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Bogus Certifications

Tim LeeChair IAQG OPMT

The Boeing Company

Date: July 16, 2014

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What does the term Bogus mean?

Bogus: Counterfeit or fake;

not genuine, artificial, counterfeit, false, phony, sham, spurious, unauthentic, ungenuine, unreal, untrue

Associated concepts: bogus ceremony, bogus certificate, bogus check

Source: The Free Dictionary http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bogus

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What is a Bogus Certification?

A certification that lacks peer recognition and does not provide value nor confidence that the stated management system conforms to specified requirements.

ISO 17021:2011 – 4.1.2The value of certification is the degree of public confidence and trust that isestablished by an impartial and competent assessment by a third-party.

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IntroductionThe validity and acceptance of a quality management system certificate can only be determined by the certified organization and their customers.

The issuance of unaccredited certificates elevates supply chain risks.

This presentation will focus on the differences between an accredited AS9104/1 Aviation, Space and Defense (AS&D) 9100/9110/9120 quality management system certificate versus unaccredited certificates that have been circulated in the AS&D supply base.

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AS9104/1 CriteriaForwardThis standard establishes provisions for the individual IAQG sector schemes controlled use of audit results provided by CBs, based on three primary criteria:• the use of accredited CBs;• the CB’s use of qualified and authenticated AQMS auditors;

and• the use of international aviation, space, and defense

standards for quality management

8.6 Issuance of Certificatesj. Unaccredited certificates or certificates from

unaccredited sources shall not be issued. Letters of conformance and unaccredited audit statements shall be clearly distinguished from accredited certificates.

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Risk MitigationThe acceptance of an AS9100/9110/9120 unaccredited certificate has been minimized via establishment of the Industry Controlled Other Party (ICOP) scheme and the Online Aerospace Supplier Information System (OASIS) database.

If the issuing Certification Body or the Certified Organization is not listed in the OASIS database the certificate should be suspect.

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Look for the Accreditation Logo:

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Accredited Certificate Example

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• Recognized Accreditation Logo

• Reference to AS9104/1 ICOP Scheme

• Recognized & Valued Certificate

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Unaccredited Certificate Examples

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• No accreditation Logo

• No reference to AS9104/1 Scheme

• No value

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Buyer BewareUnaccredited conformance bodies often make false promises:

• Industry recognized• Low cost alternative• Fast track certification• No need for those “Pesky” audits

Suppliers could waste thousands of dollars and value time to obtain an unaccredited certificate only to learn that it is not acceptable to their customer.

The presentation of an unaccredited certificate to an AAQG Member Company could result in:

• Contract delays• Approval road blocks• No future bid opportunities

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Summary

The AAQG and all IAQG global sectors are working very hard to establish, maintain and improve a robust, recognized and valued accredited certification process.

We should not allow the introduction of bogus certificates in our supply chain.

We ask Aerospace Auditors to assist us and maintain the integrity of the process in a way that, only certificates which deliver confidence to stakeholders are recognized.

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