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Recognition you can verify.

For institutions, businesses and professionals who need requirements they can act on, evidence they can demonstrate and recognition others can independently check.

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START WITH YOUR OBJECTIVE

What are you here to do?

01Accredit an organizationUnderstand entry conditions and evidence02Qualify as a professionalSee prerequisites, scenarios and score gates03Check a recognition claimSearch the official public registry04Use a standard or directiveRead requirements and current editions
YOUR OBJECTIVE, YOUR PATH

Choose the outcome you need.

Each pathway leads to its requirements, supporting documents and a practical next action.

FOR ORGANIZATIONS

Demonstrate institutional capability.

Find the ISO-level entry gate, the PASC operational assessment and the evidence required across declared services.

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FOR PROFESSIONALS

Put advanced skill to the test.

Understand qualifying credentials, supervised attack scenarios, predictive modelling and examination pass thresholds.

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FOR PRACTITIONERS & INSTITUTIONS

Implement the right standard.

Access cyber risk, AI, quantum, research documentation and construction standards with their technical texts.

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PRECISE PUBLIC DESIGNATIONS

Three designations. Three different claims.

A recognition has meaning only when its subject, requirements and scope are explicit.

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CONFORMANT

A product, process or implementation

Meets applicable standard requirements within an evidenced, defined scope.

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An examined professional

Meets admission requirements and passes the qualifying examination through an accredited partner.

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An assessed organization

Demonstrates implemented capabilities across its declared services, processes and business lines.

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THE PUBLICATION LIBRARY

Find the standard. Start the work.

Read the actual requirements before planning implementation, procurement or assessment.

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01 / CYBER & RISK

OSPCRM · Cyber risk and operational assurance

From risk modelling to control effectiveness and technical verification.

Open cyber standards
02 / TECHNOLOGY

AI & quantum directives

Lifecycle assurance, agent authority, cryptographic migration and resilience.

Open technology directives
03 / KNOWLEDGE

ATSS 1.2 · Research and publication

Evidence integrity, traceable documentation and scientific reproducibility.

Open ATSS publications
04 / BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Construction, materials & psychodesign

Quality, human experience, climate, material performance and lifecycle outcomes.

Open construction standards

PUBLIC VERIFICATION

Check the claim before you rely on it.

Confirm the named holder, applicable standard, recognition class, approved scope, status and validity in the PASC registry.

For a name search, use the full verification service.

INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY

Work from published rules.

Assessment eligibility, evidence standards, recognition decisions and appeals have documented public pathways. The Secretariat handles institutional correspondence and corrections.

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