USAC is independent, impartial and a paradigm pioneer in the field of accreditation.

Operating in over 32 countries worldwide, USAC is thought to be the largest independent accreditation body in the world. Established in 1982, the organization has been a persistent pioneer in the field of accreditation, well known and respected for its combination of innovative and user-friendly business acumen and its respect for the vigorous maintenance of integrity and impartiality that is the hallmark of the quality assurance profession.

USAC have pioneered novel approaches to accreditation that permit benchmarking via quantitative evaluation of conformity assessment body (CAB), performance. Our objective accreditation reporting permits us to monitor the performance of CABs year on year and provides us the ability to determine, in detail, the manner in which CABs are attaining the levels of excellence we demand.

Accreditation by an independent authority means that when you choose a certification body to review your activities you are choosing someone who has been reviewed against defined standards. You will know that they have their own documented operating system and procedures for looking after your interests. You know that accreditation by USAC has provided a level of assurance and recourse that is not normally available to business. All organizations certificated by USAC accredited organisations may be independently verified and their current certification status checked. In addition all professsionals who have successfully completed USAC accredited training courses are listed and may be independently verified.

Structure
USAC operations are overseen by a Governing Board. The Technical Advisory Council and the Accreditation Review Board allow USAC to bring technical expertise and stakeholder involvement to the development of accreditation programmes and the accreditation decision respectively.