中国认证认可协会简称"CCAA"
它成立于2005年9月27日，是由认证认可行业的认可机构、认证机构、认证培训机构、认证咨询机构、实验室、检测机构和部分获得认证的组织等单位会员和个人会员组成的非营利性、全国性的行业组织。依法接受业务主管单位国家质量监督检验检疫总局、登记管理机关民政部的业务指导和监督管理。
中国认证认可协会以推动中国认证认可行业发展为宗旨，为政府、行业、社会提供与认证认可行业相关的各种服务。
中国认证认可协会的主要工作有：加强社会责任监督，制定行规行约，规范行业行为，维护行业利益；调查研究中外行业发展及市场趋势，参与制定行业发展战略规划，向政府提出政策和立法建议，向社会提供信息与咨询服务；倡导科技进步，促进信息化建设，组织人才教育和培训；参与制、修订国家行业标准，并组织贯彻实施；组织国际对话，开展行业外交，促进国际合作；开展认证推广工作；编辑、翻译出版认证方面的标准、期刊、书籍、文集和资料等；完成政府主管部门交办的工作。
中国认证认可协会以提升行业素质为己任，着力于行业、企业与政府间的沟通协调，并加快国际合作步伐，努力为中国认证认可行业发展营造良好的氛围。
China Certification and Accreditation Association (CCAA),founded on September 27th 2005, is a nonprofit and national industry organization composed of accreditation Bodies of certification and accreditation industry, certification Bodies, certification training Bodies, certification consulting Bodies, laboratories, inspection Bodies, some of the organizations that have acquired the certification, personal members, and company members. In conformity of the law, CCAA receives guidance, supervision, and management from the superior management department, namely General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China and registration management department, namely Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.
Based on the purpose to advance the development of the certification and accreditation industry, CCAA provides all kinds of relevant services for government, industry, and society.
The main works of CCAA include: to strengthen social responsibility supervision, establish rules and agreement of the industry, standardize the industry behaviors, and maintain the industry advantages; to participate the establishment of industry development strategy plan, provide policy and legislation suggestions to the government, and provide information and consulting services to the society; to advocate technology advancement, encourage informationization construction, and arrange teaching and training for talented people; to participate the establishment and revision of the national industry standard, and put into practice; to arrange international talks, develop industry international diplomacy, and encourage international cooperation; to develop popularization work of the certification; to edit, translate, and publish standards, journals, books, anthology, and materials relevant to certification; to accomplish assigned jobs by the government superior departments.
Regarding improvement of the industry quality as its own mission, CCAA focus on the communication and coordination among industry, incorporations, and the government, try to quicken the steps of international cooperation, and make great efforts to establish an excellent atmosphere for the development of China certification and accreditation industry.
