Vision, mission and core values

Vision

The RvA services:

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

• by deploying competent, motivated employees and external networks of experts;

• and according to national and international set requirements.

In addition, the interests of the Dutch market, the authorities and the people are taken into account.

Mission

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

Core values

The RvA adheres to the following core values:

• competency

• impartiality and independence

• market orientation

• people orientation

• integrity

• transparency

In Dutch the first letters of these words read as the acronym ‘commit’. This is an abbreviation which means commitment, or involvement. It is precisely this involvement based on the core values that offers our clients actual guaranteed trust.

What is accreditation?

Creating trust

Accrediting really means: creating trust. Nationally and internationally buyers want to be able to trust blindly the quality and safety of products and services provided. If these are guaranteed, it not only benefits the buyer but also the supplier. This 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 also applies to every area imaginable: health, environment, construction, energy, food, transport, finance etc.

Chain of trust

If a supplier meets the requirements he will receive a certificate of conformity in the form of a certificate or report. Assessing bodies are therefore called conformity assessment bodies. This statement has most value if the assessment body is professional, impartial and independent. The RvA has been appointed by the government as the national accreditation body with the aim of checking the expertise, impartiality and independence of conformity assessment bodies. If the result is positive an accreditation mark will be issued. Thereby the RvA forms the final link in the chain of trust.