15th VDA Automotive SYS Conference
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The next VDA Automotive SYS Conference hosted by the Association of the German Automotive Industry takes place near Berlin from 2025 June 25-27. Top-rated keynote speakers, experts and managers from various mechatronic development areas and leading service providers are going to share experience and knowledge. VDA Automotive SYS Conference – VDA QMC (vda-qmc.de) |
32nd EuroSPI Conference
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EuroSPI² will take place from 2025 September 17-19 and will have 10 international thematic workshop streams supported by thematic topic communities and the ICSSP (International System and Software Process Association). Each thematic stream integrates both, research sessions and industry / applied science sessions. The thematic streams will be a mix of pitch talks provoking discussions, full presentations and panel discussions which will focus on specific questions of interest. Please see the website content using this link: EuroSPI² |
1st NASPICE Conference
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NA SPICE Conference 2025 September 23-24 📣
The agenda is live—and Early Bird registration is now open!
We’re thrilled to announce that the 1st North American SPICE Conference—an iNTACS® accepted event—has officially finalized its agenda! 🎉 📍 Join us in Novi, Michigan – September 23–24, 2025 at the Suburban Collection Showplace for two impactful days focused on software process improvement, assessment, and engineering. Whether you're a seasoned SPICE expert or just starting your journey, this event is for you. 📅 Early Bird Pricing (limited time): ▸ April 28 – May 16: 23% off → $850, ▸ May 17-May 31: 10% off → $995, ▸ June 1st and after: Full price → $1,095
🔗 View the agenda & register now while Early Bird Pricing Lasts: https://naspice.net/
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Meet iNTACS e.V. colleagues at the conference VDA SYS 2025
Also this year iNTACS e.V. has its own community booth at the conference VDA SYS. We will continue to report on interesting innovations at this point. Please have a look at the website of the VDA QMC and the conference program.
VDA Automotive SYS Konferenz – VDA QMC (vda-qmc.de)
Transfer your ISO/IEC 15504 tag into a valid ISO/IEC 33061 certification
Take advantage of this opportunity to transfer your ISO/IEC 15504 tag into a valid certification. Until December 31, 2025, it is possible to obtain secondary certification for ISO/IEC 33061 after participating in the ISO/IEC 33061 upgrade course (2 days without exam). We have agreed on a special discount with the ECQA for this – see the fee structure. Don't miss this opportunity to conduct official assessments in the non-automotive domain for the next three years starting in 2025 and secure the registration of your extension tags!
Extension registration with ISO/IEC 33061 certification
The upgrade training for ISO/IEC 33061 has been available since mid-2024. The training takes two days without an exam. After attending, you can get certified for the ISO/IEC 33061 basic PAM from the ECQA. ISO/IEC 33061 certification is a prerequisite for obtaining registration of the following model extensions: Agile SPICE, Data Management SPICE, Mechanical Engineering SPICE, Modeling & Simulation SPICE, Organization SPICE, Software Automation SPICE, and Test SPICE. You need ISO/IEC 33061 certification to register these extensions.
In this context, we would like to remind you of the validity of assessment results, as described in the procedure “intacs_procedure_certification_criteria_EN_v10_6”: “When extensions are evaluated in an ‘official’ assessment, one of the members of the assessment team must be a certified assessor who has attended the extension training and passed the exam.” As an assessor, you are certified if you have a valid license.
As an Automotive SPICE® assessor, you still have the chance until December 31, 2025 to take part in the upgrade training ISO/IEC 33061 based on your ISO/IEC 15504 cross-certification, which will still be recognized until then, in order to apply for this certification afterwards. Because ISO/IEC 15504 has been withdrawn, we will no longer display this cross-certification for all Automotive SPICE® assessors on our website from January 1, 2026. The same applies to registrations without valid ISO/IEC 33061 certification. Please refer also to the “Procedure Certification Criteria” section 3.8. There will be a special discount for the second certification with the ECQA.
Please direct any requests for upgrade training for ISO/IEC 33061 to
iNTACS Vision and Mission
We are an independent and legally registered not-for-profit association.
We have open and transparent operations in an honorary capacity and global and multilingual presence. iNTACS e.V. is a non-profit association.
iNTACS e.V. is the owner of the Certification Scheme intacs®
We support you in certifying and licensing your training achievements.
We improve the assessment performance
We want to reduce variations in the quality of assessment results and to make results more comparable.
intacs® Certification Scheme was set up in response to requests from industry and international ISO/IEC 15504 experts. The main objective was to ensure high-quality assessor qualification in the worldwide community for process assessment according to ISO/IEC 330xx series.
We respond to an industry demand
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Setting training and certification standards for ISO/IEC 330xx assessors
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Setting standards for maintaining assessor competence
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Promoting assessment models and community interactions
intacs® is the scheme accepted by the automotive industry and the VDA AK 13 (Working Group responsible for defining process requirements for car manufacturers and n-tier suppliers).
The new updated ISO/IEC 330xx standard series covers process assessment in general.
Certification Bodies
Looking for certification, renewal, or initially, very often your first contact is the Certification Body.
iNTACS is setting up the rules and regulations, but the Certification Body is the one to verify experience evidence and assessment log.
The automotive domain is managed by VDA QMC Berlin and
all other domains are managed by ECQA GmbH Krems
intacs® World Wide
The intacs® assessor certification scheme has been spread its service and support over many countries in the world. Any expert can be trained to become a assessor qualification and can be certified according to the intacs® scheme.
Trainings and exams are usually developed in English, but translation to local guide is available for many languages.
The non-automotive domain has in 2024 in total 46 certified Assessors for ISO/IEC 15504, and SPICE for IT Services.
You can find the worldwide distribution of Automotive SPICE® assessors here (status September 2024):
Recent News
ISO330xx/intacs® or VDA/intacs® rules for qualification
intacs® certified assessors are qualified for all passed PAM specific trainings and passed Extension trainings; domain specific qualifications may apply.
If extensions are assessed in an "official" assessment, one of the assessment team member must be a certified assessor and has taken part in the extension training and passed the exam.
Personal with technical expertise is not a substitute for the additional qualification (extension) for a qualified assessor, and can not be part of the assessment team. They are interview participants, but are not assessor substitutes.
"Official" assessments are those that are carried out by certified assessors according to the valid ISO330xx/intacs® or VDA/intacs® rules and for which EEs are awarded. Please note also the difference between "Certificate of Competence" and a "Assessor or Instructor License" decribed in the current version of procedure "Certification Criteria".
Current rules for online activities (status as of November 11th, 2022)
iNTACS and VDA QMC accepted to perform assessments and trainings completely online.
To ensure the high-quality expectations of intacs®, the current rules apply until further notice:
For the following training courses, the online and onsite execution (including online and onsite exams) is allowed:
- intacs® certified Process Expert
- intacs® certified Provisional Assessor
- intacs® certified Competent Assessor *)
- intacs® Automotive SPICE® for Cybersecurity, Hardware SPICE and Machine Learning
For the following observations, the online and onsite execution is allowed:
- Competent Course Participant Observation
- Competent Assessor Candidate Observation (during an assessment) **)
- Instructor Observation ***)
For assessments, the online and onsite execution is allowed:
- The VDA Automotive SPICE® Guidelines v2.0 specify in chapter 10.3.2: "In some cases it could be appropriate to perform interviews for data collection only using phone and/or video conferences."
- intacs® recommends following the Guideline for Remote Process Assessments: {rsfiles path="SPICE Documents/Guideline_for_Remote_Process_Assessments.pdf"}
*) For the “intacs® certified Competent Assessor” training, there are mandatory rules for online performance:
- This training must be conducted via video conference, so the trainer is able to observe the participants (camera switched on).
- A tool must be used to allow working groups in separate sessions, between which the trainer can switch anytime.
**) For the “Competent Assessor Candidate Observation (during an assessment)”, there are mandatory rules for online performance:
- The observation must be conducted via video conference, so the observer is able to observe the behavior of the candidate as well as the reaction of the interviewees.
***) For the “Instructor Observation”, there are mandatory rules for online performance:
- This training must be conducted via video conference, so the observer is able to observe the Instructor candidate as well as the participants all the time.
- The latest Observation sheet must be filled-in by the Observer to document and maintain all necessary steps and results.
iNTACS is continuously working on updated procedures with additional requirements to ensure the quality of onsite and online activities also in the future. This includes the criteria for observers who have an important responsibility.
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