As part of Sierra Leone's efforts to develop effective and efficient quality infrastructure, the National Bureau of Standards is supported by the WACOMP to establish the first ever internationally accredited management systems certification body (MSCB) as per ISO/IEC 17021 standard. 

The MSCB will boost competitiveness of producers at both, the national and international levels. At present, they oſten cannot respond to customer demand for quality and fail to improve internal processes. The MSCB will also be a historic turning point in strengthening the national quality infrastructure as for the first time, Sierra Leone will certify its companies under the label "Certified in Sierra Leone, Globally Accepted". According to the Chief Technical Advisor of the UNIDO component, Dr. Shaukat Hussain, the establishment of this
certification body would benefit both, the public and private sector, and it would focus on certification of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs). He also highlighted that 60% of the prerequisites had been completed and the MSCB would hopefully be in place by the end of the year.
Recognising the benefits of the WACOMP implementation at national level, the Executive Director of the Bureau of Standards, Prof. Thomas Yormah, welcomed the country's improvements in quality management: "Through the support of our partners from the EU and UNIDO, the quality infrastructure in Sierra Leone is gradually improving. The implementation and certification of a quality management system will give producers credibility and unique status, which will also result in a higher degree of competitiveness in regional and international markets."
Last May, UNIDO completed a series of training courses on the standards defining guidelines for management systems auditing and IRCA-certified auditor courses are also planned.