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Virtual workshop
26 October – 3 November 2020  Past event

Many ISO’s developing country members provide conformity assessment services (such as certification, testing, inspection …etc.) on a commercial basis or they may be operated or mandated by the government. These services represent one of the major sources of funding and financial sustainability of such organizations.

The conformity assessment activities should follow the requirements contained in the appropriate international standards, developed by the ISO’s Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO), to ensure consistency worldwide and facilitate cross-border acceptance of results, making regional and international trade easier. The WTO TBT agreement asks the WTO members to use international standards or guides issued by international standardizing bodies as a basis for national procedures for conformity assessment. 

The ISO Capacity Building unit, in collaboration with the secretariat of ISO’s Committee on Conformity Assessment (CASCO) is organizing a virtual regional workshop on product certification based on ISO/IEC 17065 and 17067. 


Workshop objectives and format 

The ISO virtual regional workshop aims to achieve the following objectives:  

  1. Provide requisite knowledge and understanding of the internationally agreed standards on the requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services as well as the fundamentals and guidelines for product certification schemes.  
  2. Define terminology and identify documents, best practices, and other resources that can be helpful in building an understanding of these standards.  
  3. Identify the content (including types of documents and data) that may be helpful in demonstrating compliance with each requirement and how this content is reviewed during an assessment.  
  4. Discuss the accreditation requirements for ISO/IEC 17065.  
  5. Provide a forum for exchange of experiences and to promote discussion among the target audience.    

The virtual workshop consists of many technical sessions that will be delivered throughout four days and spaced over two weeks with plenty of opportunity for group activities, group discussions and individual working to get the most out of it and build long-term knowledge retention. The participants will be asked to work together in asynchronous format during the two weeks on an assignment and share their work result on the last day of workshop. Further details will be provided to the participants in due course.  


Target audience 

The workshop will target a total of 22 participants nominated by the ISO members from 22 English speaking African countries. The participants represent the following:  

  1. Staff members of the national standards bodies who are directly involved in product certification activities, and  
  2. Staff members of the national accreditation bodies who are directly involved in accreditation of product certification schemes.  
  • When


  • Day 4: 

  • Where

    Virtual workshop

  • Language

    English

Registration closed 

Speakers

Alister Dalrymple - AFNOR
Alister Dalrymple
Director, Business Development and Partnerships
AFNOR
Thomas Facklam
Thomas Facklam
Co-chair of the IAF/ILAC joint working group A-series

A big thank you to the International Trade Center (ITC) for providing a dedicated platform for the delivery of this virtual workshop to create a comprehensive remote workshop experience, with the active involvement of the ISO trainers.
 

Programme

Time Session title
08:30 – 08:45 Guide the participants on how to use the IT platform and the different IT tools
08:45 – 09:15  Introduction of the trainers and participants 
  • Breaking the ice 
  • Overview of the workshop objectives and delivery methodology including the expected role of participants
09:15 – 10:15  Overview of the CASCO toolbox and its linkages with the quality infrastructure 
10:15 – 10:30  Break
10:30 – 11:00  ISO/IEC 17065 – Section 5: Structural requirements (Part 1) 
11:30 – 12:30  1st Group activity
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break 
13:30 – 14:00 ISO/IEC 17065 – Section 5: Structural requirements (Part 2) 
14:00 – 15:00  2nd Group activity  
15:00 End of day 1
Time Session title
09:00 – 09:15  Recap of major learning points during the 1st day 
09:15 – 10:00  ISO/IEC 17065 – Section 6: Resources requirements  
09:15 – 10:00  Break
10:15 – 11:00  ISO/IEC 17065 – Section 7: Process requirements  
11:00 – 12:00  3rd Group activity  
12:00 – 13:00  Lunch break 
13:00 – 13:45  ISO/IEC 17065 – Section 8: Management system requirements  
13:45 – 15:00  Exchange of experiences to address the challenges faced by the ISO members regarding the implementation of ISO/IEC 17065  
15:00 End of day 2
Time Session title
09:00 – 09:15  Recap of major learning points during the 1st and 2nd day 
09:15 – 10:00  ISO/IEC 17067 – Fundamentals of product certification and guidelines for product certification schemes (Part 1)  
10:00 – 10:15  Break
10:15 – 11:00  ISO/IEC 17067 – Fundamentals of product certification and guidelines for product certification schemes (Part 2)
11:00 – 12:30  4th Group activity  
12:30 – 13:30  Lunch break 
13:30 – 14:30  ISO/IEC TR 17026:2015 – conformity assessment – example of a certification scheme for tangible products  
14:30 – 15:00  Presentation of two examples on product certification schemes by the participating countries  
15:00 End of day 3
Time Session title
09:00 – 09:15  Recap of major learning points during the 3rd day 
09:15 – 10:00  Marks of conformity and product certification
10:00 – 10:15  Break
10:15 – 10:30  Examples of referencing the International Standards and guides contained in the CASCO toolbox in regulation, and using conformity assessment schemes in various regulated sectors  
10:30 – 12:30  Discussion of country team / individual assignment results
12:30 – 13:00  Closing session – Post-workshop activity and wrap-up  
13:00 End of day 4

Contact

Al-Khammash Nesreen
Nesreen Al-Khammash
Programme Manager
ISO/CS