EQUASS Excellence provides an integrated system of certification specifically tailored for the social sector, and allows social service providers to enhance their performance.The EQUASS Excellence system requires an organisation to carry out a self-assessment which is reflected in a report. In this selfassessment report the organisation’s current compliance with the Principles for Quality are measured against criteria form three different perspectives: approach, deployment and results. A team of two auditors the scores the selfevaluation document.

All the organisations which meet the EQUASS Excellence criteria are certified by the independent, international Awarding Committee for a period of three years.

The organisations listed in the following  brochures have all been officially awarded with EQUASS Excellence.