To provide global leadership in accreditation and a framework for administering accreditation programs

To raise awareness to our stakeholders of our values and the value-added services we provide

To act as a guide in the process of organisational development, growth and cultural change

To help to enable the people in ILAC, including its member bodies, to succeed

Each ILAC Arrangement signatory recognises the accreditation awarded by other signatories of the Arrangement as being equivalent to an accreditation by its own organisation

Members accept certificates or reports issued by organisations accredited by ILAC Arrangement signatories on the same basis as they accept certificates or reports issued by their own accredited organisations

All members recommend and promote the acceptance by users in their economies of certificates and reports issued by organisations accredited by ILAC Arrangement signatories

To ensure that users and potential users of services world-wide, in both government and industry, understand and accept accreditation covered by the ILAC Arrangement as the preferred tool for enhancing confidence and credibility as well as eliminating duplication of activity

To respond promptly and accurately to enquiries from the marketplace