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Paper CQP 302

Quality Infrastructure and Legal Framework

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To appreciate the standardization process, national quality infrastructure development, and how legislations and Regulations impact trade locally, regionally and internationally.

On completion, a candidate should be able to

  • Explain the role of ISO system in general
  • Appreciate the process of developing national and International Standards
  • Be knowledgeable on the application of standards in quality assurance and metrology
  • Describe the key principles and measures covered by the WTO – TBT/SPS Agreements
  • Describe the WTO – TBT/SPS Agreements implementation problems and Action Plans to address those problems
  • Develop a model national quality infrastructure

Content

  1. 1

    Introduction to Quality Infrastructure

    Describe the Quality infrastructure and its components

    1. Introduction to Quality Infrastructure

    2. Components of a National Quality Infrastructure

    3. Institutions forming the Quality Infrastructure

  2. 2

    Introduction to standardization

    Describe the role of international and National Standards Bodies

    1. International Standardization Bodies

    2. Role of ISO

    3. Identification of ISO members

    4. Role of members in Standards development

    5. Role of the National Standards Body (NSB)

    6. Legal framework for NSB (Standards Act)

  3. 3

    An overview of Standards Development

    Analyze the role of Standardization in the Quality Infrastructure

    1. Principles of standards development

    2. The process for developing Standards

    3. Hierarchy of standards

    4. Types of standards and their application

  4. 4

    Conformity Assessment

    Assess the role of Conformity assessment components in the

    1. Quality Assurance

    2. Testing

    3. Inspection

    4. Certification

    5. Market surveillance

  5. 5

    Metrology

    Review the application of Metrology in the Quality infrastructure

    1. Legal Metrology

    2. Industrial Metrology

    3. Scientific Metrology

  6. 6

    Accreditation

    Establish the role of accreditation in Quality Management

    1. Introduction to accreditation

    2. International linkages

    3. National accreditation legal framework

    4. Process of accreditation

  7. 7

    World Trade Organization

    Analyze the linkages of National Quality Infrastructure with the WTO system

    1. Introduction to WTO

    2. WTO member states

    3. WTO National coordination mechanism

    4. WTO Agreements series

    5. WTO Principles

    6. Measures covered by the WTO – TBT/SPS Agreements

    7. Implementation of WTO/ TBT/SPS agreements in the country and Challenges of implementation

  8. 8

    Technical regulations

    Evaluate the role of relevant stakeholders in quality infrastructure

    1. Introduction to Technical regulations

    2. Relevant Stakeholders involved in in quality, safety and environmental management and control related to goods and services

    3. Identify legal framework of the relevant stakeholders E.g, Environment, Education, Health, Transport etc