RQA Asia Pacific Wins Business Award
RQA Asia Pacific was recently involved in the NSW Enterprise Workshop. Operating since 1982, the Workshop is an entrepreneurial business and management development program. As part of the program participants submit detailed business plans for starting or expanding a business. The plans are judged by a panel of experienced business professionals. RQA submitted a business plan for the development of a training business to support its consulting services and was awarded “Best Operations Plan”.
RQA AP Managing Director, Steve Hather stated “we are really pleased with receiving this award. A group of very experienced and talented business professionals and entrepreneurs have indicated their support and belief in our ability to deliver real improvements in the capability of consumer goods companies to better manage product risk, respond effectively to incidents and recalls and reduce the risk of crises. These can devastate a business. We are really excited about delivering professional, certified training programs for our existing clients as well as new clients across the region.” Learn more…
Recall Coordinator Training Program – commencing in October 2010
To help companies build their capability to develop effective recall programs, RQA is proud to introduce the internationally recognised Recall Coordinator Program. Participants in the Recall Coordinator Program will not only learn how to create an effective product recall plan, they will receive practical, hands-on training. RQA is commencing these training programs from October 2010, contact us for further information.
Product Recall at SOCAP Annual Symposium
Managing reputation risk will be at the heart of a product recall simulation to be run by Steve Hather, Managing Director, RQA Asia Pacific Pty Ltd at this year’s Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals (SOCAP) Annual Symposium. The recall simulation, one of the special interest workshops taking place on 24 August, is designed for experienced consumer affairs professionals who will be asked to take on different roles and address concerns of regulators, customers and consumers. The symposium will take place 24 – 26 August at the Park Hyatt in Melbourne. For more information, see www.socap.org.au.