FPSB India receives ISO 9001:2008 Standard

Financial Planning Standards Board India (FPSB India), a Public – Private Enterprise and a Professional Standards Setting body, today announced that it has been certified to receive the prestigious ISO 9001:2008 standard for its Knowledge Management initiatives. This is an internationally recognized standard for Quality Management Systems that FPSB India has earned. The certification reinforces FPSB India’s long-standing reputation of being the sole entity that proactively guides the development of standards of Financial Planning as a profession to benefit and protect the interests of the Indian public.

This certificate covers activities that relate to Enrollment of Candidates, Facilitation of Education, Development of Examination Content & Delivery, Evaluation & Verification of Candidature by virtue of 4Es (viz. Education, Examination, Experience & Ethics), Award of Certification, Ensuring Continuous Education Development and Establishment of Self Regulatory Process on voluntary basis.

Ranjeet Mudholkar, Principal Advisor, FPSB India stated, “Quality management has always been our major driver for all activities that FPSB India undertakes. We are proud that the quality of our systems and processes has been acknowledged by an independent international certification organization, and I am proud of achieving this very challenging milestone of ISO 9001:2008 standard. This certification gives confidence to all our stakeholders on our quality processes and systems”.

The ISO 9001:2008 standard is an internationally recognized quality management system standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). To be certified to the standard, companies must implement a quality management system (QMS) within an organization, increasing productivity, reducing unnecessary costs, and ensuring quality of processes and products. ISO 9001 standard portrays an overall business efficiency and customer satisfaction in the processes of an organization.