Accreditation/certification scheme of ISMS in Japan

Haruhiko UEDA (JICA)

7 December, 2016

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1. Accreditation/certification scheme of ISMS organizations in Japan

Accreditation body　

(JIPDEC)

Certification bodies

(27)Evaluate (certify)ISO/IEC 27001

Applicant organizations

(5002)

Apply

Assess (accredit)ISO/IEC 27006

Apply

Accreditation body　

(JAB)

Certification body

(Registration

body for IS, Inc.)

Evaluate (certify)ISO/IEC 27001

Applicant organizations

(45)

Apply

Assess (accredit)ISO/IEC 27006

Apply

JIPDEC: "JIPDEC" is formal English name, not an acronym. When established in 1967, JIPDEC is an acronym for Japan Information Processing and DEvelopment Center, but in 2011, “JIPDEC" became the formal English name.JAB: Japan Accreditation Board

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2. Accreditation/certification scheme of ISMS auditors in Japan

Accreditation body　

(JIPDEC)

Personnelcertification

body

(JRCA)

Evaluate (certify)

Applicants for

auditors

Apply

Assess (accredit)ISO/IEC 17024

Apply

Auditor training bodies (5)

Technofer Global techno

JACOBSI Group Japan

Ricoh Japan

Apply Assess (approve)

Issue the certificate of successful completion

Attend a training course

JRCA: Japanese Registration of Certificated Auditors 3

3. Registration of ISMS auditors in Japan

Personnelcertification

body

(JRCA)

Applicants for auditors

Provisional auditor

Auditor

Lead auditor

Attend a training course and get the certificate of successful completion after passing the exam.

Experiences of audits

Experiences of audits

Apply forregistration

Apply forregistration

Apply forregistration

Expert auditor

Experiences of auditsApply forregistration

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(Reference) Accreditation/certification scheme of ISMS auditors

PersonnelCertification

body

(IRCA)Evaluate (certify)

Applicants for

auditors

Apply

Auditor training bodies (2)

BSI Group JapanJapan management system

ApplyAssess

(approve)

Issue the certificate of successful completion

Attend a training course

IRCA: International Register of Certificated Auditors

No accreditationbodies for IRCA

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(Reference) Registration of ISMS auditors of IRCA

Personnelcertification

body

(IRCA)

Applicants for auditors

Provisional auditor

Auditor

Lead auditor

Attend a training course and get the certificate of successful completion after passing the exam.

Experiences of audits

Experiences of audits

Apply forregistration

Apply forregistration

Apply forregistration

Principal auditor

Experiences of auditsApply forregistration

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