Quality Management for Cosmetics and Personal Care Manufacturing

The cosmetics and personal care sector is growing fast across Africa, but inconsistent formulations, contamination and labelling errors threaten both safety and reputation. This course builds practical quality control for mixing, filling and packing of cosmetic products, covering hygiene, batch control, stability awareness and finished product checks. Participants learn to protect product quality and consumer safety in a personal care manufacturing setting.

What you will be able to do

Apply hygiene and contamination controls in cosmetic production.
Control formulation and batch consistency during mixing.
Manage filling and packing quality for finished products.
Verify labelling, batch coding and pack integrity.
Recognise stability and shelf life considerations in practice.
Handle nonconforming batches and consumer complaints.

Course outline

01Quality and Safety in Personal Care
02Hygiene and Contamination Control
03Formulation and Batch Consistency
04Filling and Packing Quality
05Labelling and Pack Integrity
06Stability and Shelf Life Awareness
07Managing Nonconformance and Complaints

Who should attend

This course suits quality officers, production supervisors, compounders and packing staff in cosmetics, toiletries and personal care manufacturing.

Dates, venues and fees

Dates	Venue	Days	Fee
17 to 18 Aug 2026	Kampala	2	US$1,100
24 to 25 Aug 2026	Dar es Salaam	2	US$1,100
31 Aug to 1 Sep 2026	Pretoria	2	R10,000
7 to 8 Sep 2026	Cape Town	2	R10,000
21 to 22 Sep 2026	Online	2	US$900
28 to 29 Sep 2026	Mozambique	2	US$1,100
5 to 6 Oct 2026	Cairo	2	US$1,100
12 to 13 Oct 2026	Accra	2	US$1,100
19 to 20 Oct 2026	Lusaka	2	US$1,100
26 to 27 Oct 2026	Kigali	2	US$1,100
2 to 3 Nov 2026	Nairobi	2	US$1,100
9 to 10 Nov 2026	Durban	2	R10,000
16 to 17 Nov 2026	Johannesburg	2	R10,000
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026	Mauritius	2	US$1,100
7 to 8 Dec 2026	Dubai	2	US$1,100
14 to 15 Dec 2026	Lagos	2	US$1,100
21 to 22 Dec 2026	Harare	2	US$1,100

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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We can run Quality Management for Cosmetics and Personal Care Manufacturing privately for your team, on your dates and built around your own systems. Group delivery is usually more cost effective from about six delegates.

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