PECB signs a partnership agreement with Global Training & Management Solutions International Plc
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2016-02-29
(February 29, 2016) – Today, PECB has signed a new partnership agreement with Global Training & Management Solutions International Plc. The aim of this agreement is to distribute PECB training courses in Kenya and to extend it further in Africa. Signing this pact will urge respective companies to give their best on providing people of Africa with PECB ISO 9001, ISO 27001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000, ISO 22301 and other PECB courses.
“We are very excited for this agreement, and it is our obligation to provide our full-time services and best efforts on behalf of this partnership. I personally feel profoundly honored and exceedingly delighted to sign this agreement with Global Training & Management Solutions International Plc,” said Eric Lachapelle, CEO of PECB. “We have always welcomed partnership opportunities with such companies that are consistent with and appropriate to our mission. The past years have witnessed tremendous growth in our partnership program, and initiatives aimed specifically at developing and sustaining intentional partnerships have been an important factor to our success. We both have great teams of professionals and resources that will be a great support to this partnership,” added Lachapelle.
“In our endeavor to spread the benefits of management Systems establishment, training, auditing and certification, we have been looking for a global partner that would enhance and offer facilitation in the achievement of this objective. In PECB, we believe we found a partner. PECB is the first Certification body that came along with all the requisites that Global Training & Management Solutions International Plc needed in order to accomplish this all important business objective. Hence February 29th is the historic day in our company’s calendar,” said Geoffrey Mbuguah, Director and Founder, Global Training & Management Solutions International Plc.
“I believe the partnership with PECB is itself a solution to not only management systems certification, but also to the ambiguity regarding certification of personnel to various professional qualifications and against a wide range of international standards. With PECB, we shall provide these and certainly extend the scope to all other international standards. Further, we believe together we shall in the near future spread our services further and deeper in Kenya, East Africa and the whole of Sub-Saharan Africa.” Added Mbuguah.
About PECB
PECB is a certification body for persons, management systems, and products on a wide range of international standards. As a global provider of training, examination, audit, and certification services, PECB offers its expertise on multiple fields, including but not limited to Information Security, IT, Business Continuity, Service Management, Quality Management Systems, Risk & Management, Health, Safety, and Environment.
We help professionals and organizations to show commitment and competence with internationally recognized standards by providing this assurance through the education, evaluation and certification against rigorous, internationally recognized competence requirements. Our mission is to provide our clients comprehensive services that inspire trust, continual improvement, demonstrate recognition, and benefit society as a whole. For more information regarding PECB, please visit www.pecb.com.
About Global Training & Management Solutions International Plc
Global Training & Management Solutions International Plc is an advisory, training, and auditing solutions and service provider in the areas of management systems based on international standards. In the auditing, we conduct 1st party, 2nd party as well as 3rd party audits against approved audit criteria. Below are the schemes and standards that we are involved in the region:
Quality Management Systems as per ISO 9001:2008; and the new ISO 9001:2015; Environmental Management Systems based on ISO 14001: 2004 and the new ISO 14001:2015; Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems based on OHSAS 18001:2007 and the new ISO 45001:2016; Food Safety Management System for all schemes approved by the Global Food Safety Initiative GFSI Scheme; including HACCP, FSSC 22000, ISO 22000:2005, BRC Global Food standard Issue 7, ISO : 22002 Technical Specification, PAS 220:2008, IFS, etc.; Social Accountability SA Systems / Corporate Social Responsibility CSR Systems based on SA8000 2014, ETI, SMETA, ISO 26000 or any other Client approved audit criteria. Good Agricultural Practices based on Global GAP.
We conduct the following training courses based on the above standards: Awareness Training - to staff and top management; Internal Auditors courses; Auditor / Lead Auditors Course; Integrated management Systems Training.
Other activities include the following quality assurance inspections services: Textiles and apparels; Food products and processing; Product Research and Development.