What characterizes Quality Austria?
The leading Austrian contact for
the Integrated Management System
Quality Austria Holding GmbH, along with its operational subsidiaries Quality Austria Academy GmbH and Quality Austria Certification GmbH, is the leading Austrian authority for training and further education, as well as for personal, system, and product certifications, assessments, and validations, as well as the Austria Quality Seal. This is based on globally recognized accreditations and international approvals. Additionally, since 1996, the company has awarded the Austrian Excellence Award in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism. As the national market leader for the Integrated Management System to ensure and enhance business quality, Quality Austria plays a pivotal role in the Austrian economy and stands for "Succeed with Quality." Quality Austria collaborates globally with around 1,000 network partners and more than 20 organizations, and actively participates in standardization committees and international networks such as EOQ and IQNet. Since its founding in 2004, Quality Austria has conducted over 185,000 audits, assessments, and evaluations, with more than 100,000 individuals having attended the courses and in-house training sessions offered by the internationally active company.
We continuously adapt our range of products and services to the needs of the market, social trends and our customers and support them in focusing on long-term goals!
Quality Austria Certification
As an independent certification body we conduct conformity assessments on the basis of international standards and regulations. Thus we assess and confirm that relevant requirements (such as those of ISO 9001, the quality management standard) are being adhered to. We predominantly certify systems, products and services as well as persons in line with the accreditation regulations of Akkreditierung Austria.
From the beginning, qualityaustria audit design has been focused on creating value for our customers.
- Customer expectations significantly influence audit objectives and benefits.
- Auditor competence is of extreme importance.
- Performance and effect of the audited Integrated Management System is crucial.
- People meet each other during an audit.
- Auditing with the right attitude and values leads to the desired audit quality.
Quality Austria Holding GmbH is accredited by Akkreditierung Austria in the areas of management systems acc. to ISO/IEC 17021, certification of persons acc. to ISO/IEC 17024 and certification of products acc. to ISO/IEC 17065.
Fairness, impartiality and validity of our procedures and certification programmes are guaranteed and confirmed continuously. We have the broadest accreditation scope in Austria and as an accreditation body we are committed to ensure independence and objectivity.
We are the national representative of IQNet and are therefore
authorized to issue the worldwide esteemed IQNet certificates.
Quality Austria Academy
For a personal certification the competencies and qualifications of a person are being reviewed and the conformity with the respective certification programme is assessed. Our customer focus and the national accreditation as personal certification body according to ISO/IEC 17024 by Akkreditierung Austria guarantee a high and recognized standard on a national and European level.
The primary objective of our trainings is the increase of competence of all participants on a long term basis.
This objective goes far beyond the mere imparting of knowledge and is supported by didactic and organizational measures. As for the contents, we put our focus on practice and value creation. Therefore, we combine the newest findings from studies, trend analyses, developments of standards and reports from practice with our practical know-how. With our webinars, online courses and information events we constantly aim to maximize value for our customers by staying on top of latest developments.
Note: Accredited personnel certificates are issued by Quality Austria Certification GmbH.
qualityaustria certificates have an outstanding reputation and are objective proof of competence due to their internationally accepted processes of examination, assessment and re-certification based on the EN ISO/IEC 17024 standard. We offer more than 50 certification programmes, most of them are nationally accredited.
The harmonization and recognition of our training offer in the nearly 40 countries of the European Organization for Quality (EOQ) guarantee a very high and renowned standard on a national and European level.
Quality Austria is aware of the importance of impartiality when acting as a certification body. In order to guarantee objectivity when conducting certification activities, the handling of potential conflicts of interest has been included in the management system of Quality Austria.
qualityaustria group
Quality Austria Holding combines Quality Austria Certification, Quality Austria Academy, CIS Certification, QMD Services and Quality Austria Consulting. With our strong network of companies, we are well-positioned for the future and offer you a wide range of services from a single source. Our focus is on the industries that shape Austria's economy and on topics that are forward-thinking. We rely on in-depth knowledge and firsthand expertise to guarantee you the best possible quality and practical solutions. Your benefit is our expertise.
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