Certification Maintenance
ASQMS Assistant Auditors and Auditors must maintain their qualifications
through annual approval and three-year renewal.
The requirements for maintaining qualification are as follows.
Annual Approval
Assistant Auditors
- Complete at least 16 hours of Continuing Personal Development (CPD) annually.
- Training must cover quality management systems, auditing techniques, and software.
- At least 8 hours must focus on software.
Auditors
- Perform at least one audit per year (initial or re-certification audit).
- If the audit is not an initial or re-certification audit, conduct at least two surveillance audits annually.
- If no audit is conducted in a year, complete at least 24 hours of CPD training.
- Address any complaints from audited organizations or issues found during CB witnessing audits.
- All related documents must be submitted to and approved by the management office.
Renewal (Every 3 Years)
Assistant Auditors
- Submit a renewal application 90 days before the qualification expiry date.
- Must have no issues during annual approval procedures.
- Renewal is permitted only once.
- After one renewal, the individual must be promoted to Auditor within three years; otherwise, the qualification will be revoked.
Auditors
- Submit a renewal application 90 days before the qualification expiry date.
- Must have no issues during annual approval procedures.
