The scope of the IAF MLA includes two components, main scope and sub-scope.

Currently there are five main scopes for the IAF MLA: Management Systems Certification, Product Certification, Certification of Persons, Greenhouse Gas Validation and Verification, and Validation and Verification.

Sub-scopes are divided into two categories (Level 4 and Level 5), as described in section 2 of IAF PL 3: Policies and Procedures on the IAF MLA Structure and for Expansion of the Scope of the IAF MLA.

A list of scopes currently endorsed by IAF is available at the following link: https://iaf.nu/en/scopes/