Built Inside a Certification Body

Pass every witness audit. Never miss a renewal. Stop chasing signatures.

Certification bodies lose accreditation findings to skipped steps, missing signatures, and undocumented decisions. Certiva enforces the correct process structurally — every gate checked, every document assembled from live data, every signature in the right order with a complete record. One system replaces the spreadsheets, email chains, separate training software, and manual PDF assembly.

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FR Forms Auto-Generated

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ISO Standards Supported

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Digital Signing

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System Replaces 5 Tools

Application
Quotation
Agreement
Document Review
Stage 1
Stage 2
Committee
Certificate
Surveillance

Built for certification bodies operating under ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 — Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems

Platform

What changes when you stop doing it manually.

Every outcome below is something certification bodies currently handle with spreadsheets, email, and manual effort — and something that can go wrong at your next witness audit.

Nobody Can Skip a Step

14 enforced phases from application to certificate. Every gate must be cleared in order — no phase can be bypassed, no signature skipped, no NC silently dropped. Without this, skipped steps surface as nonconformities at your next witness audit.

AI That Writes and Reviews Your Reports

AI

AI drafts stage reports in your template in minutes instead of hours. A second AI pass reviews reports for gaps and inconsistencies before the accreditation body ever sees them. Also generates non-applicable clause lists, calculates IAF MD 5 audit times, and validates EA-code coverage.

No Copy-Paste, No Version Drift

15+ FR forms — quotations, audit plans, team forms, stage reports, meeting forms, decision forms — all generated from live data. Auditor names, EA codes, dates, and scope descriptions populate automatically. Without this, you are doing manual PDF assembly with find-replace errors in every document.

Entire Signing Chain, Correct Order, Complete Record

Role-gated signing chains — Lead Auditor → Reviewer → Committee → CM — enforced in order. Visual signatures are placed in a browser-based PDF viewer and flattened into the final PDF with names and timestamps. Without this, you spend weeks chasing signatures by email with no proof of sequence.

Impartial, Qualified Committees — Enforced by the System

Appoint committee members from your qualified auditor pool. The system validates that the committee covers every required standard and EA code and flags impartiality conflicts. The certification manager is blocked until every committee member signs. No more hoping the right people reviewed the file.

Your Next Witness Audit Finds Nothing Missing

IAF MD 5 audit-time calculations, multiple accreditation body rule sets, standard-specific scope systems (ISMS, food chain, medical device), timestamped audit trail for every action, and a certificate portfolio with surveillance countdowns. When the AB asks for proof, the record is already there.

Outcomes

Hours of manual work, done in minutes.

Complete audit reports drafted in your template and ready for review. Documents pre-checked against your accreditation body's rules before submission. Correct audit days calculated and defensible. AI is how — faster cycles, fewer findings, and less rework is the result.

  • Complete audit reports drafted from audit data — in your template, ready for review
  • Reports pre-checked against your accreditation body’s rules before submission
  • Correct clause exclusions in seconds instead of 30–60 minutes
  • IAF MD 5 audit days calculated and defensible, every time
  • Scope coverage gaps flagged before you schedule — not at the witness audit
  • Auditor qualifications extracted from CVs automatically
AI Output
> Generating Stage 2 report...
  Client: Apex Manufacturing Ltd
  Standards: ISO 9001 + ISO 14001 (integrated)
  Audit days: 4.0 (Stage 2)

 Evidence extracted from 23 documents
 Findings placed into template cells
 Conclusion checkboxes set
 Safety check: no leaked names, no placeholders

> Report review (TÜRKAK profile)...
 All mandatory clauses covered
 NC classification correct
 Finding depth: Clause 8.1 needs detail

Report ready for lead auditor review.

Seven steps from application to certificate

Certiva enforces the right order. Every gate is checked. Every document is in place.

01

Client Application

Client submits scope, standards, and company details through a self-service portal. The job record is created automatically — no re-keying, no lost emails.

02

Quotation & Agreement

System generates a pre-filled quotation with IAF MD 5 audit-day calculations. Client reviews and digitally signs. Gate: agreement must be signed before any planning begins.

03

Audit Planning

Lead auditors, technical experts, and committee members are assigned with EA-code qualification checks enforced. Gate: team cannot be confirmed until every required competence is covered.

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Stage 1 & Stage 2 Audit

Auditors complete fieldwork through the auditor portal. NCs are tracked in a closed loop — none can be lost or silently dropped. Gate: all major NCs must be resolved before Stage 2 proceeds.

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Review & Multi-Party Signing

Appointed reviewer and certification manager sign stage reports in the correct order. Gate: each signer is blocked until the previous signer completes. No signature can be skipped or reordered.

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Committee Decision

Committee reviews the complete audit record and signs the decision form. Gate: system enforces that committee members are impartial and hold the required qualifications for the scope.

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Certificate Issued

Certificate is issued with full document archive already assembled. Surveillance countdown begins automatically. Your next witness audit finds a complete, timestamped record from day one.

Without Certiva

The cost of doing it the old way. Every one is a real risk.

Skipped steps surface at witness audits

A planner forgets to get impartiality declarations signed before Stage 1. A document goes missing between stages. You don’t find out until the accreditation body does — at your witness audit.

Manual reports drift in quality

Each auditor writes reports differently. Some miss mandatory clauses, others misclassify NCs. Without automated review, these problems reach the accreditation body as findings against your CB.

Weeks chasing signatures

The lead auditor signed, but the reviewer is travelling. The committee member hasn’t seen the document. Nobody knows who signed what, or when. Print, scan, email, repeat.

Missed surveillance = suspended certificate

Surveillance dates anchored to the Stage 2 audit, tracked yearly across dozens of clients. One missed window, and the certificate is suspended. Was it in someone’s calendar? A spreadsheet row?

Separate training software, per-seat fees

You’re already paying for certification management tools, a CRM, and document storage. Now add a standalone LMS with per-seat pricing for auditor training. Five systems, five logins, five invoices.

No proof when the accreditation body asks

The AB asks: ‘Show me the communication trail for this client’s Stage 1 delay.’ You search email threads, shared drives, and chat histories. The proof exists — somewhere. Maybe.

Eight standards. One system. Your documents.

Each standard has its own scope system, audit time rules, and document requirements. Certiva handles each one correctly — and adapts to your CB's specific document templates.

ISO 9001

Quality Management

The world's most widely used management system standard.

ISO 14001

Environmental Management

Environmental impact reduction and compliance.

ISO 45001

Occupational Health & Safety

Workplace safety and risk prevention.

ISO 27001

Information Security

Data protection and cybersecurity management.

ISO 22000

Food Safety Management

Food chain safety from farm to fork.

ISO 13485

Medical Devices

Quality systems for medical device manufacturers.

ISO 37001

Anti-Bribery

Anti-corruption and bribery prevention.

ISO 50001

Energy Management

Energy efficiency and consumption optimization.

Need a standard not listed? We add new standards and adapt your existing document templates.

Without CertivaWith Certiva
Applications arrive by email, staff re-keys dataOnline intake — client submits, the job starts itself
Spreadsheet tracker, steps get skippedEnforced gates at every phase — nothing is skipped
Manual PDF find-replace for every document15+ FR forms generated from live data, zero find-replace
Weeks chasing signatures by emailRole-gated signing chains, in order, with timestamped record
NCs tracked in spreadsheets, no proof of closureClosed-loop NC lifecycle with evidence trail
Paying for separate training softwareBuilt-in training academy, unlimited users
Report writing from scratch, hours per reportAI draft in minutes, already in your template
Report problems found at witness auditAI review catches issues before the AB does
Renewal dates in someone's memoryCertificate portfolio with surveillance countdowns
No proof when the AB asksTimestamped audit trail — already recorded, always available
vs. Generic CRMs

Other platforms are just a CRM.
Their entire product is our smallest feature.

Most “certification management” software is a client database with a calendar bolted on. They don't generate your documents. They don't enforce signing chains. They don't calculate audit times. They don't validate committee coverage. Certiva does all of that — and yes, it has a CRM too.

Online Application

Clients apply through a branded form — no login needed. On submit, the audit set creates itself, stages are provisioned, and the client gets a portal account.

Document Generation

15+ FR forms filled from live data into your own Word templates. Company details, scope, dates, team, EA codes — all populated automatically.

Digital Signing

Visual signatures placed in-browser with enforced order. Signed PDFs flattened with name, timestamp, and IP. Meeting attendees sign via email token — no account needed.

NC Management

Nonconformities raised, tracked, and closed with full evidence trail. Auto-computed due dates. A stage can’t advance with open NCs.

Training Academy

Built-in courses with PDF/video material, timed exams, automatic scoring. Unlimited users, no per-seat fees. No separate tool needed.

AI Intelligence

Reports drafted and reviewed by AI. Audit days calculated. Clause exclusions suggested. All reviewable and overridable.

Auditor Management

Qualifications, EA codes, witness records. Scope coverage validated before every audit. Double-booking prevented.

Built-in CRM

Pipeline by phase, consultant referrals, finance overview — the feature other platforms call their whole product.

Your next accreditation witness audit should find nothing to flag.

One system. Every standard. Every document. Every signature. Every proof your accreditation body will ask for — already recorded, in order.

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