PECB Signs a Partnership Agreement with ABMAQ

PECB is honored to announce that it has signed a new partnership agreement with Association Burkinabè pour le Management de la Qualité (ABMAQ), to distribute PECB training courses in Burkina Faso and Sub-Saharan Africa. This partnership will ensure that the respective companies will give their contribution based on their expertise in offering and organizing PECB/ISO courses.

“PECB has built a strong reputation in the international market for its expertise and ability to develop and deliver trainings on many ISO standards,” says Eric Lachapelle, CEO of PECB. “We believe our training courses perfectly complement ABMAQ and this partnership will enable us to provide people in Burkina Faso and sub-Saharan Africa a cost-effective way to invest in their professional careers,” added Lachapelle.

“This partnership represents a great opportunity for our organization and we’ll do our best to take up this challenge by meeting PECB expectations. Hopefully this collaboration pave the way for us to realize our vision that is to be a reference structure in the sub-region and leader in Burkina regarding quality and productivity promotion, development and popularization in order to enhance the competitiveness of African countries,” said Ousséini Ouedraogo, permanent secretary at ABMAQ.

About PECB
PECB is a certification body for persons on a wide range of international standards, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO/IEC 20000, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27005, ISO 22301, ISO 26000, ISO 22000, OHSAS 18001, ISO 28000, ISO 50001, Certified Lead Forensics Examiner, etc.

PECB has earned a reputation for integrity, value and best practice by providing this assurance through the evaluation and certification of professionals against rigorous, internationally recognized competence requirements. Its mission is to provide their clients comprehensive personnel examination and certification services. For further information about PECB and for the full list of standards, please visit: http://www.pecb.com.

About ABMAQ
ABMAQ is an association created in 1992 and recognized as “Public Utility” which aims to promote quality in Burkina Faso and Africa. In this respect, its mission is “ to enhance and develop all quality and productivity initiatives and promote a culture of quality by offering innovative, responsive and competitive services towards organizations, the public and the states in order to significantly contribute to national and sub-regional socio-economic development.”

The main activities of the ABMAQ are: Promotion (National Quality Days, National Quality Award, Quality Awareness Campaigns, Quality Information and Documentation Center); Training (ISO and OSHAS standards, quality and productivity tools and technics, Performance and Innovation Tools and technics); Advisory (members, non-members, institutions, government and partners regarding quality, productivity, performance and innovation issues); Support (Implementation of quality, productivity, performance and innovation systems and processes); Development (Standardization of methods in service delivery, Project development and implementation, Technical and financial partnerships, Benchmarking, Training of Trainers and Experts)

Our core values are: Customer focus; Leadership; Professionalism; Ambition; Commitment; Innovation; Team building

For further information, please visit our website: http://www.abmaq.bf