Consultancy Services for Capacity Building for staff of South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) related to the use of SQMT equipment.

Description of the project and Services provided:

The primary objective is to ensure that the South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) is able to support the development of the export/trade business in South Sudan and in the East Africa Community (EAC) region through provision of prompt quality controls and conformity standards. South Sudan’s exports are currently restricted to oil, minerals and a few agricultural goods i.e. sesame, groundnuts, hibiscus, honey, gum Arabic, etc. whose value chains are being developed to enhance production levels and export capabilities.

The specific objective of the Trademark East Africa (TMEA) technical assistance is to provide the SSNBS (The South Sudan National Bureau of Standards)with the capabilities to  utilise  the  SQMTs  equipment  to  conduct  tests  on  all  commodities  at  national  and  internationallevels  to ensure producers, exporters and importers adhere to international quality and conformity standards. This will require  that  besides  having  funded  and  delivered  laboratory  equipment,  the  TMEA  technical  assistance  will provide training on its use to the staff. The project will also assist the SSNBS to attain ISO 17025 level of quality management.

The results of the projet are:

• Preparation of the Final Strategic Plan for SSNBS with an accompanying implementation plan and resource requirements to the  implement  plan.  In  addition  an  annual  Business  Plan  shall  be  developed  and  agreed  with  the  SSNBS management;
• A training plan for SSNBS and report of the training modules developed;
• A  comprehensive  SSNBS  outreach  plan  embedding  the  various  communication  strategies  required  to enhance the Bureau’s public image, information sharing mechanisms and systems developed ;
• HACCP package developed  and roll out to key firms involved in food safety ;
• Private sector awareness and advocacy menu on critical standards developed

The services provided are:

• Design and implementation of awareness campaings
• Installation of equipment
• Institutional capacity building/strengthening
• Know how transfer
• Project evaluation and monitoring
• Project management/coordination
• Project/programme implementation/management
• Quality control
• Rehabilitation of infrastructure
• Seminars and conferences organisation
• Training
• Training needs analysis