10 WACOMP National Quality Experts Become IRCA Certified

In a world of fast-changing regulations, rapidly advancing technology and dynamic markets, WACOMP Ghana continuously builds up the competency of experts in system audits and management system implementation.

On the 20th of September 2021, the project launched an IRCA certified lead auditor training for its quality resource pool experts.

The Quality Management System Auditor / Lead Auditor training, ISO 9001:2015 was designed in line with the IRCA /CQI Standards and it is certied by IRCA (International Register of Certificated Auditors), the world’s largest international certication body for auditors of management systems and is a division of the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI).

The provided knowledge and skills are required to perform 1st, 2nd and 3rd party audits of quality management systems (QMS) against ISO 9001, in accordance with ISO 19011 and ISO/IEC 17021-1.

Practical case studies were customised to make the subject relevant to the sector of operations of each expert‘s special area of operations within the fruits, cosmetics and cassava value chains.

Successful candidates (Mr. Johnson Opoku – Boateng, Mr. Akoi Amoah – Larbi, Mr. Clement Eleseshie Nyadroh, Mr. Dennis Adomako Amankwah , Mrs. Akosua Konadu Cann, Mrs. Francisca Frimpong, Mr. Anthony Ebo Prah, Ms. Cynthia Agyeiwaa Ameyaw, Mrs. Naa Atswei Nyakpo) were awarded IRCA Lead Auditor certificates.

Mr. Jeppe Skytte Hansen of the European Union Delegation to Ghana advised the qualied experts to support the EU’s project to achieve its project goals in Ghana and the rest of the ECOWAS countries during a graduation ceremony on the 9th of December 2021 at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel.

“ Do your best for the success and sustenance of Quality Infrastructure Systems to achieve EU goals of WACOMP project and for the advantage of the AfCFTA. We congratulate the 10 experts for passing the IRCA Lead Auditor examination”, he encouraged the certified experts.