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Steps to AS9100 Certification (and AS9110/9120)

1. Learn about the Standard
2. Perform a Gap Analysis
3. Plan your project
4. Train your organization
5. Document your Quality Management System
6. Implement your QMS and conduct business
7. Audit your QMS
8. Registration Audit

1 Learn About AS9100

You will need to get some general training on AS9100 so you understand what you need to do in your company to meet the requirements of the standard.

• Aerospace Standards Explained
  • What Standards do I need?
  • What revision of a standard should I use?
  • What additional supporting standards are required?
• Buy a Copy of the Standard that's right for you
  • AS9100/9110/9120
  • AS9101/02/03/04
  • ISO 10006, 10007
• Learn about the standard:
  • What is AS9100?
  • What is AS9110?
  • What is AS9120?
• What are the Requirements?
  • Requirements of AS9100
  • Requirements of AS9110
  • Requirements of AS9120

2 Perform AS9100 Gap Analysis

Use the Gap Analysis Checklist to determine where you need to change your existing QMS.

• What is a Gap Analysis?
• Gap Analysis Checklist
  • AS9100 Gap Checklist
  • AS9110 Gap Checklist
  • AS9120 Gap Checklist

3 Plan Your AS9100 Implementation Project

Create a Project Plan to determine

• Begin with our FREE AS9100 Project manager's guide.
• Read Creating an AS9100 Certification Plan
• Consider AS9100 Step-by-Step Workbook

4 Educate Your Organization on AS9100

All of your employees will need to be trained to work with the AS9100 Quality System.

• Online Employee AS9100 Training
• PowerPoint Presentaion & Training Materials
  • AS9100 PPT
  • AS9110 PPT
  • AS9120 PPT

5 Design & Document Your AS9100 Quality Management System

Design and document your AS9100 Quality Manual and Procedures The biggest portion of the project is looking at yor current processes, and redesigning them to address all of the requirements of the standard. Once you have modified or developed processes to meet the standard, you will need to control those processes. Documenting the processes as Quality System procedures is part of this control.

• AS9100 Quality Manual, Procedures, & Forms
• AS9110 Quality Manual, Procedures & Forms
• AS9120 Quality Manual, Procedures & Forms

6 Use & Improve Your AS9100 QMS

Once your system is developed and documented, employees will follow the procedures, collect records and make improvements to the system. For approximately three months or more, your organization will run the QMS, collecting records.

7 Audit the AS9100 QMS Performance

Use and improve your QMS - Is it working? You will conduct internal audits to see how your system is working and to imrpove it. This prepares you for an Audit by a Registrar.

• Internal Auditor Training Materials
  • AS9100 Internal Auditor Training Materials
  • AS9110 Internal Auditor Training Materials
  • AS9120 Internal Auditor Training Materials
• Internal Audit Checklist
  • AS9100 Audit Checklist
  • AS9110 Audit Checklist
  • AS9120 Audit Checklist
• Buy copy of AS9101 QMS Audit Requirements

8 Achieve AS9100 Registration

Use our AS9100 All-in-One Documentation & Training Package and implement your system yourself. It includes what you need in order to save time and money and be successful.

To acheive registration, you will need to select a Registrar who will preform a Registration Audit.

• AS9100 All-in-One Documentation & Training Package
• AS9100 Small Business Package