Training Services
| Form | Workflow | Outputs | E2E test | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed | Passed |
- End-to-end test
- 3/3 passed 2026-10-21 (mihud, combined)
- Documentation
- 16 steps, 26 images · Download the DOCX
- Catalogue ID
- 533
Output documents
- Certificate (certificate)
- GS-1 Application for a Government Service (application)
- GS-2 Notice of Government Action (notice-of-action)
Test evidence
Training Services
Service documentation · Republic of Zambia · GSB e-Services
| Owner | Zambia Bureau of Standards |
| Service key | ZABS/training-services |
| Version | service v1, platform a0a302b8 |
| Date | 2026-10-21 |
Generated automatically by the service's end-to-end test run. Every screenshot shows synthetic test data on a local test installation, never real personal data.
This document describes the Training Services service of Zambia Bureau of Standards as the platform runs it today. It is generated by the service's end-to-end test: every step below was performed by the test, and every screenshot was taken during that run with synthetic data. Regenerate it with npm run docs:services in the e2e suite; do not edit it by hand.
1. Service summary
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Service | Training Services |
| Owner (MDA) | Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) |
| Purpose | The Training Services provides structured capacity-building programs in Management Systems Standards to individuals, companies, and institutions. Available as open sessions or in-house training (with a minimum of 5 participants), the service supports skill development and compliance with standards such as ISO. Applications are open for new enrollments only. |
| Who can apply | Not set in the service configuration. |
| How to apply | Online on the national e-Services portal, signed in with ZamPass; pay with ZamPay. |
| Fees | Not set in the service configuration. |
| Turnaround | Not set in the service configuration. |
| Validity of the output | Not applicable |
| Required documents | None |
| Output documents | Training Services GS-1 Application for a Government Service GS-2 Notice of Government Action |
2. Application process, step by step
The process as configured in the back office:
| Step | Role | Task | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Applicant | Apply | form |
| 2 | System | Generate Document | generate-document |
| 3 | Supervisor | Approve | approve |
| 4 | Case Officer | Review | review |
| 5 | Supervisor | Review | review |
| 6 | Executive | Decision | decision |
| 7 | System | Generate Document | generate-document |
| 8 | System | Notify Client | notify |
Who takes part in this journey: Citizen, Case Officer, Supervisor, Executive, Anyone (public).
Step 1. Find the service
Citizen · National e-Services portal
On the national e-Services portal the citizen opens All Services and searches for the service by name ("Training Services"). Each result names the service and the ministry that provides it.
Step 2. Read the service page
Citizen · National e-Services portal
The service page sets out what the service is for, who provides it, the fee, how long it takes and the documents to have ready. "Start application" begins an application (the citizen is signed in with ZamPass).
Step 3. Confirm the applicant details
Citizen · National e-Services portal
The applicant details are filled in from the citizen's ZamPass account. The citizen says whom they are applying for (themself) and continues with "Proceed to Application".
Step 4. Fill in the application form
Citizen · National e-Services portal
The citizen answers the service's own application form, converted from the legacy system (1 answers in this run, all synthetic), for the type of application "New". Questions marked * must be answered; some appear only after an earlier answer. Answers are saved as the citizen types, so an unfinished application can be reopened from My Workplace.
Step 5. Upload the supporting documents
Citizen · National e-Services portal
The service asks for no supporting documents, so the citizen continues straight to the check of the answers.
Step 6. Check the answers and confirm the declaration
Citizen · National e-Services portal
Before sending, the citizen sees every answer and document on one page and can go back to change them. The declaration that the information is true and complete must be ticked.
Step 7. Application sent
Citizen · National e-Services portal
The portal confirms the application with the ministry's reference number (ZABS-TS/00001/10-21-26 in this run). The application goes to the ministry's officers; the citizen follows it in My Workplace.
Step 8. Take the new application on
Case Officer · Back office
The application arrives in the case queue of the ministry that owns the service (Zambia Bureau of Standards); only its staff see it. The officer opens it by its reference number - answers, documents and process are on the case - assigns it to themself and takes it on.
Step 9. Fill in the certificate particulars
Case Officer · Back office
The issued document prints 4 fields that come from the office rather than from the application (Permit, Form id open course, Form id open decription, Zabs training type). The officer fills them in on the case's "Certificate particulars" tab before the document is issued (synthetic values in this run) and saves; once the document is issued they can no longer change.
Step 10. Decide: Reviews, assigns to Case Officer
Supervisor · Back office
At "Reviews, assigns to Case Officer" the Supervisor records the decision: approve, with a comment kept in the case history. Approving moves the case on; the last decision completes it and issues the document.
Step 11. Expert consultation: Conduct Training, & Generate Report Findings
Case Officer · Back office
The Case Officer works on "Expert consultation: Conduct Training, & Generate Report Findings" (review in the imported process), checks the application and its documents, and completes the step.
Step 12. Review
Supervisor · Back office
The Supervisor works on "Review" (review in the imported process), checks the application and its documents, and completes the step.
Step 13. Decide: E-Sign
Executive · Back office
At "E-Sign" the Executive records the decision: approve, with a comment kept in the case history. Approving moves the case on; the last decision completes it and issues the document.
Step 14. Issue the document
Case Officer · Back office
The service's validity ("not stated") is not a fixed period, so completing the case does not issue the document by itself: the officer issues it from the completed case ("Issue / check permit"). It is generated from the service's output configuration and sealed.
Step 15. The document in My permits
Citizen · National e-Services portal
The issued document (ZABS-TS-2026-00001 in this run: "Training Services") is listed in "My permits and licences" with its validity and a download of the sealed PDF.
Step 16. Verify the document
Anyone (public) · Public verification page
The QR code on the document opens the public verification page: genuine and current, to whom it was issued, and whether the electronic seal is valid. No sign-in is needed.
3. Payment
| Item | In the test run |
|---|---|
| Fee (as published) | none |
4. Output documents
Training Services (sealed PDF)
Issued when the case was approved, from the service's output configuration (service template ZABS_TrainingServices.Certificate.docx), filled from the application and the decision, sealed with the platform's electronic seal and stored as the issued version. The holder downloads it from My permits; the verification page checks it.
The issued PDF has 1 page; the image shows the first.
Fields
| Field | Value in the test run |
|---|---|
| Document title | Training Services |
| Permit / licence number | ZABS-TS-2026-00001 |
| Holder | Chanda Mwila |
| Valid from | 2026-10-21 |
| Valid until | |
| Status | active |
| Verification code (printed with a QR code) | TGJG-C4BN-XE |
Seal
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Seal status | sealed |
| Signature level | PAdES-B-T |
| Sealed by | the platform seal (development key in the test run) |
| Signed at | 2026-10-21T06:18:53.832Z |
| Trusted time-stamp | 2026-10-21T06:18:53.816Z (time-stamping authority) |
| Document fingerprint (SHA-256) | eb6573b081f464d4... |
Verification
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Where | The public verification page of the national portal, <portal>/verify/<verification code>, opened by scanning the QR code on the document. |
| What it shows | Whether the document is genuine and current, its holder and validity, and whether the electronic seal is valid and who sealed it. |
| Checking a copy | Anyone can upload a PDF they were given; the page says whether it is exactly the document that was issued. A changed copy is reported as not matching. |
On screen: step 14 (Issue the document), step 15 (The document in My permits), step 16 (Verify the document) in section 2.
5. Notifications
| When | Channel | To | Message | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application received | in-app (portal bell) | the applicant | Application ZABS-TS/00001/10-21-26 received - Your application ZABS-TS/00001/10-21-26 for Training Services has been received by Zambia Bureau of Standards. | shown |
| Status changed | in-app (portal bell) | the applicant | Update on application ZABS-TS/00001/10-21-26 - ZABS-TS/00001/10-21-26 (Training Services) is now: With the office - awaiting approval. | shown |
| case.approved | in-app (portal bell) | the applicant | Application ZABS-TS/00001/10-21-26 approved - ZABS-TS/00001/10-21-26 (Training Services) has been approved. | shown |
| Decision: approved | in-app (portal bell) | the applicant | Application ZABS-TS/00001/10-21-26 completed - ZABS-TS/00001/10-21-26 (Training Services) is complete. Your documents are ready. | shown |
| Invitation to rate the service | in-app (portal bell) | the applicant | How was Training Services? - How was Training Services? Tell us in about a minute. | shown |
| Licence / permit issued | in-app (portal bell) | the applicant | Your Training Services document has been issued - ZABS-TS-2026-00001 has been issued for Training Services. | shown |
| Application received | e2e.c***@example.test | Application ZABS-TS/00001/10-21-26 received | skipped | |
| Application received | sms | +260 97* *** 567 | Application ZABS-TS/00001/10-21-26 for Training Services has been received. Track it: <portal>/my-workplace | delivered |
| Status changed | sms | +260 97* *** 567 | delivered | |
| case.approved | sms | +260 97* *** 567 | delivered | |
| case.approved | e2e.c***@example.test | Application ZABS-TS/00001/10-21-26 approved | skipped | |
| Invitation to rate the service | sms | +260 97* *** 567 | skipped | |
| Invitation to rate the service | e2e.c***@example.test | How was Training Services? | skipped | |
| Decision: approved | sms | +260 97* *** 567 | delivered | |
| Decision: approved | e2e.c***@example.test | Application ZABS-TS/00001/10-21-26 completed | skipped | |
| Licence / permit issued | e2e.c***@example.test | Your Training Services document has been issued | skipped | |
| Licence / permit issued | sms | +260 97* *** 567 | delivered |
Delivery: shown = in the portal's notification bell; delivered = the SMS gateway (a test double in this run) reported the text delivered; skipped = not sent on that channel (e-mail is not configured on the test installation, and some notices go out on one channel only); sent by the national portal = a ministry node handed the notice to the national portal, which texts and e-mails the citizen under its own name and the citizen's preferences. Addresses written <portal>, <ZamPay> stand for the national portal and ZamPay.
6. Legacy mapping
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Replaces | Training Services in the legacy ZIGS e-Services directory (ZIGS_Services) |
| Legacy service id | 533 |
| Legacy provider | Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) under Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry |
| Legacy process | not recorded |
| Fee in the legacy system | none |
| Fee taken before submission | yes (as in ZIGS) |
| Time to issue (legacy) | not recorded |
| Legacy output templates | Training Services: ZABS_TrainingParticipants / ZABS_TrainingServices.Certificate GS-1 Application for a Government Service: ZIGS_Forms_ZDA / GS1 GS-2 Notice of Government Action: ZIGS_Forms_Notices / GS-2.NoticeOfAction |
| Legacy address | https://zabsui.gsb.gov.zm |
| How it was brought over | Imported by the platform's legacy catalogue importer (zcm-backend scripts/zigs/importLegacy.js) from the ZIGS snapshot: form, case types, fees, documents, process and output templates, then served by the new platform. |
7. Version and date
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Document version | service v1, platform a0a302b8 |
| Generated | 2026-10-21T06:18:59Z (by the end-to-end run, not edited by hand) |
| Service version | not versioned (configured directly) |
| Platform snapshot | backend a0a302b8 portal 72805f0 back office 58e5946 |
| Test suite | e2e 5999d9b; one installation (combined); seed profile mihud |
| Journeys | 30-catalogue-service.spec.js: citizen finds the service, answers its form, uploads its documents and sends the application - passed 30-catalogue-service.spec.js: the case goes through every step of its process: payments by the citizen, each officer step by its role - passed 30-catalogue-service.spec.js: the grant document is issued, sealed, filled in and verifiable; the citizen has it in My permits - passed |
| Result | 3 of 3 journey tests passed |
| Data | Synthetic test data on a local test installation; provider test doubles for ZamPass, ZamPay, SMS and signing. |