Conformity assessment and standardization

It is recommended to have basic knowledge in the related field to follow these trainings.

OVERVIEW

Conformity assessment is crucial for the economy, as it builds trust in products and services and promotes both national and international trade. The training aims to present the different concepts related to conformity, such as the presumption of conformity, the conformity assessment and the accreditation, and will explain the importance of technical standardization in this context. After this introduction part, a particular attention is given to specific application domains. The participants will gain knowledge of related standardization activities supporting the compliance with the legislation (such as AI Act and Cybersecurity Act) and domain-specific certification for organizations (energy management system).

LEARNING OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES

• To identify the different elements contributing to the chain of building trust
• To know the different conformity assessment methods and the main related standards
• To understand the concept of presumption of conformity and the role of standards
• To familiarize with the legal framework for harmonized standards
• To gain insights on the usage of standards for conformity in a selection of use cases

Day 1

Morning session - Common part: Introduction to the conformity assessment (part 1) (2h)

1 - Chain of building trust

• Definitions
• The main actors
• The elements of the chain
• Presumption of conformity

2 - Overview of standardization

• Definitions
• Usage and benefits of standards
• Development process of standards
• Standardization organizations
• National standardization effort

Afternoon session - Common part: Introduction to the conformity assessment (part 2) (3h)

1 - Conformity assessment methods

• Inspection
• Certification
• Testing and calibration (also biological testing)
• Validation and verification

2 - Conformity assessment standards

• Technical committees
• ISO CASCO Toolbox standards
• Other standards supporting accreditation
• Applicative standards

3 - General requirements for the conformity assessment bodies as specified by ISO/CASCO standards

4 - Accreditation

• National accreditation body’s role
• The different organizations (EA/ILAC/IAF)
• Peer evaluation and mutual recognition
• National accreditation activities

Day 2

Morning - Workshops (in parallel) (2h)

Workshop 1: AI Act and standardization

1 - Overview of AI standardization landscape

• Overview of AI standards development organizations
• Overview of topics covered by AI standards
• Focus on ILNAS/NSC 04 Artificial Intelligence

2 - Introduction to the AI Act and Standardization Request

• Overview of legal requirements from the AI Act
• Need for AI related standards identified in Standardization Request
• Mapping from standardization requirements to the existing standards and standardization projects

3 - Conformity assessment and AI standards: a few examples

• ISO/IEC 22989:2023 Information technology - Artificial intelligence - Artificial intelligence concepts and terminology
• CEN/CLC/TR 17894:2024 Artificial Intelligence Conformity Assessment
• ISO/IEC 42001:2023 Information Technology - Artificial intelligence - Management system
• Other relevant published standard and ongoing developments

Workshop 2: Cybersecurity Act, certification schemes and standardization

1 - Overview of Cybersecurity standardization landscape

• Overview of Cybersecurity standards development organizations
• Overview of topics covered by cybersecurity standards
• Focus on ILNAS/NSC 01 Cybersecurity

2 - Introduction to the Cybersecurity Act, current certification schemes and related standardization developments

• Overview of legal requirements from the Cybersecurity Act
• Example of the EUCC scheme
• Other ongoing related standardization developments

3 - Conformity assessment and Cybersecurity standards: a few examples

• ISO/IEC 15408 series Evaluation criteria for IT security
• ISO/IEC 27017:2015 Information technology - Security techniques - Code of practice for information security controls based on ISO/IEC 27002 for cloud services
• ISO/IEC 21827:2008 Systems Security Engineering - Capability Maturity Model

Worskhop 3: Certification activities and the energy management system standard

1 - Energy efficiency objectives according to EU legal framework

• Overview of the EU Green Deal
• Overview of Directive 2012/27/EU and Directive (EU) 2018/2002 on energy efficiency, and revised Directive (EU) 2023/1791
• Plan national intégré en matière d‘énergie et de climat, PNEC

2 - Overview of management system standards

• What is a management system standard?
• Areas covered by management system standards
• Main principles of management system standards

3 - Conformity assessment and energy management system standard: overview

• Introduction to ISO/TC 301 Energy management and energy savings
• Introduction to CEN/CLC/JTC 14 Energy management and energy efficiency in the framework of energy transition
• Overview of ISO 50001:2018 Energy management systems - Requirements with guidance for use and the amendment on climate action changes
• Overview of ISO 50003:2021 Energy management systems - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of energy management systems

• Interaction and collaboration
• Theoretical and practical aspects

A certificate of participation issued by ILNAS, a recognized training organization, will be provided at the end of the course.

• The course will take place on ILNAS premises
• The course can be delivered on demand.
• The course may be provided at our offices or within your organization.