For certifiers

The ASC Farm Standard will become effective on August 1st 2025.  From this date, ASC will start accepting audit announcements against the ASC Farm Standard.

Recognising the need for farms to transition to the new ASC Farm Standard, it will only become mandatory on May 1st 2027. From this date, all audit announcements must be against the ASC Farm Standard.

Auditor training on the Standard will follow a gradual approach:​

• 2025: Only ASC Farm Standard equivalent training will be available for auditors who are already qualified to audit against one or more of the existing ASC species standards (see here)
• 2026: New auditors can access the ASC Farm Standard learning paths. Already qualified auditors can access scope extensions learning paths.

The ASC Farm Standard learning path (for qualified ASC existing species standards auditors) who wish to be qualified to audit against the ASC Farm Standard as environmental auditors and/or social auditors consists of three steps:

• Step 1: complete the self-study e-course on the ASC Farm and Feed CAR V1.0 (available on the ASC Training Centre);
• Step 2: register* and participate in the equivalent environmental or social scope online live webinar (see dates below);
• Step 3: attend and pass the equivalent scope exam (see dates below).

*Fee: 700 euros (environmental scopes)

600 euros (social scope)

*A discount system applies to approved auditors who followed an ASC course in the year 2024 and 2025 (See here).

The calendar below shows the date when the self-study material will be published, the date of the live webinars (mandatory attendance) and the date of the live exam online. Please consider that some of the dates might change.

To register: accredited CABs only can register their auditors via the MyASC platform. Please register only if attendance of the live webinar and exam on the indicated dates is possible. ASC will send an invoice for the course fee. Registration and payment must be completed before the live webinar. The registration is only confirmed once the course fee payment is received by ASC.

Fee 2025/2026: 800 euros per course per participant.

Number of participants per course: ASC considers a minimum number of participants for the training course to take place. ASC reserves the right to cancel the training should this minimum amount not be reached. In that case, the course will be offered again during the year and the paid fees will be reimbursed.

To guarantee quality and interactive courses, ASC sets also a maximum number of participants per course. The available spots are assigned on a “first come, first served basis” based on the date in which ASC receives the fee payment.

Exam: the exams are conducted live online and through a proctoring tool so to assess the identity of the person taking the exam.

Course certificate: Before an auditor can receive the certificate of completion of any of our standard courses, not only the exam should be successfully passed with a 7/10 grade, but the CAR self-study module needs to be completed and the fee invoice must be paid.

If you have questions, please send an email to Training@asc-aqua.org

The Farm CAR (Certification and Accreditation Requirements) online module (self-study) is mandatory for all participants that haven’t passed it before. The CAR training must be completed before the standard exam. 

Please Note: CABs and Auditors shall ensure that the Farm CAR  v2.3.1. training is completed by 30 June 2024.

Material available for self-study. To register, please go to the ASC Training Centre. 

The Feed CAR (Certification and Accreditation Requirements) online module (self-study) is mandatory for all participants that haven’t passed it before. The CAR training must be completed before the Feed exam. 

Material available for self-study. To register, please go to the ASC Training Centre. 

Material available for self-study. To register, please go to the ASC Training Centre. 

Material available for self-study. To register, please accredited CABs only can register their auditors via the MyASC platform. 

This self-study module comes with a live-proctored exam. At completion of the self-study module, the auditor will have to register for the exam based on the available dates in the learning platform.

Important: This module is available only to auditors who are qualified to audit under the ASC Trout standard.