Bu çalışmanın amacı, Personel Belgelendirmede akreditasyon çalışmalarının önemini ve nitelikli iş gücünün oluşmasındaki yerini inceleyerek Türkiye’de bu uygulamaların gelişmesine katkı sağlamaktır. Çalışmada, Sakarya Üniversitesi Sürekli Eğitim, Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezinin (SAUSEM) TS EN ISO/IEC 17024 Personel Belgelendirme Standardına göre akredite edilmesi, Mesleki Yeterlilik Kurumu tarafından sınav ve belgelendirme yapmak konusunda yetkilendirilmesi süreci incelenmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, SAUSEM’in Personel Belgelendirme konusundaki bilgi birikiminin diğer kurum ve kuruluşlara yol göstermesi beklenmektedir. Çalışma üç bölümden oluşmaktadır. Birinci bölümde akreditasyon kavramı ve akreditasyon ile personel belgelendirme arasındaki ilişki, ikinci bölümde, TS EN ISO/IEC 17024 Personel Belgelendirme Standardına Göre Uygunluk Değerlendirme Kuruluşlarının Akreditasyonu süreci hakkında bilgi verilecektir. Üçüncü bölümde Türkiye’de alanında öncü kuruluş olan SÜSEM ’in akreditasyon ve belgelendirme süreçleri incelenecek, SAUSEM’ in yaptığı Mesleki Yeterlilik sınavlarına değinilecektir. Sonuç ve öneriler ile çalışma sonlandırılacaktır.

The aim of this study is examine the importance of staff certifications accreditation work and the occurrence of a qualified workforce and also to contribute to the development of these applications in Turkey.The study is about to be accredited Sakarya University Continuing Education Application and Research Center by TS EN ISO / IEC 17024 Personnel Certification Standard and to be authorized to do testing and certification  by the Vocational Qualifications Authority.As a result of this research these are understood that SAUSEM is the pioneer to continuing education center of other universities regarding to personnel certification and contribute to  formation of qualified workforce needed in Turkey. Accreditation is an established quality infrastructure to support the reability and validity of the studies carried out by conformity assessment institutions and therefore at the result of these studies assessment of conformity documentation (test and inspection reports, calibration certificates, management system documentation, product documentation, personnel files, etc.). Accreditation of confirmity assessment intitutions are carried out on the basis of requirements recognized worldwide, international standards for determining qualification criteria for related confirmity assessment institutions, specific requirements for relevant sector and general requirements located in the designed guidance documents by regional and international accreditation instutions. Staff certifications accreditation is an confirmity assessment programs document and announce by providing assessment of the individual's knowledge, skills  and experiences in a particular subject area according to objective criteria, and then providing formal recognition.The number of the graduated people from education program increase day by day but measuring and comparing qualification of them  cannot be achieved. However, the quality of staff needed by enterprises under competitive conditions is not always ensured. This also reduces the quality of competition and bring workers load to works. Competitiveness of individuals certified by accredited conformity assessment institutions increase and their employment opportunities expand through the certification. On the other hand the holder of the staff must constantly improve their personal and professional qualifications for the continuation of the document. This requirement helps people to develop the quality of life and job. Increasing the quality of working life will mean the economy is stabilized.