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Accreditation

 

1. Introduction

An accreditation and certification program was identified as one activity that could raise the APO’s visibility and authority as a leading productivity organization. Recognizing the competency and credibility of national productivity organizations (NPOs) or their affiliates as APO-accredited certification bodies (CBs) will build APO brand awareness, cultivate and expand a community of experts, and strengthen APO leadership in the area of productivity.

Therefore, the Governing Body, in its review of the APO Strategic Plans, approved the establishment of an accreditation body. This separate, impartial entity known as the APO Accreditation Body (APO-AB) is responsible for assessing and accrediting CBs following the APO General Requirements for Certification Bodies: Certification of Persons Scheme, which is aligned with ISO/IEC 17024.

 

2. Vision

To be the leading productivity-related specialist accreditation body and expand the recognition of APO certification programs worldwide.

 

3. Mission

To enhance the image and reputation of NPOs/affiliated organizations in APO members by recognizing them as APO-accredited CBs on productivity-oriented programs. This will involve:

  1. 1. Ensuring the validity of APO certification programs;
  2. 2. Close cooperation with stakeholders in APO members related to APO-AB activities through regular consultation, coordination, and communication;
  3. 3. Promoting APO accreditation services worldwide by engaging with other international organizations promoting productivity-related and future-oriented programs; and
  4. 4. Continuously improving APO-AB activities, adding value, and ensuring transparency, credibility, impartiality, and accessibility by APO members through a structured, systematic accreditation system.

 

4. Quality Policy

The APO-AB is committed to operating its accreditation programs and related services at the highest quality in compliance with international standards to meet the needs and expectations of APO member governments. Through the balanced representation of key stakeholders and interested parties within or outside the APO membership, the APO-AB ensures that the professionalism, competency, impartiality, and transparency of its services are maintained at all times.

 

5. APO Accreditation System

6. Organizational Structure

7. APO-AB Council

The main responsibility of the APO-AB Council is to formulate policies relating to the accreditation system for endorsement by the APO Workshop Meeting of Head of NPOs. The list of the members of the council is here.

 

8. Scope for Accreditation

The APO-AB accredits organizations that operate APO Certification of Persons (CoP) schemes. The APO-AB will develop new certification schemes periodically to meet the needs of member countries. Current schemes being developed are shown below:

Program Accreditation Requirement Certification Scheme
Productivity Practitioners • ISO/IEC 17024:2012
• APO-AB 1003:2020 General Requirements for Certification Bodies: Certification of Persons Scheme		 APO-PS 101: 2023 Requirements for Productivity Specialists
Green Productivity APO-GPS 201:2023 Requirements for Green Productivity Specialists
 

 

9. Accreditation and Certification Documentation

  1. 1. General Requirements for Certification Bodies: Certification of Persons Scheme (APO-AB 1003:2020)
  2. 2. Procedure for Accreditation of Certification Bodies (APO-AB 4001:2020)
  3. 3. Terms and Conditions Governing the Use of APO-AB Accreditation Symbol by Accredited Certification Bodies (APO-AB TOR 3002:2019)

 

10. Accredited Certification Bodies

MALAYSIA PRODUCTIVITY CORPORATION CERTIFICATION BODY (MPC-CB)
Address: East Wing, MATRADE Tower, Jalan Sultan Ahmad Shah 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
URL: https://www.mpc.gov.my/certified-productivity-specialist–cps
Please click here for the certificate

VIETNAM PRODUCTIVITY SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION BODY (ViProCB)
Address: No. 8 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay District, Hanoi, Vietnam
URL: http://vnpi.vn/vn/chuyen-gia-nang-suat/productivity-certificate.aspx
Please click here for the certificate

MONGOLIAN PRODUCTIVITY ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATION BODY (MPOCB)
Address: Bayangol district, Peace avenue, 20 khoroo, 2nd floor, Erin International Building, PO-26-354, Ulaanbaatar 16081, Mongolia
URL: https://mpo.mn/mbtbb
Please click here for the certificate

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION AGENCY FOR PRODUCTIVITY (PCAP)
Address: Vocational Building, 1st Floor, Jl. Jend. Gatot Subroto Kav. 44, South Jakarta 12710, Indonesia
URL: https://produktivitas.kemnaker.go.id/pcap-3
Please click here for the certificate

PRODUCTIVITY CERTIFICATION BODY OF PAKISTAN (PCBP)
Address: 11th Floor, Shaheed-e-Millat Secretariat, F-6/1, Islamabad, Pakistan
URL: https://portal.npo.gov.pk/productivity-certifications
Please click here for the certificate

NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL CERTIFICATION BODY (NPC-CB)
Address: Rashtriya Utpadakta Parishad, 5-6 Institutional Area, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India
URL: https://www.npcindia.gov.in/NPC/User/NPC-CB
Please click here for the certificate

ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN PRODUCTIVITY CERTIFICATION BODY (IPCB)
Address : No. 16, Corner of Mir Emad St., Shahid Beheshti St., Tehran, I. R. Iran
URL: (under construction)
Please click here for the certificate

SINGAPORE PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE-PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION (SPC-PC)
Address: 11 Eunos Road 8 Lifelong Learning Institute #08-01, Singapore
URL: https://www.sgpc.sg/services/business-advisory-consultancy/nposg-cb-gps/
Please click here for the certificate

FTPI CENTER OF PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION (FTPI-PC)
Address: Thailand Productivity Institute 1025 Yakult Building 12, 14th Floor, Pahonyothin Rd., Phayathai, Phayathai 10400, Bangkok
URL: https://www.ftpi.or.th/en/center-of-professional-certification
Please click here for the certificate

DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY OF THE PHILIPPINES CERTIFICATION BODY (DAP CB)
Address: DAP Building, San Miguel Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines
URL: https://certificationbody.dap.edu.ph/
Please click here for the certificate

PRODUCTIVITY CERTIFICATION BODY OF BANGLADESH (PCBB)
Address: Silpa Bhaban (1st Floor), 91 Motijheel Commercial Area, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
URL:  https://npo.gov.bd/
Please click here for the certificate

NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY SECRETARIAT CERTIFICATION BODY (NPS-CB)
Address: National Productivity Secretariat, 10th Floor, Sethsiripaya Stage ii, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
URL: https://productivity.lk/
Please click here for the certificate

NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE OF CAMBODIA CERTIFICATION BODY (NPCC-CB)
Address: #45, Norodom Boulevard, Songkat Phsar Thmei 3, Khnan Doun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
URL: https://misti.gov.kh/
Please click here for the certificate

 

11. List of Certified Persons

Click here for the APO-Certified Productivity Practitioners

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