OUR SERVICES Elite Cert Africa as professional body offer’s various services ranging from certification, training and auditing across diverse industries, to provide guaranteed success and improve internal efficiency through our services. This includes the documentation of certain processes, the verification of your business or supply chain, and periodic management interactions to assure proactive oversight.
MANAGEMENT CONSULTING:
Strategy& Business planning Services;
Institutional Evaluation &Assessments;
Human Resources i.e. Training Needs Analysis, Job Evaluation among others;
·Organizational Development – Institutional Reviews/Restructuring; Management of change / Culture change; Total Quality Management; Performance Management (Balance Score Card);Strategic planning, & Policy development and reviews;
Project Management-;Programme evaluations (Mid & End term);
·Local Government- Devolution (Having undertaken studies of devolution processes in Eastern African for UNCDF& Commonwealth Local Government Forum).
SME advisory, capacity building and business development services (profit optimization, business planning evaluation, structuring& feasibility studies)
Team building ,Career Development & Transition preparation.(i.e. retrenchment, retirement)
Leadership & Management Skills development (Delegation, Time Management, Supervisory, Motivation skill).
Finance for Non- finance managers
Quality Management(including ISO 9000 series)
HR Outsource Services
Environmental Management based on ISO 14001
Management of Change
Knowledge Management
Corporate Governance
Planning, Budgeting & Control
Motivation & Performance Management
Effective Communications & Presentation
Entrepreneurship &business planning
Gearing Your Business for Growth
9001:2008 (Quality Management System) The 9001 standard aims to enhance customer satisfaction, while meeting statutory and regulatory requirements related to the product. It is an international standard related to quality management, which indicates the organization’s constancy to quality management practices and lessen the potential risk to customers.
Following are the QMS process:
Quality management process
Customer Focus
Resource management process
Product purchasing & management process
Internal quality management audit process
Monitoring and measuring process
Continual improvement
These are the process of QMS, which helps in increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization and create a confidence level among their consumers regarding the products and services.
14001:2004 (Environmental Management System)
The 14001 standard helps you minimize your environmental effect, grow your business through the implementation of this international standard, and be aware of environmental responsibility. It helps in improving the environmental performance by the product or service.
The process includes:
Pursue certification or registration of its environmental management system
Seek confirmation
Try to obtain confirmation of its self-declaration
Confirm its implementation process
Confirm the scope of certification
Check legislative compliance
All the process is intended to reduce the impact of your business on the environment and enhance your business through best environmental management practices.
The 27001 standard, protect information assets and manages the risk to the security of information you hold, which gives confidence to your clients that you are managing security of information in your possession. Specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving a documented 27001 standard within the context of the organization business risk. The process includes:
Protect an organization information & brand image
Manage risk to information security effectively
Examine the organization’s information security risk
Ensure compliance with law & regulations
Asset management
Access control
Risk Assessment Report
Evaluating the size of risks
Identification of threats
Human Resources Security
Detect unauthorized information processing activities
Protects the company’s image
So, these are the process by which the value of an organization is protected and a framework for Information Security Management best practice is provided that helps an organizations in enhancing its business values.
22000:2005 (Food Safety Management System)/ HACCP The 22000 standard is designed to ensure worldwide safety of food supply in the good chain and to harmonize on a global level to meet the requirements of FSMS. HACCP is a widely recognized as a product safety management principle in food supply manufacturing organizations.
The process includes:
Interactive communication
System management
Prerequisite programs
HACCP principles
Maintain & update a food safety management system
Ensure that the organization conforms to its stated food safety policy
Look for compliance to the FSMS
These processes ensure the organization conforms to its stated food safety policy and provide products according to their intended use and see if it’s safe for the consumer.
18001:2007 Occupational Health and Safety OHSAS helps an organization to control their occupational health and safety risks to personnel and put the right safety measures in place, to certify quality framework in place, where you can be confident.
The process includes:
Customer satisfaction
Legal compliance
Strong commitment to safety measures
Strong level of trust and communication
Reduced operating cost
This process helps in growing market share and implement customer’s demand for a recognizable OHSAS standard against which their management system can be assessed and verified.
13485:2003 (Quality Management System for Medical Devices) The 13485 standard works is to develop a quality management system for medical devices and maintain the medical device and related services, quality management system. The process includes:
Implement a quality management system
Confirm the scope of certification
Focus on risk management
Inspection and traceability for implantable devices
Quality assessors
Check legislative compliance
Confirm its implementation status
Verification of effective & preventive actions
Approval organizations
ETHICAL AUDITS & ASSESSMENTS.
Elite Cert Africa Ltd is known for its unique participatory ethical audit process, providing more than a ‘tick box’ service in evaluating standards Using a variety of participatory techniques that enable even those without high levels of literacy to contribute, we evaluate a company’s current situation, create a corrective action plan for any issues identified, and offer the necessary training and capacity support to meet international market requirements. As a recognized audit provider for a number of leading global brands and retailers we audit against a range of ethical standards .We also assess the ethical standards of small producers feeding into export supply chains to minimize the risk to a brand. We seek to establish the characteristics, needs and priorities of small producers and their workers, and outline recommendations to improve on the standards required as well as to help improve their livelihoods.
TRAINING & CAPACITY BUILDING
Lack of capacity is often one of the main competitive disadvantages faced by African companies. Our training programs are designed to improve practical knowledge and skills within companies aiming to enter or increase their presence in international markets. Training programs cover general ethical trade awareness and compliance to global standards as well as addressing some of the most common areas of non-compliance. We also offer training in certification processes for Fairtrade and other certifications. Our training methodology is rooted in a participatory process that includes presentations, role-plays, cases studies, small group sessions, open discussions, and individualized programs