My Reading on ASQ CQA HB Part I-IA~IE-s

Part IB
IA-Gossip
What’s the difference between certification, registration, and accreditation?
The terms certification and registration are used interchangeably to refer to verifying the
conformance of an organization’s management systems to a standard or other requirements. The
term accreditation is used when validating or verifying the conformance of a certification body to the
requirements of national and/or international criteria. Certification also refers to the process of
validating and verifying the credentials of individuals such as auditors. A certification body, also
known as a registrar, is a third- party company contracted to evaluate the conformance of an
organization’s management systems to the requirements of the appropriate standard(s) and issue a
certificate of conformance when warranted.
Comments:
This a fact not gossiping? Why some certification bodies or registrars are using their suppliers ―AQB
(Authorized Qualification Body)‖ to fully administrate their own functions? https://www.ndt.net/search/docs.php3?id=21282&content=1
Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang