ISO 9001 in Neuchâtel: your certificate, fully online

Zertify is an online service. We have no office in Neuchâtel, and we do not need one. The whole route to an ISO 9001 certificate runs in your browser. You answer a self-assessment, it is reviewed, and the certificate is issued. For a company in Neuchâtel this means no travel, no visit on site and no working days blocked for an audit.

The certificate is based on an online self-assessment. It is issued by G6 Agency AG under licence from SICE (Swiss Institute of Certification and Education). SICE reviews every assessment before the certificate is issued. Every certificate can be verified publicly by number and QR code.

• Certification without an on-site audit
• How Zertify works

Neuchâtel is widely associated with watchmaking, precision engineering and microtechnology. Companies in such fields, and the suppliers and service providers around them, often work in supply chains where customers ask for evidence of a managed quality system. ISO 9001 is the usual answer to that request.

The standard is not limited to industry. It suits any organisation that wants to deliver consistently and be able to show it. Typical users are:

Manufacturing companies

Workshops and production sites of all sizes that supply parts or finished goods and need to show stable, documented processes.

Trades and craft businesses

Businesses that want clear procedures, fewer errors and a document to show customers and clients.

Service companies and consulting firms

Organisations whose product is a service and whose quality depends on repeatable ways of working.

IT and software companies

Teams that deliver projects and support and want to prove structured quality management.

Public institutions

Bodies that want to document their processes and show how they improve them.

• ISO for small and medium businesses
• Overview of all standards

ISO 9001:2015 is the world's leading standard for quality management systems. It sets out the requirements for a system that helps you consistently deliver products and services that meet customer requirements and regulatory obligations. It is built on seven principles: customer focus, leadership, engagement of people, process approach, improvement, evidence-based decision making and relationship management.

In practice, six requirements matter most:

1. 01

   Understand your context (clause 4)

   Describe your organisation, the parties that matter to it and the issues that affect your quality.

2. 02

   Define policy and objectives (clauses 5 and 6)

   Management sets a quality policy. Planning turns it into measurable objectives.

3. 03

   Assess risks and opportunities (clause 6)

   Identify what could go wrong and what could be improved, and plan action in a systematic way.

4. 04

   Define and control processes (clause 8)

   Describe how work is done, from enquiry to delivery, and keep it under control.

5. 05

   Ensure resources and competence (clause 7)

   Make sure people, equipment and knowledge are in place for the work they do.

6. 06

   Monitor performance and improve (clauses 9 and 10)

   Measure results, review them and improve continually.

• ISO 9001 at a glance

Both routes lead to an ISO 9001 certificate. They differ in how the assessment is carried out and what it demands from your team.

• Compare the certification routes
• What certification costs

You answer 36 yes/no questions about how your company manages quality. You pass with 24 of 36. SICE reviews every assessment, and G6 Agency AG issues the certificate under licence from SICE.

The price is 599 CHF in the first year, then 399 CHF per year including the yearly online re-audit. The certificate is valid for 3 years. Prices include 8.1% Swiss VAT for customers in Switzerland.

Billing is an automatic yearly subscription. You can cancel at any time in your customer account, effective at the end of the current year. If you cancel, the certificate ends with the paid year. If you certify a second standard, you get 20% off. From three standards the discount is 30%, also on the yearly fee. You do not need an account to buy.

• ISO 9001 certificate
• Pricing
• Start the free self-assessment

The route is short and runs entirely online. You can work through it at your own pace.

1. 01

   Take the self-assessment

   Answer 36 yes/no questions. It is free and does not require registration.

2. 02

   Reach the pass threshold

   You need 24 of 36 to pass.

3. 03

   Pay online

   Choose your plan and pay. No account is needed to buy.

4. 04

   Review and issue

   SICE reviews your assessment. G6 Agency AG issues the certificate within 4 hours after passing and payment.

5. 05

   Use and keep the certificate

   Show it to customers, who can verify it by number and QR code. Each year a short online re-audit confirms it.

• The process in detail
• General questions