E(CO)QUALIFY - Project ECO-QUALIFY II finished in October 2009

Project ECO-QUALIFY II finished in October 2009

As part of the initiative Eco-Qualify 20 partners from 10 countries have developed and disseminated basics of quality assurance for training in organic retailing.

In the first phase, in the project E(co)-Qualify I, technical standards logo_ecoqualify_ii for the qualification of employees and anagers were defined. In the second project phase, in E(co)-Qualify II, a comprehensive system of quality assurance for continuing education and further training in organic retail in Europe was developed. Partners from professional associations and educational institutionshave created a binding and controllable framework with internationally comparable criteria and principl def_flag-logoeac-llp_en_webformat es of certification.

Target groups and users of the Quality Assurance System Eco-Qualify for education in organic products retailing are the providers of qualification and training, professional associations, businesses, entrepreneurs and employeesand other stakeholders in the vocational training of this branch. Training institutions and stakeholders in professional education in the participating countries have become acquainted with the Quality Assurance System and how toimplement it in their daily training and education practice.

After several phases of testing in the participating countries the Quality Assurance System was introduced in spring 2009 to the professional public, e.g. at the trade fair BioFach. Since then, educational institutions and actors in the branch in the partner countries have een informed about the system and supported to implement it in an appropriate and consistent matter. For more information see: Eco-Qualify II

ECO-Qualify at BioFach 2010

The initiative Eco Qualify is presented at the biggest European trade fair for organic products,
the BioFach 2010, in the context of two events:

Thursday, 18.02. of 14-16 (Zurich area, CCN West)

In a German workshop, the Quality Assurance System Eco-Qualify is introduced and explained
with the following questions:
How works the quality assurance system?
How is the certification and accreditation process?
What are the benefits ofs the quality management system?

Friday, 19.02. of 17-19 (Prague Room, CCN Ost)

In an English presentation the European umbrella organisation Organic Retailers Association ORA presents the Quality Assurance System Eco-Qualify .

[ Back ]