Certification • Inspection • Training
Be Very Sure.
Independent Certification, Inspection & Training
Independent conformity assessment that gives organisations, buyers and the public confidence in systems, products, processes and people.
BVS — Be Very Sure is an independent conformity-assessment organisation built around Certification, Inspection and Training.
Certification and inspection exist so that people can rely on a claim without checking it themselves. BVS makes that reliance justified: independent assessors, competent people, evidence-based decisions and certificates anyone can verify.
Three pillars
One institution. Three distinct services.
Each pillar operates its own procedures, competence requirements and records.
Certify
Certification
Independent third-party certification of management systems, products, processes and supply chains.
- Management systems
- Food safety
- Product certification
- Halal
- Sustainability & textile
- Certification process
- Verify a certificate
Inspect
Inspection
Independent inspection of food, commodities, products, packaging, processes and facilities.
- Food & commodity
- Product & packaging
- Factory & process
- Regulatory & compliance
- Third-party & supplier
- Inspection process
Develop
Training
BVS Academy: professional education in standards, auditing, food safety and compliance.
- Auditor training
- Food safety training
- Management systems
- Regulatory & sustainability
- Professional development
- Course catalogue
- Training calendar
How confidence is built
Verify → Assess → Certify → Inspect → Assure
- VERIFYClaims, certificates and requirements checked at source.
- ASSESSObjective evidence gathered against defined requirements.
- CERTIFYIndependent technical review and certification decision.
- INSPECTProducts, lots, processes and facilities examined.
- ASSUREConfidence maintained through surveillance and verification.
Assessment, technical review and decision by different people.
People authorised per scheme and sector, on evidence.
Every conclusion traceable to objective evidence and a record.
Every certificate can be checked online, including its current status.
Conformity-assessment framework
International standards behind every activity
Each BVS activity is structured to the international standard that governs it.
- Management-system certificationISO/IEC 17021-1
- InspectionISO/IEC 17020
- Product certificationISO/IEC 17065
- Halal certificationApplicable Halal standards
- Personnel certificationISO/IEC 17024
- TrainingBVS Academy
Certification process
Independent review before every decision
Technical review and the certification decision are separate, controlled stages carried out by people who did not perform the assessment.
Show all steps as a table
| Step | What happens | Who |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Enquiry | You describe the organisation and the scheme needed. | Commercial |
| 2. Application | Formal application: scope, sites, personnel, processes, shifts. | Client |
| 3. Application review | BVS confirms competence for the scope and calculates audit time under IAF MD 5. | Certification management |
| 4. Assessment planning | Audit team selected for competence and impartiality; audit plan issued. | Certification management |
| 5. Assessment | Stage 1 readiness review, then Stage 2 on-site evaluation of implementation and effectiveness. | Audit team |
| 6. Reporting | Findings graded on evidence and reported, with a recommendation. | Lead auditor |
| 7. Corrective action | Client corrects and addresses root causes; BVS verifies. | Client · audit team |
| 8. Technical review | A competent person who did not take part in the audit reviews the whole file. | Independent reviewer |
| 9. Certification decision | A decision maker independent of the audit grants, refuses or defers certification, with recorded reasons. | Independent decision maker |
| 10. Certificate | Certificate issued and published for online verification. | BVS |
| 11. Surveillance & reassessment | Surveillance at least yearly; recertification before expiry. | Audit team · reviewer |
Industries
Sector competence matters
Auditors and inspectors are authorised for the sectors they assess.
Certificate verification
Check before you rely on it
Every BVS certificate carries a unique number and QR code. Its current status — valid, suspended, withdrawn or expired — is shown online.
Verify a BVS certificate
BVS Insights
Knowledge for people who rely on conformity
Accreditation vs certification: what the difference means for buyers
Organisations are certified; certification bodies are accredited. How the two layers work, and how to check both before you rely on a certificate.
Product certification explained: ISO/IEC 17065 and certification scheme types
How product certification works, why the scheme matters more than the certificate, and what the ISO/IEC 17067 scheme types tell a buyer.
Inspection, certification and testing: what is the difference?
How an inspection differs from a certificate or a test report, the three types of inspection body under ISO/IEC 17020, and what a buyer should ask for.
News
From BVS
bvscert.com launches with online certificate verification
Verify a certificateBVS Academy publishes its course catalogue
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Impartiality, confidentiality, appeals
Built on impartiality
Governance, competence, confidentiality, complaints and appeals — published in one place.
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