The Nepal Accreditation Forum (NAF) has published a call for the empanelment of a set of experts in order to support Nepal’s growing quality infrastructure.
The NAF document, titled NAF Empanelment Notice and Assessor Competence Handbook: A Strategic Call for Quality Infrastructure Experts, requests experts submit their credentials for consideration as Lead Assessors, Technical Assessors, and Technical Experts. The effort will help strengthen that nation’s overall quality assessment and credentialing efforts.
According to the publication:
NAF is preparing for an expanded scope of Multilateral Recognition Arrangements (MRA) with the Asia Pacific Accreditation
Cooperation (APAC) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC). This expansion necessitates a robust pool of assessors capable of operating not just at a national level, but at a standard that withstands international peer evaluation. The professionals selected through this process will be the guardians of Nepal’s technical reputation. They will be tasked with the grave responsibility of distinguishing between compliant and non-compliant entities, a distinction that directly impacts the safety
The NAF was recently accepted into the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) with some assistance from Oxebridge. The body intends to exceed the IAF / GACI requirements and provide trust-based accreditation to certification bodies.
The full document can be read here.
To learn more about the NAF, visit the body’s website here.
