Assessor Scheme

All Enquiries And Applications Ought To Be Addressed To:

MUMBAI Head Office
Sanatan Dharma Accreditation Board (SDAB)
SDAB House
B-401, New Om Kaveri Chs. Ltd., Nagindas pada,
Next To Shiv Sena Office, Nallasopara (E)
Tel .: +91-7499991895
email: info@sanatanboards.com
Website: www.sanatanboards.com
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1. Presentation

1.1 This Enrolment Plan works for the capability and enlistment of Assessors locked in in the appraisal of the executives frameworks, administrations and items, against the rules contained in characterized principles.

1.2 The Plan is successful from 15 January 2001.

2. Scope

2.1 The Plan records the capability, and obligation to respectability, of people enlisted to lead evaluations of the board frameworks, administrations and items including, where material, their capacity to co-ordinate and control evaluation work embraced by a group under their initiative.

2.2 Frameworks Reviewing Rules, ISO 19011 is supposed to be seen by undeniably enrolled assessors where sensible material.

3. Reason

3.1 The reason for the Plan is to enlist the certificate of assessors.

3.2 The Plan is expected to help buyers and administrative bodies to acknowledge appraisals finished by associations utilizing assessors who meet the prerequisites of this plan.

4. Enlistment Convention

4.1 All people who meet the predefined standards and who can uphold their application with narrative proof might make application for enrollment. Applications should be submitted on the endorsed structure ASL(F)16, which can be acquired from the Recorder.

4.2 The Enlistment center might wish to meet with up‑and‑comers prior to supporting Enrollment.

4.3 All enrolled assessors are expected to keep a diary ASL(F)17 or comparable in an adequate arrangement, summing up their association in evaluation. Moreover, they ought to keep up with records of any preparation finished after enrollment. Assessors should illuminate the Enlistment center of any difference in confidential location.

4.4 Duplicates of evaluation diaries will be submitted at the hour of re‑enlistment or on request by the Enlistment center.

4.5 Language Requirements

All interchanges, correspondence, documentation, meetings, and introductions in support of any application must be in English or accompanied by a certified translation of the originals—particularly where foreign language proficiency certificates are concerned.

5. Prerequisites For Registration

5.1 Assessors must have the relevant qualifications and experience specified in Sections 6.7.
5.2 The Registrar reserves the right to consider any experience and/or qualifications in determining the suitability of a candidate for registration.
5.3 Assessors must confirm their willingness to observe the Overarching Code of Conduct ASL(G)9.
5.4 Membership of Expert Bodies is not a requirement for registration, nor does registration as an assessor imply membership of any.

6. Registration

6.1 The registration year covers the period of one year from the date of registration.
6.2 A registration certificate will be issued to each successful candidate and remains valid until the date specified on the certificate.
6.3 A replacement valid registration certificate will be issued every third year, subject to payment of the appropriate annual fee by that date and continuing compliance with the requirements of the Scheme.
6.4 The Registrar will maintain a register that will include:
(a) Lists of Assessors.
(b) A list of Training Courses.
6.5 Registration will be reviewed periodically. Renewal will be subject to the registered person’s ability to continue to meet the requirements of the Scheme and having undertaken at least five satisfactory assessments in the previous three years.

6.7 Qualifications And Experience For Assessors

6.7.1 Skills, Qualifications and Experience: An assessor must be competent in the discipline being assessed, familiar with the relevant management system standards, and able to exercise judgment against the criteria of the standards. Assessors must be able to communicate clearly in writing and orally.
6.7.2 Candidates must have successfully completed a relevant training course. They must also have completed five assessments.
6.7.3 Assessors registered in other schemes may transfer if qualifications and management are equivalent.
6.7.4 Candidates with one or more academic credits, who satisfy all other conditions of registration but cannot meet the Registrar’s full requirements, may be provisionally registered.
6.7.5 For the purpose of continued registration, five surveillances will be considered equivalent to one initial assessment.
6.7.6 Second and third-party assessments must be submitted for registration purposes. First-party assessments (internal audits) are also valid for registration purposes.
6.7.7 Assessments must be carried out to a defined standard.
6.7.8 Applications for registration must be complete and supported by documentary evidence of academic and relevant training qualifications.
6.7.9 Assessment experience must clearly state: date of assessment, duration of assessment, etc., as defined on Assessor Diary Form ASL(F)17 (or equivalent), and must be verified. Failure to provide this information may result in the rejection of the application.

6.8 Grading Framework

6.8.1 This grading framework provides a first measure of a candidate’s eligibility for registration. In addition to assessing experience, it may be supplemented by information obtained from interviews and from performance on training courses. It is used solely as guidance by the Registrar.
6.8.2 Grading Framework Qualifications and Experience:
(i) Qualified in a relevant discipline by either a degree or equivalent academic/professional qualification within the last decade, which meets the Registrar’s requirements.
OR
(ii) Qualified in a relevant management discipline by HNC/HND/NVQ or equivalent in ten years or less.
OR
(iii) Attended a formal management auditing course related to the discipline and certifying standard (e.g., Quality = ISO 9001, Environmental = ISO 14001, etc.). AND:
(iv) Full-time experience (other than training) in fields such as science, engineering technology, manufacturing, construction, consultancy, and management services.
(v) If this experience has been in aspects of management within the last three years, extra credits are allocated.
ALSO
(vi) If one or more years of this experience have been in assessments to a recognized Management Standard, extra credits are allocated.
See also Appendix II

7. Training

7.1 Organizations providing training courses in management system assessment may apply for registration under the Scheme. Information on the requirements and procedures for course registration may be obtained from the Registrar. The Registrar will consider each submission and may require visits, discussions, and attendance at the delivery of training courses to confirm that the course meets the Scheme’s requirements. The applicant will meet all expenses.
7.2 The Registrar reserves the right to withdraw the registration of a training course at any time.

8. Registration Fees

8.1 Details of current fees for Assessors, Training Organizations, and Participating firms are available on request from the Registrar.

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Appendix I – Glossary of Terms

• Assessment (System Assessment): A systematic and independent examination to determine whether activities and related results comply with planned arrangements and whether these arrangements are implemented effectively and are suitable to achieve objectives.
• Assessor/Management Grade: An individual who is qualified and is authorized to perform all or any part of a system assessment.
• Assessment Organization: An organization which conducts quality system assessments to a recognized standard.
• Auditor: An individual who undertakes a systematic, independent, and documented process for obtaining audit evidence and evaluating it to determine the extent to which audit criteria are fulfilled.
• Continuous Professional Development (CPD): A system by which professionals are required to update their professional skills continually. The SDAB registration scheme requires that assessors maintain training and CPD records on Form 17.
• First Party Assessments: Assessment (internal audits) conducted in organizations where there is complete independence of the assessment function from the operational activities.
• Lead Assessor/Principal Grade: An assessor who is qualified and is authorized to manage an assessment.
• Management System: The organizational structure, responsibilities, procedures, processes, and resources for implementing functional management.
• Management System Standards: A System Standard is a document specifying the elements of a Management System.
• Provisional Assessor/Primary Grade: An individual who meets all the requirements for registration, except assessment experience.
• Second Party Assessments: Assessments of contractors/suppliers undertaken by or on behalf of a purchasing organization. This may include the assessment of companies or departments supplying goods and services to others within the same group.
• Surveillance: The continuing monitoring and verification of the status of procedures, methods, conditions, processes, products, and services, and the analysis of records against stated references to ensure that specified requirements for quality are being met.
• Third Party Assessments: Assessments of organizations undertaken by an independent certification body or similar organization.

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Appendix II – Grading Framework

There are four SDAB grades of registered assessor as follows:

1. Principal Grade: Frequently known as a ‘lead assessor’. This individual is competent in all aspects of assessment and auditing and has sufficient management experience to lead a team of auditors in a large-scale assessment of management systems.
2. Management Grade: Frequently known as ‘assessor’. This individual has demonstrated sufficient capability, ability, and experience to competently manage and conduct an assessment and audit program in small to medium-sized firms of typical complexity. This assessor has limited experience of team leadership in an assessor role.
3. Primary Grade: Sometimes known as a ‘provisional assessor’. This assessor has limited experience and capability in assessing and auditing management systems. Typically, they have a responsibility for auditing management systems within the bounds of their current and past employers’ premises only and will have had under two years of experience in an assessing role.
4. 1st Party Grade: This assessor has confined experience and capability in an auditing and assessing role. Typically, the assessor would have completed a short introductory auditing course and have received instruction and guidance from a senior manager or specialist. This grade is awarded to candidates demonstrating an awareness of the benefits of auditing and assessment and the Code of Conduct ASL(G)7 and who intend to continue developing their auditing expertise as a potential career path.

Grades And Scoring

Grades are allocated from a scoring system contained in application form ASL(F).16. The system allocates a defined number of credits for each of the areas addressed in section 6.8.2 of the main text of this guide. The criteria for each grade are not published as grading can be contentious. In addition, as application for assessor is expected to be facilitated through the Internet and grading results of an application would be readily available, it is considered not pertinent to publish criteria, as knowing the criteria in advance should not materially affect any grading outcome.
The decision of the SDAB board on grading is final and correspondence will not generally be entered into.

Branches

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SDAB Head Office

SDAB Sanatan Dharma Accreditation Board
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MUMBAI Head Office

Sanatan Dharma Accreditation Board (SDAB)
SDAB House
B-401, New Om Kaveri Chs. Ltd., Nagindas pada,
Next To Shiv Sena Office, Nallasopara (E)
Tel .: +91-7499991895
email: info@sanatanboards.com
Website: www.sanatanboards.com

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SDAB House
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