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Assessment
Your certification journey follows clear steps: from agreement, to implementation, through internal and external assessments, and finally, to certification. Each stage is designed to ensure your organisation embeds effective, long-lasting controls against the Illegal Wildlife Trade.
Here's how your organisation moves from commitment to certification:
The Assessment Process
Agreement
Conclude the IWT Certification agreement to start your certification journey
1 month
6 months
Implement
Use the Envosus software and ECO training to implement your IWT Certification program
Internal
Assessment
Conduct a full internal assessment and gap analysis
2 weeks
1 month
External Assessment
An independent assessor will evaluate your IWT Certification program
CERTIFICATION
After rigorous quality control the certification is awarded
1 month
Once your organization has been awarded the IWT Certificate, it will be officially listed in the ECO IWT Certification Register and will maintain its certified status until the next assessment, which occurs in two years.
Who are the Assessors?
ACS Global have been appointed as the independent assessor organisation to evaluate the ECO IWT certification. ACS has extensive auditing and assessment experience in the aviation industry and is currently the only certified assessment organisation that has experience in assessing IWT standards.For more information on ACS Global visit their website www.acsgroup.global
What the Assessment Covers
Document Review
Verifies that your organisation has the right policies, procedures, and structures in place to combat IWT effectively.
On-Site Review
A two-day inspection to confirm that standards and controls are being implemented in practice, not just on paper.