Systems to identify competent people to deem others competent are sometimes circular or impossibly complex. How is it possible to meet this requirement of the standard?
STANDARD: ISO/IEC 17011 · CLAUSE: 6.1.3 · TOPIC: Competence of AB personnel
Answer:
| This problem is unavoidable when the AB starts operating a new accreditation scheme. However, if the process for determining competence is robust and tested in other, preferably similar, accreditation areas, it should generate enough confidence in the competence evaluation of a new accreditation scheme. |
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