ISO 9001: 2015 Quality management systems training for NIPAM
ISO 9001: 2015 Quality management systems training for NIPAM
NIPAM Employees
were taken through a weeklong training programme on ISO 9001: 2015 quality
management systems by the Namibian Standards Institution (NSI) from 6 to 10 May
2019.
The
workshop was aimed at raising awareness on the ISO 9001:2015 Namibian Standards,
improving staff competencies and technical know-how on ISO 9001:2015 Quality
Management System as it relates to ISO 9001 Principles, Context of the
Organisation, Leadership, Planning, Support, Operations, Performance Evaluation
and Improvement and repositioning NIPAM towards its goal of accreditation.
NIPAM Executive
Director, Ms. Maria N. Nangolo said, the ISO programme is a new journey NIPAM wish
to embark upon to get a functional Quality Management System in place which
will also support the envisaged Accreditation process. Establishment and
implementation of a Quality Management System is one of the key quality
requirements for accreditation with NQA since there is an outcry for NIPAM to
produce programmes and courses that are not only relevant but also accredited.
“As
the leader of the Academic Team, it is my view that we need to develop the
short courses into Unit Standards. Such an approach will benefit us in the
sense that different Unit Standards can lead to a qualification over a period
of time. This will allow our clients to benefit from qualification articulation
arrangements to enter into institutions of higher learning”, Ms. Nangolo highlighted.
It is
the plan of the institute to have the ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management System
in place and revise learning programmes and courses in a form of Unit Standards
and Qualifications so that by 2020 accredited training programmes are offered. The
purpose of introducing ISO 9001 Quality Management System in our context are
not only to secure accreditation status with the NQA but most importantly are
as follows:
- To consistently provide products and services that meet customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements;
- Enhance customer satisfaction
- Managing risks and opportunities and
- Demonstrate conformity to specified QMS requirements.