About Us

Established in 1997, QEC is a specialised regulatory and technical consultancy, working across the fields of environmental, safety, hazardous substances, and quality management. We provide consultancy, training, auditing, workplace / roving assessment services and moderation services (pre and post) throughout New Zealand.

QEC is a registered Private Training Establishment (PTE) with the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. We operate a quality management system which is independently audited and accredited by NZQA. We provide a range of short to medium Unit Standards and National Certificates for businesses and Industry Training Organisations (ITOs).

QEC is an approved training provider for the Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (PGDB) providing in class and on line training options for continual professional development (CPD) points for gasfitters and plumbers licence renewal.

QEC is an accredited audit and certification agent to the Warranty Standards accreditation programme, approved by International Certifications Ltd.  The standards include the Quality, Eco, Work Safe, Safe Food and Risk Management.  Our auditors hold international registration with either RABQSA or Warranty Standards. Our auditors are skilled in working in a variety of work places with different environments, cultures, and hazards.

QEC is contracted to ACC to provide audit services for safety discount programmes including workplace safety management systems (WSMP), partnership programme (PP), workplace safety discounts (WSD), workplace safety evaluations (WSE) and senior auditor peer review.

QEC employs three ERMANZ approved Test Certifiers under the Hazardous Substance and New Organisms Act, providing compliance assessment and certification for approved handlers, locations and stationary container systems.

 

2011 Projects

 

    Metso New Zealand Ltd – upgrade of contractor induction monitoring and management programme and design of on line induction and assessment.
    J Swap Contractors Ltd (civil and workshop), implementation of AS/NZS 4801 Safety Management Systems.
    Development of on-line Approved Handler (class 2-9) certificate renewal course on http://qec.elearning.ac.nz
    Seales Winslow Ltd, facilitation with team of staff to gain their National Certificate in Core Manufacturing; to achieve best practice manufacturing standards in ruminant stockfeed production.
    Development of new webpage content.
    Peer review team member RABQSA International Environmental Auditor’s exams.
    Vector Ltd – Compliance assessment of transformer under the HSNO Act.
    30 Seconds Ltd. Matamata – Site layout plans and location of hazardous substances on site plans.
   Redevelopment of company brochures and course certificates.