A brochure covering all aspects of conformity assessment and its role in international trade.
CASCO
The following resources are related to CASCO.
Information slides on published CASCO Toolbox standards.
All presentations are available to download.
Clarification requests
CASCO has set up a clarification process when the intent of a requirement is not clear. If you wish to submit a request for clarification and fulfil the necessary criteria, please use the clarification request form below. Clarification requests for standards developed by other ISO technical committees should be referred directly to the manager of the committee in question.
CASCO workshops
Conformity assessment
The following resources pertain to conformity assessment.
Educational kit on conformity assessment
Download the Educational kit on conformity assessment presentation modules.
eLearning course: Fundamentals of conformity assessment and the CASCO Toolbox
Jointly developed by ISO’s Capacity Building Team and CASCO, the “Fundamentals of conformity assessment and the CASCO Toolbox” is a 14-module eLearning course aimed at beginners and anyone new to the field, who wants a foundational understanding of conformity assessment.
Conformity assessment tools to support public policy
Access a dedicated website for regulators, standards development bodies and conformity assessment bodies.
Communiques
CASCO has issued joint communiqués addressing the transition to revised CASCO documents, and to clarify specific issues.
Case studies
Discover case studies and research that show the benefits of conformity assessment for:
Developing a standard? What you need to know about conformity assessment rules
To support ISO technical committees in implementing Clause 33 of the ISO/IEC Directives Part 2 (“aspects of conformity assessment”), CASCO has developed resources to guide and inform types of deliverables such as “schemes”.
This document provides guidance to ISO technical committees and subcommittees on the drafting of documents specifying conformity assessment arrangements.
This document was developed to assist ISO Technical Committees and external organizations that develop certification schemes for persons or develop competence criteria for subsequent use in certification schemes for persons to do so in a manner that allows the certification scheme to be used by a certification …
This new CASCO brochure provides guidance for ISO/TCs and SCs on drafting scheme documents, to ensure a consistent approach to scheme development within ISO and compliance with the ISO/IEC Directives and CASCO policy. Although primarily intended for ISO/TCs and SCs, it can be used by other scheme developers, …
This document provides guidance to ISO/TCs on the differences between management system and competency based standards in a Frequently Asked Question format. ISO/TCs are often required to choose between developing requirements for a management system for an organization’s activities or developing requirements …