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Download the relevant Scheme Criteria (See Certification Schemes in the left menu)

• Generic Criteria for all Certification Schemes Criteria
• Food Safety Scheme Criteria
• Health & Safety Scheme Criteria
• Environmental Scheme Criteria
• Quality Scheme Criteria
• HIV/AIDS Scheme Criteria
• Reprpcessors of Previously Certified Packaging Criteria
• Product Certification Auditor Criteria

Study the criteria carefully to ensure that you download the documentation as applicable to the relevant Auditor Grade

Download the applicable supporting documentation (Also see Certification Schemes in the left menu)

New applications

• Application (H&S, EMS, QMS & HIV/AIDS) form
• Application (Food Safety) form
• Audit Log sheet
• Audit Log (Food Safety) sheet
• Auditor Evaluation form
• Lead Auditor Evaluation form
• Code of conduct - Sponsor form
• Code of conduct - Witnessing Lead Auditor form
• Code of conduct - Auditors form
• Auditee Feedback form

 

 

 

Complete the application form

Please ensure that you complete the application form in full. Many applicants do not complete the application form correctly, or do not provide all the supporting information.  This means an application that usually takes 4-6 weeks may take twice as long to process.

Guidance for completing the Application

• Provide full mailing and business details in section 1.
• Specify the type of scheme you wish to apply for in section 2.  For Lead Auditor applications, compliance to all of the Auditor requirements must also be demonstrated.
• Specify your technical and academic achievements in section 3.  This may include degrees, diplomas and short courses.
• Section 4 requires your membership of professional bodies if any.  Please provide documentary evidence as applicable.
• A SAATCA approved Auditor / Lead Auditor training course and examination as applicable to the scheme applied for must have been successfully completed by all applicants.   This must be specified in section 5.
• Your work experience and its applicability to the scheme being applied or must be stated in section 6.  Even if applicants attach a CV to the application, completion of this section is mandatory. This ensures ease of evaluation by the evaluation committee.
• Obtain signatures from your manager, proposing your certification in section 7.  In cases where an applicant is not employed by a specific organization, two sponsors who have a business relationship with the applicant need to sign this section.
  Notes on Attachments:
  All certificates submitted as documentary evidence must be certified by a commissioner of oath as authentic.
  Audit log sheets must be completed for each audit and must be submitted on the SAATCA SF26 Audit Log form. Only submit sufficient audits to demonstrate compliance with the relevant scheme criteria.  Only audits carried out after the Auditor / Lead Auditor training will be accepted.
  For Auditor and Lead Auditor grades, an evaluation report SF45 (a) and/or (b) must be completed by a registered SAATCA Lead Auditor as applicable to the evaluation of an audit listed in the Audit Log.

 

Payment

At the application stage, please send only the application fee or proof of electronic funds transfer. This is separate from the certification fee which will be payable when your application and grade has been approved.  Please refer to Certification Fees.

Application Assessment

The application assessment takes between 4 to 6 weeks to process and is carried out in 5 phases as follows:

• Administrative check to ensure that all the forms are fully completed and all supporting information is correct.
• Technical evaluation by two impartial persons of the Evaluation Committee as applicable to the scheme.
  The SF10 Evaluation Committee Peer Review document is available via the "DOCUMENTATION" link in the navigation on the left (under GENERAL).
• Integrity review by the Registrar ensuring that a fair and impartial review was carried out.
• Submission to the SAATCA Board for review and approval.
• Notification of approval and issue of the certificate.
• Under documentation you will find document criteria.

Complaints and Appeals

Should your application be rejected for any reason, you have the right to an appeal.  All appeals are handled by an independent committee who investigates your case and will communicate their decision directly to you.  To lodge an appeal, please click on this link, Log a Complaint/Appeal. The Incident Form can also be downloaded using this link.

Annual Re-registration

In order for SAATCA to demonstrate pro-active monitoring of competence in terms of the requirements of ISO/IEC 17024, all registered auditors are required to provide proof on an annual basis that their certification is maintained.  This is done annually by the auditors to demonstrate Continual Professional Development (CPD) and by submitting Audit Logs for audits carried out in the field relevant to the scheme.  See CPD Guidelines.

A Re-registration Application SF76 form must be completed and sent to SAATCA with the CPD SF27 form, Audit Log SF26 sheets (SF89 Audit Log for Food Safety Scheme) and annual registration payment.  A registration card will be issued each year.  Refer to the relevant scheme criteria that provide details and requirements for maintaining certification.  For more information please fefer to the SAATCA communiqué on updated requirements for Annual and 3- Yearly registration.

Three Yearly Re-certification

Certification is only valid for a 3 year period.  When certification expires, a Re-certification Application SF18 form (or SF19 form for Food Safety) and the SF 72 Auditee feeback report must be completed to re-apply for certification.  Re-certification involves an evaluation by the Evaluation Committee of the Continual Professional Development and Audit Logs submitted over the past 3 years. For more information please refer to the SAATCA communiqué on updated requirements for Annual and 3- Yearly registration.


If successful, a new certificate will be issued, indicating the expiry date of the next 3 year cycle.