Sovereign Certification Limited “How to achieve certification to ISO 9001 using the Sovereign Certification sample manual process” 10 October 2005

ISO 9001 – Quality Management System Who is it for? Smaller organisations -Wishing to demonstrate compliance with the standard -Not wishing to have the expense or inconvenience of an on-site assessment -Having customers that do not demand an accredited certificate -Require confidence that compliance with the standard has been achieved

ISO 9001 – Quality Management System Step 1 Ensure your organisation has an ISO 9001 compliant system -Modify the Sovereign Certification Sample Quality Management Manual to create a bespoke document suitable for your business activities and reflecting your operationsSample Quality Management Manual

ISO 9001 – Quality Management System Step 2 Submit your Quality Management Manual for assessment -Sovereign Certification will review and comment upon your manual until it is agreed it demonstrates compliance with the standard

ISO 9001 – Quality Management System Step 3 Implement and undertake all operations in accordance with your approved Quality Management Manual Sovereign Certification will provide a Declaration of Conformance to you for signature

ISO 9001 – Quality Management System Step 4 When you are confident you are complying with the systems as outlined within your manual; return the signed Declaration of Conformance Sovereign Certification will then issue a Certificate of Registration

ISO 9001 – Quality Management System Next Complete Application Form & send to Sovereign Certification Links -CostCost -Guidance pageGuidance page Contact for further information