Qsae.org
Title
QSAE - Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia
Description
The Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia (QSAE) is the National Standards Body of Ethiopia established in 1970 and became fully operational in 1972. It has undergone several restructuring, of which the latest was in February 1998, based on Proclamation No. 102/1998, PDF 346 KB, organizing the Authority to effectively promote quality management practices as one of its central objectives in addition to Standards Development, Certification, Metrology and Testing.
The Authority is a nonprofit government organ reporting to the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Its policy-making and governing body is the Standards and Certification Council whose members are appointed by the Government selected from various industry and science and technology organizations.
QSAE has about 330 professionals and support staffs, headed by a Director General, and comprises six Directorates, three services and nine Branch offices operational in various parts of the country and one representative Office in Djibouti. At present the Branches and Representative Office provide product certification, calibration and verification services within their areas of jurisdiction as well as acting as customer enquiry point on the broad range of QSAE services. Arrangements are underway to provide these offices with specialized facilities to cater for specific needs of industries and consumers.
