DOST Region 10 is ISO Certified
Posted on May 19th, 2009
Getting an International Organization for Standardization (IS) is most businesses’ aim. It is an evidence that people in their organization are competent and that they are employing a system that is compliant with international standards.
This recognition has been given recently to the Department of Science and Technology Regional Office No. 10 (DOST-10), after it has successfully completed the requirements for its certification as ISO 9001:2000. This recognition was made effective on March 30, 2009.
Issued by the Governing Board of the Certification International Philippines, Inc. (CIPI), the certification is valid until November 14, 2010. With the certification, DOST-10 is committed to comply with all the requirements to become ISO 9001:2000 by November 15, 2010. This means that the agency should be consistent with the system and discipline that they employed which qualified them for the ISO certification.
Aside from the commitment to adhere to the requirements, DOST-10 is also required to maintain its QMS under ISO 9001:2000, the CI’s condition of certification, including the use of CI’s Certificate of Recognition and Quality Mark. DOST-10 is the first Regional Line Agency in Region 10 to get this certification and the only agency in the region to be awarded two international accreditations.
Because aside from the ISO certification, DOST-10 was also certified with PNS ISO-IEC:17025:2005 for its Regional Standards and Testing Laboratories (RSTL). DOST-10’s RSTL has recently been tapped as the reference laboratories of DOST in the country.
Angelito Alolod, DOST-10 Regional Director, said that the certification will become DOST-10’s instrument for enhancing its competitiveness and to meet customers’ needs and expectations. With the certification, DOST-10 further commits to continually upgrade its competencies to serve not only the people in Region 10, but also those from other regions who wish to access its services.
