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The EAC Quality for Trade Platform serves as a one-stop quality shop allowing registered users to: discover quality requirements, connect with relevant institutions and individuals, seek pathways to improvements and gain insights from those who have already experienced success. The platform will complement in-country initiatives as an information resource that allows work to continue long after face-to-face trainings are complete.

<div>Please click the button and submit the subsequent form to tell us your story. We will review your story and, if selected, it will be edited and published!</div>

<div>The EAC Quality for Trade Platform has been developed by the International Trade Centre under Phase I and Phase II of the EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP I &amp; II), with the support of the European Union.<br><br>You may access the tools using the buttons at the top of the page or explore further below.</div>

<div>The EAC Quality Compass tool has been developed by the International Trade Centre under Phase I and Phase II of the EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP I &amp; II), with the support of the European Union.&nbsp; The tool offers users quality-related guidance for specific products in select markets. Discover and learn about quality requirements for your product, whether they are related to mandatory legal requirements, key standards, or preferences in the market. &nbsp;<br><br></div><div><strong>NOTICE: Some information on the Quality Compass tool may be temporarily outdated due to ongoing system maintenance and data recovery efforts. We are working to restore content to its previous state. In the meantime, users are advised to verify critical information through official sources before relying on it for decision-making.&nbsp;</strong></div>

<div>The EAC Quality Connect tool has been developed by the International Trade Centre under Phase I and Phase II of the EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP I &amp; II), with the support of the European Union.&nbsp; The tool serves to connect a regional network of Quality Champions developed under the MARKUP programme, quality-related service provider institutions and other individual members.<br><br>We encourage you to register by clicking on the -Sign In- Button in the upper right of this page.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;</div><div><strong><em>NOTICE: Due to a recent service outage, some user accounts on the Quality Connect tool may have been affected. We kindly ask all affected users to re-register their accounts. For those whose accounts remain active, we kindly request that you log in and update your profiles as needed. For step-by-step instructions on how to register, update profiles, or request password resets, please refer to the linked document: </em></strong><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/19JEE_6rszSSvGKUWjWQe0IqD0heA1Lj7/view?usp=sharing"><strong><em>Guide to Registration and Profile Building</em></strong></a></div>

<div>The EAC Quality Success tool has been developed by the International Trade Centre under Phase I and Phase II of the EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP I &amp; II), with the support of the European Union.&nbsp; The tool serves to showcase Success Stories and allows users to gain insight from those who have already achieved success. You can search for Success Stories based on topic, product, or country. To see Success Stories from around the world, perform a search for "All Countries".<br><br>We welcome you to share your own Success Stories for publishing consideration using the form found at the bottom of the page.</div>

Supporting Quality Management for Trade Success

QUALITY CHAMPIONS

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This tool allows users to discover specific quality-related requirements, including mandatory legal requirements, key standards and market preferences for identified priority products in targeted destination markets. The tool offers user-friendly insights into not only what is required, but also provides sensitization information on quality requirements to the user as well as streamlined deep linkages to guidance available elsewhere on the web.

Quality Compass

This tool serves to connect a global network of national pools of quality experts, often developed under ITC projects. Registered users can view profiles and make connections with other users who may be able to offer guidance or services, or those who are in need of guidance or services. Using an online service provider institution directory, users will be able to locate relevant institutions who offer the services they need on their quality journey.

Quality Connect

This tool aims to inspire readers with a variety of success stories as told by those who, through quality improvements, managed to access new markets, grow their markets, or overcame quality hurdles which brought new opportunities. The collection of success stories is searchable by country, topic or product, allowing for users to find success stories most relevant to them. As a participatory element, users are able to submit their own success stories for publishing consideration.

Quality Success

Access user-friendly information about quality requirements at the product-market level.

SMEs

Benefit from enhanced access to tools and capacity building services. Better promote services and link up with other institutions toward common goals.

Quality-related service providers

Access ITC support & certification, share best practices and lessons learned, market services and connect with an expert community.

Quality experts

Discover the world of quality in trade and begin your quality journey.

Quality learners

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The International Trade Centre has developed and qualified experts in quality management together with leading institutions in the field of quality. These experts are called Quality Champions. Quality Champions have been trained using the latest tools and techniques for ensuring quality and food safety in a business and implement quality improvement projects in enterprises.

Find the service providers you need by browsing categories listed below. To view those of a different country, use the country filters or the search box.