Fact sheet 18: Scheduling for short notice assessment

The Commission has created Factsheet 18, which explains scheduling for short notice assessments (SNA). This fact sheet provides examples of schedules for short notice assessments, over an eight-year period. A short notice assessment may occur once in a three-year accreditation cycle. Accrediting agencies must ensure assessments:

• Commence at least four months before the current accreditation expiry date
• Be completed before the current accreditation cycle expires
• Be conducted more than six months after the last assessment
• Occur no more than four years after the previous assessment.

You can download the factsheet here.