QaP - Quality as a process
Assessment of management systems of organizations and enterprises on the basis of the EFQM criteria and industry-specific quality criteria.
(The certification by SQS is not offered any longer. Existing certificates stay valid until the end of their validity.)
Outcome
Efficient use of the EFQM Model for Business Excellence / Better use of staff resources through simple and practical "Self-Assessment" / Identification of the success-relevant fields of learning / Support for the implementation of improvement potential / Possibility of benchmark comparison with own industry / Online support for the entire assessment and implementation process
Validity
3 years - there is an annual audit to ensure that standards are being maintained and a recertification audit after 3 years.
Recognition
The SQS certificate of conformity with QaP has international recognition.
Combinations
CLQ concept of life quality, ISO 9001 and other reference models