TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ENHANCEMENT OF TÜRKAK’S CAPACITY IN ACCREDITATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESMENT BODIES

Beneficiary: Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate for EU Affairs, Turkish Accreditation Agency

Project Start Date: 03/2019

Duration: 33 Months

Project Objectives and Results:

The overall objective of the project of which this contract will be a part is as follows: To enhance the quality infrastructure in the field of accreditation services in Turkey. To further increase in the technical capacity of Turkish Accreditation Agency in line with the new developments in the field of accreditation in both the European Union and the international arena.

The results to be achieved are as follows:

Result 1: TÜRKAK human resources’ capacity in processing accreditation applications in the new and existing sectors has improved.

Result 2: Awareness regarding accreditation has increased amongst the stakeholders.

Target Groups:

TÜRKAK staff
TÜRKAK Assessor and Technical Expert (ATE) Pool
Public institutions such as Ministries responsible for adoption and implementation of European directives and regulations
UDDER (main association of conformity assessment bodies in Turkey)
ONKUR (the association of Notified Bodies for Construction Products Regulation in Turkey)
KAL-DER (Turkish Quality Association)
Engineering faculties of selected universities

Reference Number: EuropeAid/139111/IH/SER/TR