中文簡介
中國認證認可協會（China Certification and Accreditation Association簡稱CCAA）以推動中國認證認可行業發展為宗旨，為政府、行業、社會提供與認證認可行業相關的各種服務。
中國認證認可協會的主要工作有：加強社會責任監督，制定行規行約，規範行業行為，維護行業利益；調查研究中外行業發展及市場趨勢，參與制定行業發展戰略規劃，向政府提出政策和立法建議，向社會提供信息與咨詢服務；倡導科技進步，促進信息化建設，組織人才教育和培訓；參與制、修訂國家行業标準，并組織貫徹實施；組織國際對話，開展行業外交，促進國際合作；開展認證推廣工作；編輯、翻譯出版認證方面的标準、期刊、書籍、文集和資料等；完成政府主管部門交辦的工作。
中國認證認可協會以提升行業素質為己任，着力于行業、企業與政府間的溝通協調，并加快國際合作步伐，努力為中國認證認可行業發展營造良好的氛圍。
CNAT:中國認證機構國家認可委員會，CCAA就是以前的CNAT。
想要取得CCAA人員注冊資格，要先參加CCAA認可的培訓機構組織的相關培訓并獲得培訓合格證書，然後參加CCAA組織的統一考試，考試合格者CCAA會發布相關考試的通知或公告，該通知或公告将作為向CCAA申請注冊的必備條件之一。 具體的不同類别的CCAA審核員、檢查員以及咨詢師的培訓考核标準和注冊标準需參照相應的準則。
英文簡介
China Certification and Accreditation Association (CCAA), founded on September 27th 2005, is a nonprofit and national industry organization composed of accreditation Bodies of certification and accreditation industry, certification Bodies, certification training Bodies, certification consulting Bodies, laboratories, inspection Bodies, some of the organizations that have acquired the certification, personal members, and company members.
In conformity of the law, CCAA receives guidance, supervision, and management from the superior management department, namely General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China and registration management department, namely Ministry of Civil Affairs of the People’s Republic of China.
Based on the purpose to advance the development of the certification and accreditation industry, CCAA provides all kinds of relevant services for government, industry, and society.
The main works of CCAA include: to strengthen social responsibility supervision, establish rules and agreement of the industry, standardize the industry behaviors, and maintain the industry advantages; to participate the establishment of industry development strategy plan, provide policy and legislation suggestions to the government, and provide information and consulting services to the society; to advocate technology advancement, encourage informationization construction, and arrange teaching and training for talented people;
to participate the establishment and revision of the national industry standard, and put into practice; to arrange international talks, develop industry international diplomacy, and encourage international cooperation; to develop popularization work of the certification; to edit, translate, and publish standards, journals, books, anthology, and materials relevant to certification; to accomplish assigned jobs by the government superior departments.
Regarding improvement of the industry quality as its own mission, CCAA focus on the communication and coordination among industry, incorporations, and the government, try to quicken the steps of international cooperation, and make great efforts to establish an excellent atmosphere for the development of China certification and accreditation industry.
