2. 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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3. 2. Accreditation/certification scheme of ISMS auditors
in Japan
Accreditation
body
(JIPDEC)
Personnel
certification
body
(JRCA)
Evaluate
(certify)
Applicants
for
auditors
Apply
Assess
(accredit)
ISO/IEC
17024
Apply
Auditor training bodies (5)
Technofer
Global techno
JACO
BSI Group Japan
Ricoh Japan
Apply Assess
(approve)
Issue the
certificate of
successful
completion
Attend a
training
course
JRCA: Japanese Registration of Certificated Auditors 3
4. 3. Registration of ISMS auditors in Japan
Personnel
certification
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 for
registration
Apply for
registration
Apply for
registration
Expert auditor
Experiences of audits
Apply for
registration
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5. (Reference) Accreditation/certification scheme of ISMS auditors
Personnel
Certification
body
(IRCA)
Evaluate
(certify)
Applicants
for
auditors
Apply
Auditor training bodies (2)
BSI Group Japan
Japan management system
Apply
Assess
(approve)
Issue the
certificate of
successful
completion
Attend a
training
course
IRCA: International Register of Certificated Auditors
No accreditation
bodies for IRCA
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6. (Reference) Registration of ISMS auditors of IRCA
Personnel
certification
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 for
registration
Apply for
registration
Apply for
registration
Principal auditor
Experiences of audits
Apply for
registration
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