Responsibility according to International Standards

Accreditation means trust. Trust in everyday life. Trust in the quality of products and services we use, and in the safety of the environment in which we live.

Slovenian Accreditation has been contributing to the creation of this trust for 20 years now. Indeed, an accreditation system was established in Slovenia in 1995, and this enabled us to carry out the first accreditation procedures. During all this time of operation we have set up accreditation in numerous fields and for numerous conformity assessment schemes. We believe that accreditation has, in the general sense, contributed to the improvement of quality and to the awareness of the importance of conformity assessment, and that it has been fulfilling its mission.

On this year’s Accreditation Day we celebrate our 20th anniversary, therefore we would like to look back at the path we have travelled, and at the same time remind ourselves of all the challenges awaiting us in the future.

We have invited to this event Mr Jacques McMillan, the creator of the idea and concept of accreditation system in Europe, who will speak about accreditation as it once was and as it is today, and reveal to us whether accreditation has met the expectations and vision of its creators.

An accredited body who was granted the first accreditation by Slovenian Accreditation will present to us his side of the story of development of accreditation in Slovenia. The development of accreditation through the eyes of assessors will be outlined to us by our long-standing assessor, who will also confide to us some of her experience in assessing accredited bodies.

You are cordially invited to join us, and with your presence, suggestions, questions and comments, let us create together the Accreditation Day, this year again without participation fee.

Registration deadline is Monday, 30 November 2015.