International Projects

The GCA 2022 Conference and Exhibition, held in Manama, Bahrain, from 13-17 November 2022, served as a pivotal platform for professionals across the chemical industry. Attendees, including manufacturers, academics, researchers, engineers, students, and business leaders, gathered to exchange insights and showcase cutting-edge technologies, with a focus…

The Southern African Development Community Accreditation Services (SADCAS) is a regional accreditation body established under the SADC Protocol on Trade to oversee conformity assessment services in member states without national accreditation bodies. South Africa and Mauritius have their own accreditation bodies, while the remaining…

TCB facilitated a training session on ISO/IEC 17029:2019 “Conformity assessment — General principles and requirements for validation and verification bodies” for officials from the Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (SLAB) and stakeholders from various government departments and regulators on January 27th & 28th, 2022…

• In June 2022, a 5-day virtual training on ISO 17025:2017 was conducted for DFTQC regional laboratories’ staff. The training aimed to enhance understanding and implementation of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 requirements, attended by officials nominated by DFTQC and DPR, Nepal.
• In July 2022, a 2-day onsite Internal Audit Training on ISO 19011:2018 for DFTQC regional laboratories’ officials was conducted to build capacity in conducting effective internal audits, essential for accreditation as per ISO/IEC 17025:2017…

The APMP DEC – CMC Task Force is undertaking a program to support the Developing Economy NMIs (DENs) / Designated Institutes (DIs) without CMCs publishing their CMCs in the in the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) Key Comparison Database (KCDB). Based on a need assessment undertaken by the CMC Task Force in March 2022, the field identified as a common priority to begin this work program is mass. The CMC Task Force has confirmed…

McDermott is a leading provider of engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry, offering technology-driven infrastructure solutions for oil and gas transportation and transformation worldwide. Operating in over 54 countries, McDermott employs more than 30,000 people and boasts a diversified fleet of specialty marine construction…..

Under the Southern African Developing Communities (SADC) Trade Facilitation Programme (TFP), supported by the European Union, TCB developed guidelines on a unified approach for implementing CA Standards by Member States. These guidelines aim to facilitate the mutual recognition and acceptance of conformity assessment results between trading partners across borders…

PTB Germany-sponsored project ‘Strengthening Quality Infrastructure for Water Monitoring of the Ganges River II/India’, a module of the German program called Sustainable Urban Development – Smart Cities (SUD-SC) is being carried out in close collaboration with the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)’, the central agency of the Indian government that is coordinating efforts to rejuvenate the Ganges River…