Qualified Entities play a crucial role in EASA’s outsourcing strategy of certification and oversight tasks. The agency has developed a streamlined system for direct accreditation, offering a clear pathway for the initial application and continued oversight of Qualified Entities. This accreditation system provides greater flexibility and enables quicker responses to the evolving needs of EASA, National Competent Authorities, and Industry. Once accredited by EASA or a National Authority, the qualified entity’s status is mutually recognized across the board with no need for additional evaluations or technical requirements.
The accreditation process in a nutshell
- EASA will open calls for expression of interest – requesting interested entities to apply for their accreditation.
- The Agency will directly accredit Qualified Entities and issue accreditation certificates to successful applicants; each call will cover one or more categories of tasks that are part of that accreditation.
- Accredited Qualified Entities will be subjected to continued compliance verification and oversight.
- Outsourcing of certification tasks will be done in accordance with the established outsourcing criteria. The issuance of an accreditation certificate does not guarantee that EASA will outsource tasks to the entity.
Becoming an accredited Qualified Entity: key benefits
To become an accredited Qualified Entity is an opportunity to bring your expertise to the forefront of aviation safety and innovation while working with a global community of aviation professionals.
The main benefits are:
- Recognition across the EU: Accreditation from EASA or any Member State Competent Authority is mutually recognized, eliminating the need for additional technical evaluations.
- Work on dynamic projects: Collaborate with EASA experts on challenging certification and oversight activities.
- Engage with innovation: Contribute to international projects involving emerging technologies and advanced solutions.
- Support aviation safety: Play a direct role in EASA’s mission to ensure safer and more sustainable aviation for the future.
Calls for expression of interest
Current and previous calls for expression of interest (CEI) can be found in the Related News section.
You can register on the EASA Website or log in to your existing account and personalise your notification settings to receive updates and notifications when new calls are launched.
Additional information can be found in the Downloads section. Please contact qualified.entities [at] easa.europa.eu (qualified[dot]entities[at]easa[dot]europa[dot]eu) in case of further questions
