CROSQ

27/07/2026

📢 CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITY
🔸Mandated to facilitate the development and harmonization of standards, metrology, conformity assessment, and accreditation across the CARICOM region, the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) is currently seeking to enhance its service delivery through the implementation of a Quality Management System (QMS) in accordance with ISO 9001:2015.
📌 The objective of this assignment is to provide technical support to CROSQ for the implementation of the ISO 9001 Standard with the aim of enabling the organisation to achieve ISO 9001 certification, thereby enhancing its capacity to conduct its operations more effectively and in alignment with its mandate.
✅ The Consultant will carry out, inter alia, the following activities:
• Diagnostic and Planning
• System Development
• Capacity Building
• Implementation Support (including, Process Mapping and Optimization, Documentation Development and Control, System Integration, Internal Audit Preparation and Ex*****on, Management Review Facilitation, Change Management and Staff Engagement, Monitoring and Evaluation, Certification Audit Support)
• Certification Preparation
• Post-Certification Support
🎓 Required Qualifications and Experience:
• At least a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Natural Sciences, Applied Sciences, Engineering or any other related field.
• At least 10 years’ work experience in implementing Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• At least 5 years’ experience implementing ISO 9001 in a similar type of organisation.
• Demonstrated competence in conducting an internal audit/gap analysis.
• Technical training and experience in a QMS with Lead Auditor certification and skills in the CARICOM Region or in a developing country will be an asset.
📆 Project Duration:
A total of 15 person-days over a period of six (6) to nine (9) months
📥 Proposals inclusive of a technical approach to the consultancy, in compliance with the TOR, together with a comprehensive work plan (no more than 5 pages), in tandem with a financial breakdown of the consultancy charges and a CV are to be emailed to:
➡️ Ms. Teyonna Delice Mayers, General Project Officer – Project Implementation, CROSQ, at [email protected]
❎ DEADLINE: 4 pm (AST), Friday 27th August, 2026.
🔗 Access the Consultancy TOR, including the comprehensive scope of work, deliverables and reporting requirements, qualifications/experience, and submission criteria here: https://website.crosq.org/job/terms-of-reference-quality-management-system-consultant-2/

The CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) is mandated to facilitate the development and harmonization of standards, metrology, conformity assessment, and accreditation across the CARICOM region. In pursuit of operational excellence and enhanced service delivery, CROSQ inten...

23/07/2026

📣 A new era of digital trade is on the horizon!
For Caribbean exporters, future market access will increasingly depend not only on the quality of the products they sell, but on the reliability and accessibility of the data behind those products.
❇️ The EU’s Digital Product Passport (DPP) is set to reshape how products are tracked and verified across global value chains, and CARICOM must be ready.
Through the CARICOM Digital Trade Readiness Project, the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) is helping to ensure that the Caribbean is not merely adapting to the future of trade, but preparing to participate in it, shape it and benefit from it.
📌 In this feature article, “Preparing CARICOM for a New Era of Digital Trade“, we explore what the DPP means for the region, why Quality Infrastructure is central to digital trade readiness, and how early preparation can help Caribbean businesses strengthen competitiveness, sustainability and access to global markets.
🔗 Read the full article, “Preparing CARICOM for a New Era of Digital Trade”, here: https://website.crosq.org/preparing-caricom-for-a-new-era-of-digital-trade/
or, scan the QR code below.
Visit the project page, Supporting CARICOM’s Digital Trade Readiness: EU Digital Product Passport and Beyond (CARICOM DTR Project), here: https://website.crosq.org/caricom-digital-trade-readiness-dtr-project/

20/07/2026

We're launching the Digital Standards Development Platform this morning at 10am!

This introductory sensitisation session will provide participants with a practical overview of the Platform's features, demonstrating how to access, navigate and use the system throughout the digital standards development process.

🔗 Register here➡️
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/JUgUtQdoQFORz_nXIVAzDg
or, scan the QR code on the flyer below.

Join us as we step into the next era of CARICOM's Standards development process!

15/07/2026

📢 Have your say on Draft Regional Cocoa Standards!
Your feedback can help shape the future of sustainable cocoa production and chocolate products across the CARICOM Region.
Join us on Friday 7th August, 2026, for a Regional Stakeholder Consultation on the draft CARICOM Standards:
🌱 DCRS 87: 202x – Voluntary Sustainability Standard for Cocoa Products and Chocolate – Requirements

🌱 DCRCP 12: 202x – Cocoa – Good Agricultural Practices
🔗 To review both draft standards, visit the CROSQ's website here: https://website.crosq.org/regional-standards-for-comment/
📌 This consultation will provide a valuable opportunity for producers, processors, regulators, industry representatives, standards bodies, and other stakeholders to review the draft standards and contribute to the development of a more resilient, competitive, and sustainable Caribbean cocoa industry.
🗓 Date: Friday 7th August, 2026
🕙 Time: 10am (AST)
Scan the QR code on the flyer to register or click the link here ➡️ https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/jOjLLhTKQ9mN-uIOgMGoHQ #/registration
Register and secure your spot to be part of this important conversation today!

14/07/2026

📣 We're launching the Digitial Standards Development Platform on Monday, July 20th, 2026!
✨ The future of standards development across the CARICOM region begins here!
📍 CROSQ is pleased to invite
• the CROSQ Council and National Standards Bureaux (NSB) Directors,
• the Technical Management Committee (TMC) and Regional Technical Sub-Committee (RTSC) members,
• Technical Secretaries and NSB personnel,
• Regional Technical Committee (RTC) members,
• Regional Project Team (RPT) Members and
• the General Public
to this critical and highly anticipated virtual event.
📚 Marking the Platform's soft launch, this introductory sensitisation session will provide participants with a practical overview of the Platform's features, demonstrating how to access, navigate and use the system throughout the digital standards development process.
🔎 Participants will also gain a clear understanding of the digital standards development process, ensuring a smooth transition to a more efficient, transparent and collaborative approach to developing CARICOM Standards.
📌 Event details:
📆 Monday 20th July, 2026
🕰️ 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (AST)
📍 Join us for the virtual launch of the Digital Standards Development Platform and discover how this new digital tool will modernise Standards development across the region.
🔗 Register today by scanning the QR code below, or by clicking this link ➡️https://zoom.us/meeting/register/JUgUtQdoQFORz_nXIVAzDg

09/07/2026

📢 POSTPONED
📢 Please be advised that the Virtual Launch of the Digital Standards Development Platform, scheduled for today, Thursday 9th July, 2026, has been postponed until further notice.
📍Advisory: the scheduled session on July 9th is now being repurposed as a training session on the Digital Standards Development Platform for current and prospective Regional Technical Committee (RTC) members.
❗If you are a current RTC member or are interested in becoming involved in standards development through an RTC, we encourage you to attend this training.
📌 What is the RTC?
Regional Technical Committee (RTC) is a consensus-based committee of regional experts and stakeholders responsible for developing, reviewing, and maintaining CARICOM Regional Standards and other regional normative documents in a specific technical field.
We do sincerely appreciate your understanding.
Please stay tuned to our page for an advisory on the updated date and time of the launch.

📣 The future of standards development across the CARICOM region begins here!
📍 CROSQ is pleased to invite
• the CROSQ Council and National Standards Bureaux (NSB) Directors,
• the Technical Management Committee (TMC) and Regional Technical Sub-Committee (RTSC) members,
• Technical Secretaries and NSB personnel,
• Regional Technical Committee (RTC) members, and
• Regional Project Team (RPT) Members
to the Virtual Launch of the Digital Standards Development Platform.
📚 Marking the Platform's soft launch, this introductory role-based sensitisation session will provide participants with a practical overview of the Platform's features, demonstrating how to access, navigate and use the system throughout the digital standards development process.
🔎 Participants will also gain a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities within the digital standards development process, ensuring a smooth transition to a more efficient, transparent and collaborative approach to developing CARICOM Standards.
📌 Event details:
📆 Thursday 9th July, 2026
🕰️ 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (AST)
📍 Join us for the launch of the Digital Standards Development Platform and discover how this new digital tool will modernise Standards development across the region.
🔗 Register today by scanning the QR code below, or by clicking this link ➡️ https://zoom.us/meeting/register/HcWe2msJTymIgoG0vdMuiQ

07/07/2026

📣 Stakeholder Input Invited: Draft CARICOM Standards for the Cocoa Sector Open for Public Comment
🫱🏾‍🫲🏾 As the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) continues to support the strengthening of regional trade, sustainability, and competitiveness, stakeholder engagement remains essential to ensuring that our standards reflect the realities and ambitions of the region.
🌴 CROSQ is therefore inviting comments on two Draft CARICOM Standards designed to support sustainability, quality assurance, and improved agricultural practices within the cocoa value chain.
📌 Draft Standards available for review and public comments:
✅ DCRS 87:202x – Voluntary Sustainability Standard for Cocoa Products and Chocolate – Requirements

✅ DCRCP 12:202x – Cocoa – Good Agricultural Practices
📌 Public Comments Period:
📆 July 1st, 2026 – August 31st, 2026
🔗 To review both draft standards and access the public comments form, visit the CROSQ's website here: https://website.crosq.org/regional-standards-for-comment/
or, scan the QR code below.
📍 Please contact your National Bureau of Standards to submit your comments on the assigned comment form.
📢 Your feedback will help ensure that the final standards are practical, relevant, and responsive to the needs of the region. Your voice matters in shaping regional standards!

03/07/2026

NOTICE: OFFICE CLOSURE
The public is kindly asked to note that the CROSQ Secretariat will be closed on Monday, July 6th, 2026, in observance of CARICOM Day.
The offices will reopen at 8:30am on Tuesday, July 7th, 2026.
We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

02/07/2026

📣 The future of standards development across the CARICOM region begins here!
📍 CROSQ is pleased to invite
• the CROSQ Council and National Standards Bureaux (NSB) Directors,
• the Technical Management Committee (TMC) and Regional Technical Sub-Committee (RTSC) members,
• Technical Secretaries and NSB personnel,
• Regional Technical Committee (RTC) members, and
• Regional Project Team (RPT) Members
to the Virtual Launch of the Digital Standards Development Platform.
📚 Marking the Platform's soft launch, this introductory role-based sensitisation session will provide participants with a practical overview of the Platform's features, demonstrating how to access, navigate and use the system throughout the digital standards development process.
🔎 Participants will also gain a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities within the digital standards development process, ensuring a smooth transition to a more efficient, transparent and collaborative approach to developing CARICOM Standards.
📌 Event details:
📆 Thursday 9th July, 2026
🕰️ 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (AST)
📍 Join us for the launch of the Digital Standards Development Platform and discover how this new digital tool will modernise Standards development across the region.
🔗 Register today by scanning the QR code below, or by clicking this link ➡️ https://zoom.us/meeting/register/HcWe2msJTymIgoG0vdMuiQ

23/06/2026

📣 Stakeholder Input Invited: Draft CARICOM Standards for the Coconut Sector Open for Public Comment
🫱🏾‍🫲🏾 As the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) continues to support the strengthening of regional trade, sustainability, and competitiveness, stakeholder engagement remains essential to ensuring that our standards reflect the realities and ambitions of the region.
🌴 CROSQ is therefore inviting comments on two Draft CARICOM Standards designed to support sustainability, quality assurance, and improved agricultural practices within the coconut value chain.
📌 Draft Standards available for review and public comments:
✅ DCRS 88: 202x – Voluntary Sustainable Standards for Coconuts and Coconut Products – Requirements

✅ DCRCP 13: 202x – Coconut – Good Agricultural Practices
📌 Public Comments Period:
📆 June 8th, 2026 – August 7th, 2026
🔗 To review both draft standards and access the public comments form, visit the CROSQ's website here: https://lnkd.in/e6mfW9DW
or, scan the QR code below.
📍 Please contact your National Bureau of Standards to submit your comments on the assigned comment form.
📢 Your feedback will help ensure that the final standards are practical, relevant, and responsive to the needs of the region. Your voice matters in shaping regional standards!