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About SDAC
Within the strategy of the Government to develop the quality infrastructure for reinforcing the efficiency of conformity assessment bodies, the Sudanese Accreditation Council (SDAC) was established as an independent referral entity for accreditation. SDAC is working under the umbrella of the Ministry of Cabinet and is fully supported by the Government. SDAC is the national accreditation body of SUDAN established under the Sudanese Accreditation Council Act, 2015.
ACCREDITATION
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SDAC will carry out assessments, surveillance and reassessments of the Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) in order to determine its competence against the relevant international standards.
SDAC undertakes to apply the criteria for accreditation consistently in an objective and transparent manner and to utilize competent staff and assessors to provide the service.
SDAC’s Top Management is committed to deliver a high level accreditation service that goes beyond our customers’ and stakeholders’ expectations.
What Is Accreditation?
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Benefits Of Accreditation
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Who Needs Accreditation?
• Testing, Medical and Calibration Laboratories.
• Inspection Bodies.
• Quality Management Systems and Persons Certification Bodies.
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Accredited Labs
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ACCREDITATION PROGRAMS
Our Services
Sudanese Accreditation Council (SDAC) provides a variety of accreditation services to Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) in accordance with standards published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). SDAC accreditation programs are targeted to the following CABs
Accreditation of Medical Laboratories
Accreditation of Calibration& Testing Laboratories
Accreditation of Inspection Bodies
Accreditation of ProductCertification Bodies
Accreditation of PersonCertification Bodies
Accreditation of Management Systems Certification Bodies
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Accreditation of ProficiencyTesting Providers
ACCREDITATION
Accreditation Process
Step 1
CAB Applies
Conformity assessment body (CABs) Submit an application form through the website
Step 2
SDAC Appoints Team
SDAC Identify Team Leader and the Technical Assessor(s) according to the scopes of accreditation applied for.
Step 3
SDAC Team Review Documents
Document reviews are conducted by the assessment team on application for initial accreditation and again on application for renewal of accreditation.
Step 6
SDAC Issues Report and Recommendation
An assessment Report prepared by the Team Leader will be provided to the CAB through SDAC within one week after the closing meeting.
Step 5
Assessment Visit and Defining Nonconformities
Defining Nonconformities if any and Identify proposed corrective actions to nonconformities raised
Step 4
Pre-assessment Visit (Optional)
Applicant CABs submits corrective action evidences to address findings raised during the preliminary visit
Step 7
CABs Resolves non-conformities
CABs resolve non-conformities after 2weeks from the closing meeting and a period of 2 months is allowed for effective clearance of non-conformances.
Step 8
SDAC Granting Accreditation
After completions of all actions, the assessment documentation will be submitted to the Accreditation Committee, who will review the information submitted and make a decision for granted accreditation to CABs
Step 9
Annual Surveillance Visits
Annual surveillance visits and re-accreditation.
ACCREDITATION
Membership
The Sudanese Accreditation Council (SDAC) represents Sudan in many activities at regional and international levels. , the membership of the Sudanese Accreditation Council (SDAC) is
The Sudanese Accreditation Council (SDAC) is Associate member of the Arab Accreditation Cooperation (ARAC).
The Sudanese Accreditation Council (SDAC) is a full member of the African Accreditation Organization (AFRAC).
The Sudanese Accreditation Council (SDAC) is an Associate member of the International Halal Accreditation Forum of (IHAF).
The Sudanese Accreditation Council (SDAC) is an Associate member of the International Halal Accreditation Forum of (IHAF).
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News
Joint ARAC AFRAC full evaluation of SDAC
A full joint evaluation was conducted for the Sudanese Accreditation Council (SDAC) by the Arab Accreditation Co-operation (ARAC) and the African...
Participation of the Sudanese Accreditation Council (SDAC) at the annual meeting of the Arab Accreditation Cooperation(ARAC)
The Sudanese Accreditation Council (SDAC) participated in the annual meeting of the Arab Accreditation Cooperation (ARAC) during the period 04-08...
Training course on ISO/IEC 17025 General requirement for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
Sudanese Accreditation Council (SDAC) organized two-day training on ISO/IEC 17025:2017 from 13th to 14th of November 2022, the training attended by...