Route to Accreditation
UBA accreditation is achieved through five stages:
Application and Document Review
- Completion of application form
- All applications accompanied by Quality Manual
- UBA undertakes completeness check of application documents
- UBA undertakes applicant’s documents review.
Pre-assessment
- Optional stage designed to assess organization’s readiness for a full assessment
Initial Assessment
- Conducted on site by a UBA Assessment Team
- Covers all aspects of organization’s scope of application
- Accreditation decisions made by the UBA Accreditation Approvals Committee
- Accreditation certificate valid for 5 years
Periodic On-site Assessment
- Undertaken after organization has obtained accreditation
- Accreditation confirmed on an annual basis by periodic on-site assessment visits
Re-assessment
- Re-assessment conducted at least 6 months prior to the end of the accreditation cycle of 5 years