Vision, mission and core values

Vision

The RvA provides its services:

• with integrity and in a professional, transparent and independent way;

• with dedication of competent, motivated employees and external networks of experts;

• in accordance with the national and international requirements determined.

In doing this it takes the interests of the Dutch market, the public sector and the people into account.

Mission

The core activity of the RvA is granting accreditation services. As the national accreditation body the RvA ensures that interested parties can have a justified confidence in all certificates of conformity and assessment reports issued under its supervision.

Core Values

The RvA adheres to the following core values:

• competency

• impartiality and independence

• market orientation

• people orientation

• integrity

• transparency

What is accreditation?

Creating Trust

Accrediting literally means: creating trust. Nationally and internationally buyers want to be able to blindly trust the quality and safety of products and services provided. If they are guaranteed, this not only benefits the buyer but also the supplier: it strengthens his position in the market. In order to be able to give an objective guarantee, the supplier can have his product or service assessed by an accredited organisation. This applies to every imaginable sphere of work: healthcare, environment, construction, energy, food, transport, finances etc.

Chain Of Trust

Does a supplier meet the requirements? If so he will receive a certificate of conformity, in the form of a certificate or report. Assessing organisations are therefore called conformity assessment organisations. This statement has most value if the assessing organisation is expert, impartial and independent. The RvA has been appointed by the authorities as the national accreditation body with the aim of verifying the expertise, impartiality and independence of conformity assessment organisations. It the result is positive an accreditation mark will be issued. Thereby the RvA forms the last link in the chain of trust.

If we put the first letters of these words next to each other, it results in the abbreviation ‘commit’. It’s an abbreviation that stands for commitments, or involvement. Particularly that involvement based on core values provides our clients with actual guaranteed trust.