Why enter the quality profession?
The quality profession can offer you a truly rewarding career with an excellent lifestyle.
Read the opinions of some of the most experienced quality professionals on the rewards and opportunities that a career in quality can bring.
You see how organizations tick
"Or not as the case may be! You certainly learn a huge amount about what works and what does not. The important thing is to be open-minded and to be prepared to learn even from failure."
– Estelle Clark, Lloyds Register
You help to build the management system
"Nothing is more exciting than trying to be smarter and better each time, considering the needs of management and stakeholders to transform an organization from good to great."
– Marijke Korteweg, European Medicines Agency
You can work in different sectors
"I moved seamlessly from the food to the pharmaceutical industry – ours is a truly transferable qualification!"
– Stephen Mitchell, GlaxoSmithKline
You can set up your own business
"I have been privileged to work with some of the largest, most complex and exciting organizations in the world. It has been great to have been able to build a business around helping organizations improve performance and achieve quality and operational excellence."
– Professor John Oakland, Oakland Consulting
You get to share your ideas
"Sharing ideas is igniting the fire of innovation."
– Marijke Korteweg, European Medicines Agency
You get to see the world
"I spend more time overseas than in the UK during my working life."
– Allan Cross, BAE Systems
Your colleagues seek your advice
"The quality role is the best role in any organization. It is the only one, apart from the MD, where the scope includes the improvement of everything that is done. So you can work with everyone and, using your quality assurance skills, support them in achieving their goals."
– Estelle Clark, Lloyds Register
Retirement is fun
"What is retirement? Some five years past normal retirement age I was asked to help set up the Egyptian National Quality Institute in Cairo. What a way to conclude my professional career – or perhaps this is just the start!"
- David Hutchins, David Hutchins International