Mahesh KOOLWONT

• Responsible for accreditation scheme for laboratories;
• Writing up of Assessment Reports;
• Acting as Team Leader during assessments of laboratories – conducted over 150 assessments as Team Leader;
• Preparing and reviewing of Accreditation Reports to be submitted to the Accreditation Committee;
• Ensure smooth running of laboratory accreditation section at MAURITAS;
• Preparing bidding documents for outsourcing foreign assessors;
• Writing of articles for publication in ILAC News;
• Commenting on ILAC/AFRAC/SADCA Draft Documents;
• Supervision of the work of Assistant Accreditation Managers;
• On-site monitoring of performance of assessors prior to registration;
• Chairperson of the SADCA Technical Committee Sub-committee on Testing and Calibration
• Member of the Technical working Groups for Laboratory and Inspection Body at the level of AFRAC.
• Member of CASC at the level of Mauritius Standards Bureau.

• Responsible for accreditation scheme for laboratories;
• Writing up of Assessment Reports;
• Acting as Team Leader during assessments of laboratories – conducted over 150 assessments as Team Leader;
• Preparing and reviewing of Accreditation Reports to be submitted to the Accreditation Committee;
• Ensure smooth running of laboratory accreditation section at MAURITAS;
• Preparing bidding documents for outsourcing foreign assessors;
• Writing of articles for publication in ILAC News;
• Commenting on ILAC/AFRAC/SADCA Draft Documents;
• Supervision of the work of Assistant Accreditation Managers;
• On-site monitoring of performance of assessors prior to registration;
• Chairperson of the SADCA Technical Committee Sub-committee on Testing and Calibration
• Member of the Technical working Groups for Laboratory and Inspection Body at the level of AFRAC.
• Member of CASC at the level of Mauritius Standards Bureau.
• Managed team dynamics by implementing conflict resolution strategies.

• Responsible for the development of Inspection Body Accreditation Programme at MAURITAS;
• Responsible for accreditation of laboratories in Mauritius;
• Writing up of Assessment reports;
• Acting as Lead Assessor during assessments of laboratories – conducted over 100 assessments as Lead Assessor;
• Preparing and reviewing of Accreditation Reports to be submitted to the Accreditation Committee;
• Ensure smooth running of laboratory accreditation section at MAURITAS;
• Liaising with technical assessors for planning of assessments;
• Preparing bidding documents for outsourcing technical assessors abroad;
• Writing of articles for publication in ILAC News;
• Commenting on ILAC Draft Documents;
• Involved in planning of events organized by MAURITAS;
• Task allocation to Accreditation Officers and follow-up of work done;
• Upgrading of MAURITAS quality system;
• Mentoring of Trainee Assessors;
• Monitoring of performance of assessors prior to registration;
• Supervision of trainees at MAURITAS;
• Member of the Information Technology and Metrology Standards Committee at the Mauritius Standards Bureau;
• Member of the Technical working Groups for Laboratory and Inspection Body at the level of AFRAC;
• Working on a project for computerization of MAURITAS operational processes.

My main responsibilities were:

• Assessing CSR documents from companies of various sizes, industries and global locations;
• Analyzing corporate documents;
• Categorizing key CSR issues.

• Responsible for the Quality Management Systems based on ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 17020.
• Responsible of the Auditing Department involved in carrying out social audits.
• Member of the Management Team for day to day running of the organisation.

Major duties and responsibilities include :

• Responsible for the development of Inspection Body Accreditation Programme at MAURITAS;
• Responsible for accreditation of laboratories in Mauritius;
• Writing up of Assessment reports;
• Acting as Lead Assessor during assessments of laboratories – conducted over 100 assessments as Lead Assessor;
• Preparing and reviewing of Accreditation Reports to be submitted to the Accreditation Committee;
• Ensure smooth running of laboratory accreditation section at MAURITAS;
• Liaising with technical assessors for planning of assessments;
• Preparing bidding documents for outsourcing technical assessors abroad;
• Writing of articles for publication in ILAC News;
• Commenting on ILAC Draft Documents;
• Involved in planning of events organized by MAURITAS;
• Task allocation to Accreditation Officers and follow-up of work done;
• Upgrading of MAURITAS quality system;
• Mentoring of Trainee Assessors;
• Monitoring of performance of assessors prior to registration;
• Supervision of trainees at MAURITAS;
• Member of the Information Technology and Metrology Standards Committee at the Mauritius Standards Bureau;
• Member of the Technical working Groups for Laboratory and Inspection Body at the level of AFRAC;
• Working on a project for computerization of MAURITAS operational processes.

• Responsible for the preparation and supervision of all practical sessions taking place in the laboratory
• Responsible for the maintenance of all equipments in the laboratory
• Involved in consultancy tasks. This consists of performing chemical tests on water, waste water and soil samples for clients.

• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Framework in Mauritius
• EIA reviewing techniques
• Hotel Developments in Mauritius and cleaner production techniques
• Enforcement Monitoring
• At the end of my internship, I submitted a project on Post EIA monitoring of hotels.

• To assist the Chair in the fulfilment of his/her duties;
• To replace the Chair in his/her absence or impediment;
• To keep in contact with the Chair, in order to be aware of on-going activities and plans.

• To assist the Chair in the fulfilment of his/her duties;
• To replace the Chair in his/her absence or impediment;
• To keep in contact with the Chair, in order to be aware of on-going activities and plans.