheme and a general description of the certification process.
What is 7.2.2?
100
Item 10.2.1 of the standard states _______ ____________ shall provide evidence of its commitment to the development and implementation of the management system in accordance with the requirements of 17024.
What is top management?
200
When issued this citation in an annual surveillance, the CB has 30 days to respond in ANSICA, and 90 days to close. During initial assessments, the CB has 12 months to close.
What is a nonconformity?
200
This predetermined standard is defined as the minimum score that would be expected from candidates who have the level of knowledge and skills needed to competently conduct their work responsibilities.
What is cut score?
200
This requirement of the standard states the certification body shall have the financial resources necessary for the operation of a certification process and have adequate arrangements to cover associated liabilities.
What is 4.4?
200
Item 7.3.5 of the standard states the certification body shall ensure that the activities of related bodies do not compromise ______________.
What is confidentiality?
200
Item 10.2.3 of the standard states the certification body shall establish procedures to _____________ the documents that relate to the fulfillment of 17024.
What is control?
300
Upon receipt of a CB's full application, assessors shall begin this process in preparation for the onsite visit. For initial assessments, this should take 6-8 weeks. For annual surveillance, 4-6 weeks.
What is document review?
300
This process examines the quality, reliability, and performance of questions on an assessment or exam.
What is item analysis?
300
Item 5.1.2 of the standard stated the certification body shall document its _________ ___________, describing the duties, responsibilities and authorities of management, certification personnel and any committee.
What is organizational structure?
300
Item 7.4.3 of the standard states the certification boy shall prevent fraudulent examination practices by requiring candidates sign a ______________ indicating their commitment not to release confidential examination materials or participate in fraudulent test-taking practices.
What is a non-disclosure agreement?
300
Item 10.2.5.1 of the standard states the certification body's top management shall establish procedures to review its management system at planned intervals. These reviews shall be conducted at least once every _________ and shall be documented.
What is 12 months?
400
In ANSICA, all assessors are responsible for recording their assessment timelines and uploading relevant documents underneath this tab.
What is Schedule and Deliverables?
400
This is the level of marginal significance within a statistical hypothesis test representing the probability of the occurrence of a given event.
What is p-value?
400
This item of the standard states the certification body shall require its personnel to sign a document by which they commit themselves to comply with the rules defined by the certification body, including those relating to confidentiality, impartiality and conflict of interests.
What is 6.1.7?
400
This item of the standard states the assessment shall be planned and structured in a manner which ensures that the scheme requirements are objectively and systematically verified with documented evidence to confirm the competence of the candidate.
What is 9.2.3?
400
Item 10.2.5.2 of the standard states the input to the management review shall include information related to internal/external audits, stakeholder feedback, and safeguarding this.
What is impartiality?
500
During initial, 1st, 3rd, and reassessment years, assessors can schedule this as soon as they receive a CB's full application.
What is onsite visit?
500
Item 9.3.1 of the standard states the design of the examination requirements shall ensure the ________________ of results of each single examination, both in content and difficulty, including the validity of fail/pass decisions.
What is comparability?
500
Organization ABC does not proctor their own exams. When asked by assessors how exam activities were managed, the CB claimed they used a subcontractor, but they could not provide a legally enforceable agreement covering arrangements, confidentiality, and conflict of interests with the body that provided the outsourced work. The assessors issued a nonconformity for this requirement of the standard.
What is 6.3.1?
500
This item of the standard states decisions for granting, maintaining, recertifying, extending, reducing, suspending or withdrawing certification shall not be outsourced.
What is 9.4.2?
500
Item 10.2.6 of the standard states the certification body shall establish procedures for this to verify that it fulfills the requirements 17024 and that the management system is effectively implemented and maintained.
What is an internal audit?