A significant step towards the broader goal of quality assurance under the ISO9000 series. In either case senior executives of the company will have undertaken to abide by the MRSA Code of Professional Behaviour. IQCA accreditation standards are detailed in IQCA Accreditation manuals. There are separate manuals for each category of interviewing, including a separate manual for non-field companies who engage other companies to conduct fieldwork on their behalf. In addition, separate standards have been set for companies, which do not have their own fieldwork teams in some or all of the above categories but instead subcontract to IQCA accredited companies.
Organisations can gain accreditation for one or more activity in each location.
Organisations with offices in each state need to be accredited in each state separately. IQCA quality auditors make annual inspections of participating company records to verify compliance with IQCA standards. Qualifying companies are issued with Accreditation Certificates. Accredited suppliers are entitled to display a certificate and promote their accreditation in specified types of research through MRSA, AMRO and other publicity media. Provide specific training for interviewers as per IQCA standards.