Cogent Quality Statement

Cogent Business Solutions Pty Ltd (Cogent) is a provider of personnel security vetting services, employment screening and high quality consulting services and their associated business administration.  Cogent is committed to exceeding client expectations based on the following principles:

• Client focus: Cogent is committed to understanding our current and future clients’ needs, meeting their requirements and striving to exceed their expectations.
• Leadership: Cogent’s Senior Management are committed to creating and maintaining a working environment where people become fully involved in achieving our objectives and client outcomes.
• Engagement of people: We recognise that people are the essence of any good business and that their committed involvement enables their full abilities to be used for our benefit.
• Process approach: We understand that a desired result is achieved more efficiently when activities and related resources are managed as a process or series of interconnected processes.
• Improvement: We are committed to achieving continual improvement across all aspects of our business.
• Evidence-based decision making: We are committed to making decisions relating to our management systems based on analysis of relevant data and information.

We believe that a critical factor to achieve this is by implementing a Quality Management System (QMS) in accordance with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015.  The QMS aims to:

• meet the requirements of relevant interested parties and our social, charitable, regulatory, and legislative responsibilities;
• provide the necessary resources and ensure that responsibilities and authorities are determined and communicated appropriately;
• establish business and quality objectives, which are reviewed periodically through the management review process;
• ensure that the QMS remains effective in achieving business and quality objectives, conforming to the requirements of the ISO 9001:2015 Standard;
• seek structured feedback from clients and carry out actions in accordance with stated methods and client requirements; and
• assess opportunities for continual improvement.

Cogent has implemented an Internal Audit Program to ensure that the ongoing suitability and conformity of the QMS is maintained.