ECSA Auditing Organisation (AAO) is a company which is accredited by ECE to offer certification services, and later auditing services to a CSP according to ECSA specifications.
An ECSA-AAO is granted the right to:
- Offer the ECSA to CSP in any country and perform the ECSA in any country.
- Use the ECSA online assessment services at a reduced price.
- Nominate an unlimited number of individuals to become accredited as Auditors (ECSA-AA). They have to be associated/employed by the same organisation named in this contract.
- Auditors with an active and valid ECSA-AA accreditation that are associated to the AAO receive a full exemption from the ECSA annual membership fee.
- Offer training courses - carried out by Senior Auditors (sAA) - for auditors to become ECSA-AAs or to existing ECSA-AAs in order to develop further knowledge in the ECSA.
- Apply to become additionally accredited as an ECSA-ATO (Training Organisation) or an ACO (Consulting Organisation) at a reduced membership fee
- Receive a reduced price for the annual AAO membership fee for additional organisations (such as subsidiaries, parent organisations, branch offices or any other organisation or company ) of 50% of the normal price.