2022

Oct Selected as Gold finalist for the third consecutive year (IAOB CB of the Year Award)

Oct Designated as ISO 37301(Compliance Management Systems) Certification Body (KAB)

Aug Designated as ISCC Certification Body

Jun Designated as CDP company report verification authority (CDP Korean Commision)

Jan ESG Management R&D center opened

2021

Dec The First Awarded the Grand Prize in ISO Management Certification Reliability

Nov Designated as first greenhouse gas external business verification agency (NIER)

Oct Selected as CB of the Year for the second consecutive year (IAOB, GOLD LEVEL)

2020

Oct Selected as CB of the Year (IAOB, GOLD LEVEL)

Sep Designated as the Seoul New Deal Job Project Participation Association (public procurement sector)

2019

May Designated as CMVP Training institutions

Feb Designated as Smart Factory Level Confirmation Body (TIPA)

Feb Designated as KS Q 9100 (Aerospace Quality Management System) Certification Body (KAB, KAQG)

2018

Jul Designated as an operating institution for the intensive training of innovative growth youth talent (Ministry of Science and ICT, IITP)

2017

Jul Designated as an greenhouse gas external business verification agency (Ministry of Environment)

Jun Designated as a forest carbon absorption verification agency (Korea Forestry Agency)

Apr Designated as ISO 37001 (Corruption Prevention Management System) Certificaion Body (KAB)

2016

Jun Designated as ISO 22301 (Business Continuity Management System) Certification Body (KAB)

2015

Apr GMS ( Green Management System ) training institutions designated (KAR)

Feb ISO / IEC 27001 ( Information Security Management System ) certification authority specifies (KAB)

2014

Jun Established joint venture in China

may ISO 39001 ( Road Traffic Safety Management System) pilot training organizations designated (KAR)

2013

Aug ISO 50001 ( Energy Management System) training institutions designated (KAR)

Aug ISO 50001 (energy management system) certification authority specifies (KAB)

2012

Apr Open a local headquarter in Daegu, North Gyeongsang Province

Jan Designated as operator of youth employment academy(by Human Resources Development Service of Korea in the Ministry of Employment and Labor)

2011

Nov Assigned as Korea’s 1st certification body of green management system (KAB)

Oct Assigned as training institute for occupational health and safety assessment series,OHSAS 18001/K-OHSMS 18001 (KAR)

Sep Assigned as an institute for pilot training of ISO/IEC 2000 (IT service management system) (KAR)

Apr Assigned as the 1st verification body for emissions report in Korea (Ministry of Environment)

Mar Assigned as the 1st training institute for green management system in Korea (KAR)

2010

Jul Assigned as verification body for VCS (Voluntary Carbon Standard)

Mar Assigned as certification body for ISO/IEC 20000 (IT service management system) (itSMF)

Jan 2010 Assigned as green training institute (presidential Committee on Green Growth)

2009

Apr Open a local headquarter in Gyeong-in region

Mar Establish Green Management Research Center

2008

Jan The official name is changed to Korean Foundation for Quality (KFQ)

2007

Nov Assigned as verification body of CCX (Chicago Climate Exchange)

Aug Assigned as Korea’s 1st verification body for domestic GHG reduction (Ministry of Knowledge Economy)

Apr Assigned as supporting institute for improving core work ability of SME (Human Resources Development Service of Korea)

Mar Open a local headquarter in the central region

Feb Assigned as training institute dedicated to science and engineering site technology (Ministry of Knowledge Economy)

2006

Mar Assigned as Korea’s 1st certification body and training institute for ISO 22000 (food safety control system)

Mar Open a local headquarter in Gyeongsang Province

Feb Assigned as Korea’s 1st designated operational entity (DOE) of CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) among domestic private institutes

2005

May Assigned as training institute for ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 (quality and environment management system) (KAR)

2004

Sep Start certifying KFQ 9004

Aug Start verifying sustainable report (SR)

2002

Oct Conclude MOU with Taiwanese BSMI (Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection)

May Assigned as Korea’s 1st certification body for OHSAS 18001/K-OHSMS 18001 (safety health management system) (KAB)

Jan Establish New Quality Forum (NQF)

2001

Jul Certify BS7799 (IT security system) for the first time in Korea

Jan Assigned as vocational education and training institute (Ministry of Labor)

2000

Dec Assigned as a certification body of ANAB (the U.S. accreditation body) for ISO 9001 and TL 9000

Mar The official name of Korean Foundation for Quality is changed to KSA-QA

Feb Assigned as Korea’s 1st certification body for ISO/TS 16949 (quality control system in the auto industry) (IATF)

1997

Jun Assigned as Korea’s 1st certification body for QS-9000 (quality control system in the auto industry) (KAB)

Jan Sign up for IQNet (The International Certification Network) membership

1996

Oct Assigned as Korea’s 1st certification body for ISO 14001 (environment management system) (KAB)

1993

Dec Assigned as Korea’s 1st certification body for ISO (quality control system) (KAB)

Oct Establish KSA-QA