Roadmap

The road to certification may seem daunting, but don’t worry - we’re here to support you.

To help you make sense of what you need to do, we have broken it down into 10 steps. Use our roadmap to find out more about each individual step and the work involved. 

You need to commit to do it - any organisation that does will gain significant benefit. Even if the processes are in place, you will benefit from reviewing things to show that the checks are in place.
Dominic Edwardes
Terrence Higgins Trust

Step 1 - Getting started and building awareness

Find out more about the scheme from this website and from the experiences of other organisations who have been through the process. How much do you know about how your organisation produces information? Start involving colleagues and spreading awareness of the scheme and the benefits across your organisation.   

Step 2 -  Assessing your organisation

Now you can begin reviewing your oranisation's information prcesses in more detail to assess the scope of work involved.  Do you need any additional resources to complete the application process?  

Step 3 - The training day

Our free training day will further improve your understanding of the certification process and the requirements for your organisation. 

Step 4 - Developing an action plan

As well as clarifying your goals and the steps you must take to achieve them, this will help you communicate with the colleagues and senior managers involved in the process.    

Step 5 - Selecting a certification body and applying

Step 6 - Assessment of sample materials

Step 7 - Preparing for the visit from the assessor

Step 8 - Onsite assessment

Step 9 - Dealing with non conformities

Step 10 - Certification