The Vibration Institute Certification Program for Vibration Analysts is an ANAB Accredited Personnel Certification Program. (ANSI National Accreditation Board) The program is accredited by ANAB to ISO/IEC 17024 and compliant with ISO 18436-1 and -2 for Categories I, II, III, & IV. ANSI is the premier organization that coordinates the implementation of national and international standards. The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) is a non-governmental organization that provides accreditation services and training to public- and private-sector organizations, serving the global marketplace. ANAB is the largest accreditation body in North America and provides services in more than 75 countries. Our program is the only Certification Program for Vibration Analysts accredited by ANAB.
If you’re unsure what accreditation is, or why it’s important, I urge you to visit our website to learn more at: https://www.vi-institute.org/anab-accreditation/
I also encourage you to visit the ANAB website as well: https://anab.ansi.org/
I had the pleasure of attending ANAB’s Client Day and Credentialing Conference in September 2022. I’d like to share some of the takeaways, as there are many of them.
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- We must know the standard. We are accredited to ISO/IEC 17024, and all staff involved in the certification process at VI should be familiar with this standard.
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- Top Management Commitment: Our Leadership sets the tone and values our accreditation.
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- The work we do matters
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- Maintaining our accreditation is a teamwork process – we work with our assessors from ANAB as a team.
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- Documentation is key – if you didn’t document it, it didn’t happen
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- Personnel to be evaluated on a regular basis and have a professional development training plan. All VI staff are evaluated on a regular basis and have a training plan for professional development.
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- Constantly look for ways to improve what we’re doing when it comes to accreditation
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- Stay focused – talk to resources, celebrate victories, take mental breaks, recognize what has been accomplished and what needs to be done throughout and after our work with ANAB takes place
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- Focus on learning and growing