Who we are

INSIGNIS was established in 2004, and since then has been offering the Portuguese and international markets with a variety of services related with standardization and conformity assessment:

• management systems implementation, internationalization, strategy and business development, standardization practices, etc.

• capacity building (from curricula design to implementation (planning, delivery, monitoring, assessment of learning) and program evaluation)

• conformity assessment (internal audits, customer-supplier audits, certification audits, accreditation evaluations)

• applied research (needs analyses, pre-normative work, analyses of standardization potential of research results)

Main sectors in which INSIGNIS has been working are those where the “Human Factor” is critical, such as Information & Communication Technology (ICT); Education; Health and Social Care Services; Government and Aerospace.

Our participation in the project

INSIGNIS, due to the involvement of her CEO in the development of ISO 21001 and in the VET21001 project, brings to the consortium profound knowledge of EQAVET and ISO 21001 criteria, and also reinforces SGS competence in conformity assessment, through experience with internal audits (part of consultancy services it has been providing the market with since 2004) and again, through its CEO, at accreditation level, as Sandra Feliciano is qualified by the Portuguese Accreditation Body (IPAC) to evaluate the competence of certification bodies.

As the partner that brings EQAVET and ISO 21001 competence to the consortium, INSIGNIS leads the Activities “Development of Design Specification for EQAVET-ISO 21001 Online Auditing Tool (including preparatory checklist)”. It will also lead the activity “Validation of EQAVET-ISO 21001 Online Auditing Tool”.

Additionally, INSIGNIS will collaborate and contribute to all other project activities and, at Activity “Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation”, will host and develop the project website.