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1st Asian SPICE Conference 2024
The 1st ASIAN SPICE conference took place from November 21-22 in Nagoya Japan. Please finde detailed informations here: 1st Asian SPICE Conference (ASCON).
intacs® Knowledgebase
You can find our FAQ lists for assessors and training povider with regular updates here - at the bottom of this website:
New JAXA PAM for software development published
Today we have published the latest version of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency PAM. You will find the model in Enlisch and Japanese language here: SPICE Center | intacs.info
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.
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 33xxx series. INTACS e.V. is the owner of the Certification Scheme.
We respond to an industry demand
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Setting training and certification standards for ISO/IEC 15504 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 33000 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
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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ISO33xxx/intacs® or VDA/intacs® rules for qualification
intacs® certified assessors are qualified for all passed PAM specific trainings, Extension trainings and exams; 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 have 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 according to the valid ISO33xxx/intacs® or VDA/intacs® rules and for which EEs are awarded.