I-QUAS Auditing Service

Management systems auditing – indispensable tool

International Standards such as the ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 series, HACCP/ISO 22000, and ISO/IEC 17025 emphasize the vital importance of audits as a management feedback tool for monitoring and verifying the effective implementation of an organization's policy and objectives. Audits are also an essential part of conformity assessment activities such as external certification/registration and of supply chain evaluation and surveillance.

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Auditing service of I-QUAS

I-QUAS is in a unique position in the country to provide management systems auditing service that comply with current international best practice as part of complete (turnkey) consultancy service or as a stand-alone service.

The specific areas wherein pre- and post-certification audit services are offered by I-QUAS are:

• ISO 9001:2008 QMS
  
• HACCP/ISO 22000:2005 FSMS
  
• ISO14001:2004 EMS
  
• ISO/IEC 17025:2005
  

Our consultants have international certification attesting to their competence in the QMS auditing field. Our proven track record and practical experience give us confidence that we can successfully support you in your effort to achieve international certification by providing complete and value-adding audits of your organization.

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International certification

Organizations throughout the world recognize the value of using management systems to control business risk and to contribute value. These organizations rely on a group of skilled professionals to assess the performance of their management systems; the auditors. With the increasing globalization and competitiveness of business, it is more important than ever that organizations benefit from using competent, certified auditors.

Our Ethiopian consultants have international certification testifying to their competence in the QMS auditing field. I-QUAS is in a unique position to employee the services of full-time internationally-certified IRCA Lead Auditors and Auditors in Ethiopia.
We are pioneers in achieving the first Principal Auditor, Lead Auditor and Auditor certifications to be registered under IRCA registration for Ethiopia.
The various Grades and current registration status can be verified online. For example, IRCA classifies QMS Auditors in 5 Grades, i.e., Internal Auditor, Provisional Auditor, Auditor, Lead Auditor; Principal Auditor.
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IRCA: International Register of Certificated Auditors
For further information, or to verify our Auditor’s certification on the IRCA Find an Auditor online directory, please go the IRCA website at www.irca.org.

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Track record and practical experience [Top]

Furthermore, our proven track record and practical experience give us confidence that we can not only successfully complete the requested QMS Audits, but also in case of consultancy audits support your organization’s effort to achieve ISO 9001:2008 certification by adding-value in the corrective and preventive actions identification and removal processes.

I-QUAS lead auditors have done pre-certification QMS audits in various companies in Ethiopia (Bedele Brewery SC, Mesfin Industrial Engineering Plc, National Veterinary Institute, Ethio-Leather Industry-ELICO to name a few) all of which have successfully been certified after taking the necessary corrective actions.
Accredited certification bodies that have certified the above mentioned samples of the I-QUAS supported companies are British Standards Institution (BSI), ISOQAR (UK), South African Bureau of Standards (SABS).

All I-QUAS Auditors fully comply with applicable auditing principles and code of ethics in their conduct.

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How to access I-QUAS services

I-QUAS services can be obtained by contacting us through our address or by filling out  and sending our Service Request Form - PDF, 60KB or MS DOC,244KB.

For more information, please contact Tadesse Solomon, I-QUAS Contact at: iquas@ethionet.et or (251-11) 662 3846 or (251-91) 161 3073, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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