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ISO certification is a formal recognition that a company or organisation has met a set of international standards for quality, environmental, safety, or other management systems. These standards are developed and maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

ISO certification can help organisations improve their efficiency, reduce costs, increase customer satisfaction, and gain a competitive advantage. It can also help organisations demonstrate their commitment to quality, environmental, safety, or other management systems.

There are many different types of ISO certification, including ISO 9001 (Quality Management), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management), ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management), ISO 27001 (Information Security Management), and ISO 50001 (Energy Management).

The time it takes to get ISO certified can vary depending on the type of certification, the size of the organisation, and how well prepared the organisation is for the certification process. On average, it can take between 6 and 12 months to complete the certification process.

This will depend on a few factors; procedures already in place or not, scope of the products or services offered by the company, size of the company, commitment of the senior management, availability of key personnel, qualifications of the consultant, strategic plan of the company and how many certifications are required.

However, a good projection can be 3 to 6 months depending on the factors above. It can take longer too.

There is no fixed cost to attaining this important milestone. The major factor would be size and complexity of work to be undertaken.  A guideline would be a few thousand US dollars for a small company to tens of thousands of US dollars for a large company.

There are no prerequisites. Preferably a company should have been running for a reasonable period and be able to afford the cost.

There is a lot of uptake of this global symbol of commitment to quality locally, from the government, parastatals, big corporations, NGOs and SMEs. This is because of the numerous benefits and opportunities that come with ISO certification.