Our range of services
We come into play when European companies want to import from Africa or African companies want to trade more within Africa and product quality is a challenge. Together with African or European companies and associations, we develop and implement projects to overcome these barriers. Our services cover a wide range and can include the following:
We analyse export requirements and make our findings available to African companies. This way they know which regulations or guidelines they must comply with.
We support African companies in introducing quality management systems through training and advisory services.
We train quality managers in Africa so that they can ensure the quality of production in their own company.
We support European and African companies in expanding their business network and bring European importers together with African suppliers.
We support African companies through training and consulting to obtain quality certificates demanded on the international market. We also strengthen the national quality infrastructure so that certificates can be issued more easily and less costly in-country.
We offer targeted sectoral support for testing and calibration services within key value chains and sectors so that they can better meet the needs of the private sector.
We analyse export requirements and make our findings available to African companies. This way they know which regulations or guidelines they must comply with.
We support African companies in introducing quality management systems through training and advisory services.
We train quality managers in Africa so that they can ensure the quality of production in their own company.
We support European and African companies in expanding their business network and bring European importers together with African suppliers.
We support African companies through training and consulting to obtain quality certificates demanded on the international market. We also strengthen the national quality infrastructure so that certificates can be issued more easily and less costly in-country.
We offer targeted sectoral support for testing and calibration services within key value chains and sectors so that they can better meet the needs of the private sector.
Our offers for
European associations or companies
Our offer
- Customised solutions: Together, we develop solutions to improve the quality of products to meet your requirements.
- Network and cooperation: Benefit from the expertise of a wide range of public and private stakeholders, such as European and African companies and associations, quality infrastructure institutions and development organisations.
- Comprehensive support: We support you step by step and implement the projects with or for you.
Requirements
- You import from one of the Alliance partner countries or intend to do so
- You have an idea for a project aimed at improving product quality (e.g. strengthening the quality infrastructure, promoting certification, training in quality management, etc.).
- The project would serve to promote the export of African products to regional or international markets.
African associations or companies
Our offer
- Information on export requirements: We analyse export requirements and provide you with information on what you need to consider when exporting.
- Knowledge and consultation: We help you improve the quality of your products, introduce quality management systems and prepare for certification.
- Better infrastructure: We strengthen the local quality infrastructure to ease your access to in-country product testing and certification.
Requirements
- You are active in one of the partner countries of the alliance and already export your products or intend to do so
- You have an idea for a project aimed at improving product quality (e.g. strengthening the quality infrastructure, promoting certification, training in quality management, etc.).
- The project would serve to promote the export of African products to regional or international markets.
Actors in the quality infrastructure and the public sector in Africa
Our offer
- Technical assistance: In cooperation with the private sector, we improve access to information, train experts and support local testing and certification services.
- Promotion of regional networking: We support the regional networking of national quality infrastucture services.
- Promotion of public-private exchange: We promote exchange in the standardisation process between public and private sector actors.
Requirements
- Your institution is located in one of our partner countries
- You have an idea for a project aimed at proving the quality of local products or strengthening the local quality infrastructure.
- The project idea benefits export-relevant sectors.
