b. Your certification cycle – the certification cycle is the period of your certification until it needs to be
renewed. Your first certification cycle will start with the two stage initial assessment (see the 3c). All
of your certification cycles shall include continuing assessments (see 3e) and a recertification
assessment (which is done on the same terms as stage 2 of the initial assessment (see 3c). We may
include other visits during the certification cycle too(see 3d)