WELCOME TO QUALITY AFRICA
Overview
The Quality Africa brand is supported by two registered companies in South Africa and Ireland. Quality Africa Network (Pty) Ltd is registered in South Africa and Quality Infrastructure Services Ltd is registered in Ireland. Both these companies trade as Quality Africa with the same management and objectives. Quality Africa’s focus of business is mainly on the African continent and since been established in 2013, it has become a truly Pan-African business.
Quality Africa was established with the objective of providing African solutions to African needs. There is an abundance of expertise, knowledge and skill sets embedded in individuals throughout the African continent and Quality Africa provides a network of highly skilled experts in the fields of:
- National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) development.
- Feasibility studies for conformity assessment start-ups.
- Strategic Business & Sustainability Evaluation.
- Consultancy & capacity development in Accreditation, Metrology and Standardization.
- Consultancy & capacity development in Conformity Assessment (Testing, Calibration, Certification, and Inspection).
Quality Africa provides a broad range of services in Training, Consultancy and Business development coaching to National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) institutions.
NQI Development
Quality Africa provides capacity development for NQI development by:
- Reviewing, evaluating and/or developing the legal framework for effective NQI structures and mandates.
- Gap analyses and business strategies for NQI Institutions.
- Evaluation of Private Sector needs for trade & bridging the NQI/private sector gaps.
Business Development
Quality Africa provides business development coaching to NQI institutions in the form of:
- Feasibility studies for new business start-ups.
- Strategic business planning and realignment.
- Financial business models for conformity assessment bodies.
- Business gap analyses for sustained improvements.
Training
All Quality Africa training courses are specifically designed to provide structured learning starting from fundamental principles and advancing to the level of understanding that is necessary to achieve the course objectives. Each course makes use of a variety of learning tools which include instruction; videos; scenarios; role-playing; discussion; exercise examples; group work; review and examination. Emphasis is placed on individual and practical group-work so that participants can apply the knowledge gained and master the subject during training.
Courses are offered in Accreditation requirements for Conformity Assessment Bodies; Validation techniques for test methods; Measurement uncertainty determination for test results.