DMMMSU Quality Assurance Unit, in cooperation with JBDC Occupational Health and Safety and Environment Consultancy (JBDC OHSEC), organized a consultation for ISO 9001:2015 quality management system on January 27-31, 2020.

The five-day consultation took place at the Central Administration Conference Hall and brought together the University President, the Vice Presidents, Chancellors, Executive Directors, Function Directors, Deans, Campus Heads, and Program Chairs to be oriented on how to go about the ISO certification.

Gap assessment was conducted on the first day which provided the participants clear view of the University’s preparedness for an assessment.

The second and the third day were devoted to ‘awareness seminar’ which familiarized the participants on ISO, and Standard Operating Procedures vis a vis the control of documents (how documents are harmonized).

Moreover, ‘risk management’ was discussed on the fourth and the fifth day. Participants were grouped according to clusters and were asked to do a SWOT analysis and to identify risks, and were taught to prepare an action plan.

Dr. Estrella Perez, VP for Administration and Quality Assurance Director explained that the line officers were the first group to be called for the consultation as they will be the ones to cascade technical knowledge in the preparation and conduct of assessment. She added that many more consultations and training will be conducted to equip DMMMSU work force in the preparation of the needed documents and in the improvement systems and processes gearing towards ISO certification. (ayu)