Obtaining ISO certification in Saudi Arabia
Guidance for Consulting and Training is one of the most important Saudi expertise houses specialized in qualifying all factories, companies, and governmental and private institutions to obtain the International Management Systems Standards (ISO) certificate through a group of professional consultants with experience in the Saudi market.
The importance of your institution obtaining the ISO certificate in Saudi Arabia
The ISO certificate is an important recognition for your institution, indicating that the facility applies the international management systems standards. Obtaining it is considered a badge of distinction for the institution in the Saudi market, supporting and strengthening its presence, increasing its customer base, and gaining customers’ trust, thus leading to increased profits and gains.
All Saudi establishments, factories, and institutions, both governmental and private, are moving towards conforming to international standards for management systems, most notably quality, safety, occupational health, and environment systems, within the framework of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, which aims to support the infrastructure of management and quality to develop the Saudi economy with the support of the Kingdom’s wise leadership, targeting high growth rates, increasing Saudi exports and localizing local industry.
Therefore, institutions of all types and activities seek to obtain certificates for different quality systems, including international ISO certificates that enable them to get the following:
- Develop their businesses by obtaining international ISO certificates for the requirements of international quality systems that are recognized and widely applied worldwide.
- Meeting the requirements and conditions in the Middle East, the world, and the regional and international levels as companies that have obtained ISO certificates as a condition for their accreditation as a supplier and service provider.
- The institution obtaining certificates for international quality specifications reflects its efficiency, and reach in customer satisfaction with its services and products. This is achieved by establishing and implementing the ISO system and ensuring and monitoring quality.
- Achieving internal effectiveness by reducing errors and wasting resources, leads to sustainable improvement.
- All of this leads to increasing the size of the organization’s business, entering new markets, and gaining a larger share of the Saudi market.
Types of ISO certificates that organizations can obtain in Saudi Arabia
Private and governmental organizations, companies, and factories in Saudi Arabia can obtain many types of ISO certificates. The following are the most important of these standards:
| ISO 9001 | Quality Management Systems: Continuous external monitoring of the system, enhancing the process of continuous improvement and achieving the highest standards according to the Saudi Standards, Metrology, and Quality Organization. |
| ISO 45001 | Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems: Protecting all employees during work from injuries and risks. |
| ISO 14001 | Environmental Management Systems: It will help the organization to make an impact on the environment, manage the environmental process, and achieve environmental sustainability. |
| ISO 27001 | Information Security Management Systems: Optimally IT security sustainable management, and reducing IT risks. |
| ISO 22301 | Business Continuity Management Systems: To raise the level of the organization, its management, the quality of its products/services, and all its employees. |
| ISO 50001 | Energy management systems: Optimum use of resources and rationalization of energy used in the institution/facility. |
| ISO 46001 | Water efficiency management systems: Regular review to improve water use management and enhance water management practices. |
| ISO 22000 | Food safety management systems: Support and guide organizations in improving their overall performance in food safety. |
| ISO 7101 | Healthcare quality management systems: Working to improve healthcare and its practice. |
| ISO 13485 | Medical Devices Quality Management Systems: Conforming to globally recognized best practices in the medical device industry. |
| ISO 21001 | Educational Organizations Management Systems: Support and implementation of quality management of educational institutions. |
Procedures for obtaining the global management systems standards certificate
After requesting technical advice, a specialized team reviews the administrative system applied in the institution, according to that, a decision is made on whether the institution is entitled to grant the accreditation certificate and conform to the required standard/standards. In the event of non-compliance, all requirements are sent to the quality management officials to work on them and qualify and train the institution’s employees.
Guidance for consultation and training
We have the knowledge and experience to qualify institutions and individuals to comply with the requirements of the Saudi Standards, Quality and Environment Organization, the Saudi Food and Drug Authority, and other entities that impose legal and mandatory requirements in the Saudi market to achieve quality and the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.
To qualify your facility, train its personnel and fulfill the required documents to implement the quality and ISO systems.