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Certifier accreditation
Certifiers can get accredited to conduct audits against our standards. Learn how you can apply for accreditation below.
For Certification Assessment Bodies (ASC Farm Standards)
To apply for ASC accreditation, please contact Assurance Services International (ASI).
For Certification Assessment Bodies (MSC CoC Standard)
Certifiers that are already accredited by ASI to conduct Marine Stewardship Council Chain of Custody audits can submit their revised procedures and checklists to ASI for review which incorporate the amendments for ASC products (MSC Certification Requirements v 3.1 and GCR 2.5).
Auditor training
We provide auditor training on our standards. Participation and successful completion of the course is a mandatory requirement of the ASC accreditation process.
ASC offers 3 types of courses to auditors.
Auditor training calendar 2023
- ONLINE COURSES WITH LIVE WEBINARS AND EXAMS
This training calendar is exclusively for auditors with a link to one of our accredited CABs.
The calendar below shows the date when the self-study material will be published, the date of the live webinars to be attended and the online exam. Registration and payment have to be completed before the webinar. Please consider that some of the dates might change.
There is a minimum of participants for the training course to take place. ASC reserves the right to cancel the training should this minimum not be reached. In that case, the course will be offered again during the second half of 2023.
There is also a maximum number of participants allowed, and the spots will be assigned on a first come, first served basis. An early registration is advised, but please register only if you are at least 80% sure that you will be able to attend all dates of the training and exam.
To register, please accredited CABs only can register their auditors via the MyASC platform The registration is only confirmed once the payment is received and there is no cancellation.
Fee: Online Training courses with live webinars and exams: 750 euros per participant.
Social Auditing Training with live webinars and exams: 800 euros per participant
Bivalves/Abalone
More information in December 2023
Marine Cage (Salmon, Seriola, Seabass, Tropical Marine Finfish)
- Material available: 26th of September
- Webinars: 9th and 10th of October
- Exam: 30th October
- Registration deadline: 26th of September
- Trainer: Paul Casburn
Shrimp
- Material available: 11th of September
- Webinars: 25th, 26th, and 27th of September
- Exam: 19th October
- Registration deadline: 11th of September
- Trainer: Francis Murray
Feed – Technical Module
- Material available: 2nd of November
- Webinars: 9th and 10th of November
- Exam: 30th November
- Registration deadline: 7th of November
- Trainer: Mario Velasco
Pangasius
More information in December 2023
Trout
- Material available: 6th of November
- Webinars: 27th and 28th of November
- Exam: 18th December
- Registration deadline: 6th of November
- Trainer: Paul Casburn
Tilapia
More information in December 2023
Social Auditing Training
- August – Spanish
- Material available: 14th of August
- Webinars: 28th, 29th, and 30th of August
- Exam: 21st of September and 5th of October
- Registration deadline: 30th of June
- Trainer: Eduardo Bluhm
- Cost – 800 euros
- September – English
- Material available: 4th of September
- Webinars: 18th, 19th, and 20th of September
- Exam: 12th of October and 14th of November
- Registration deadline: 30th of June
- Trainer: Asude Oruklu
- Cost – 800 euros
- October – English
- Material available: 4th of October
- Webinars:18th, 19th, and 20th of October
- Exam: 14th of November
- Registration deadline: 30th of June
- Trainer: Eduardo Bluhm
- Cost – 800 euros
- November – English
- Material available: 6th of November
- Webinars: 22nd, 23rd, and 24th of November
- Exam: 4th of December
- Registration deadline: 30th of June
- Trainer: Giovanna Michelotto & Eduardo Bluhm
- Cost – 800 euros
- December – English
- Material available: 30th of November
- Webinars: 13th, 14th, and 15th of December
- Exam: 21st of December
- Registration deadline: 30th of June
- Trainers: Giovanna Michelotto & Eduardo Bluhm
- Cost – 800 euros
- January 2024 – English
- Material available: 2nd of January 2024
- Webinars:
- Group 1: 15th, 16th, and 17th of January
- Group 2: 24th, 25th, and 26th of January
- Exam: 2nd of February 2024
- Registration deadline: 15th of November 2023
- Trainer: To be announced
- Cost – 800 euros
- SELF-STUDY COURSES (free of charge, available all year long)
CAR (Certification Accreditation Requirements)
The 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 CAR v2.3.1. training is completed by 30 June 2024.
Material available for self-study. To register, please accredited CABs only can register their auditors via the MyASC platform.
CAR & RUoc FEED (available from Q2 2023)
The 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 accredited CABs only can register their auditors via the MyASC platform.
RAS
Material available for self-study. To register, please accredited CABs only can register their auditors via the MyASC platform.
Shrimp 1.2
Material available for self-study. To register, please accredited CABs only can register their auditors via the MyASC platform.
Salmon 1.4
Material available for self-study. To register, please accredited CABs only can register their auditors via the MyASC platform.
Important
- All participants need to pass the Certification and Accreditation Requirements training once.
- The participants need to choose one exam date. The exams dates cannot be changed.
- The training will have 3 mandatory evaluation activities
- Aquaculture Knowledge Exam– Closed book exam
- Class Assignment using farm records
- Exam – Open book exam
How to register
The training is only available for auditors that have a link with one of our accredited CABs.
To register, please ask your scheme manager to add you on MyASC.
Fees: 750 euros per participant per course.
If you have questions, please send an email to training@asc-aqua.org
Please note:
- Attendance of the complete training is mandatory for auditors who will conduct ASC audits.
- Auditors have to pass an exam on the set date of the training. No date changes on the exam date are allowed.
- The ASC standard training is just one of the requirements in order to be able to conduct ASC audits. Please, check our CAR for more information.
- There is a new equivalence training system in place. Check here to know more about it.
- The Auditor training is exclusive for auditors with a link with one of our accredited Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs)
For further enquiries, please contact training@asc-aqua.org
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