CROSQ is made up of:

• The Council which consists of the Directors/Executive Directors (or representatives) of the National Standards Bodies (NSBs) of the representative Member States;

• The Special Committees which consist of stakeholders from private and public sector entities; and

• The Secretariat

CROSQ reports to the CARICOM Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) for organisation-related business and standards approval.

Two Special Committees assist with the technical agenda of the CROSQ Council:

• The Technical Management Committee (TMC) was appointed in 2005 to assist with the development and harmonization of regional standards. Comprising of technical experts from among the NSBs, the TMC meets 3-4 times a year to oversee the process. Sector-specific Regional Technical Committees (RTCs), comprising relevant stakeholders and experts, develop and review the standards. The Editorial Committee has the responsibility for the final editing and formatting of the standards.

• CARIMET, the Caribbean arm of the Sistema Interamerican Metrologia (SIM), is made up of representatives of the National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) of the English-speaking Caribbean, including Belize, Guyana and Suriname. It has been in existence since the mid-1990s, and in April 2008, it was formally invited to participate within CROSQ as a special committee, with particular responsibility for the development and coordination of Metrology in the region.

Three administrative committees are appointed from among the Council members to facilitate the work of the Council in the management of the Secretariat. These are:

• The Executive Committee;

• The Finance Committee; and

• The Human Resource Committee.

CROSQ Organization Chart

The CROSQ Council appoints a Chief Executive Officer (formerly Executive Secretary) to inter alia:

• manage the daily activities of the Secretariat and conduct general business activities on behalf of CROSQ;

• interface with the Council Members and COTED;

• manage relations with the donor agencies in the Region; and

• manage relations within CARICOM and with the various organs of CARICOM in relation to the objectives of CROSQ.

The Secretariat's core staff falls under technical operations, and finance and administration operations. In addition, the project manager(s)/coordinator(s) and other Project Management Unit (PMU) support staff are hired on time-bound contracts to implement funded projects.