SOAC currently offers the following accreditation programs:
Calibration laboratory accreditation program (ET) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025;
Accreditation program for testing laboratories (ES) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025;
Medical laboratory (ML) accreditation program in accordance with ISO 15189;
Accreditation program for inspection bodies (IN) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17020;
Accreditation program for management system (CS) certification bodies in accordance with ISO/IEC 17021-1;
Product certification body accreditation program (CE) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17065;
Accreditation program for personnel certification bodies (CP) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17024;
Accreditation program for proficiency test organizers (PTs) in accordance with ISO/IEC 17043;
Accreditation program for verification/validation (VV) bodies in accordance with ISO/IEC 17029; and
Accreditation program for reference material (RM) producing bodies in accordance with ISO/IEC 17034
SOAC's testing and calibration accreditation programs, in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025, and medical testing programs, in accordance with ISO 15189, have been internationally recognized since obtaining signatory status to the International Laboratory Accreditation (ILAC) Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) in May 2022. The SOAC management system certification accreditation program is internationally recognized for the following sub-domains within the main domain: Management System Certification (ISO/IEC 17021-1); Quality Management Systems (ISO/IEC 17021-3); QMS (ISO 9001:2015); Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) – [Level 4: ISO 22003-1; Level 5: ISO 22000], and for the SOAC product certification accreditation program, in accordance with the standard. ISO/IEC 17065. Both of these programs have been internationally recognized since obtaining signatory status to the International Accreditation Forum's Multilateral Recognition Agreement (IAF MLA) in December 2023.
SOAC will expand its scope of accreditation according to needs.