CQI Certificate of training in quality management practices
New training programme
CQI Training has introduced a CQI Certificate for Training in Quality Management practices. This will provide a formal recognition of the training an individual has completed.
Trainees are required to successfully complete seven two-day courses within a two-year period. Courses included within this programme offer a good basis of quality management practices and are linked to the CQI's Body of Quality Knowledge. Current courses within the programme are:
- Introduction to quality (see note 1)
- Implementing ISO 9001
- Process design and performance improvement (see note 2)
- Internal QMS auditing (see note 3)
- Creating a customer focused culture
- Tools and techniques for performance improvement
- Root cause analysis (see note 4)
Notes
The CQI recognises that in certain circumstances, based upon peoples organisational and personal development needs, certain individuals may require a different set of core skills. Therefore to accommodate this certain courses in the group of seven may be substituted by other courses, subject to approval by the CQI. Those which have been currently approved are:
- Note 1 Substitute Developing the skills of new quality manager if completed with lead auditor course
- Note 2 Substitute Performance improvement through intelligent auditing at an extra cost of £205 plus VAT
- Note 3 Substitute QMS lead auditor at an extra cost of £375 plus VAT
- Note 4 Substitute Cost of quality
There are several benefits in taking this training programme, including:
- meets part of the requirements to apply for membership of the CQI (MCQI) via the qualification route
- one year free CQI associate membership (ACQI)
- achieving support for experiential route to application for membership - MCQI
- contribution to the trainee's professional development in quality management
- great savings when booking the programme in advance
If you have already completed any of the selected courses with CQI training, they can be accepted as part of the programme subject to the programme terms.
Please contact us at CQI Training to book your place. T: 020 7245 6696, E: training@thecqi.org.
First person to complete the programme
L-R John Forte, CQI CEO John Frame, trainer Nina Abassi
John Forte, European Medicines Agency, became the first person to successfully complete the programme, and was awarded his Quality Management Practices certificate in December 2007. John is very happy with his pioneering status:
The whole programme was very enriching. It's very important for any quality professional to participate in these courses. You take so much away from them. It's not just learning the theory behind quality but also learning practical ways of implementing it. The certificate is part of my continuing education in quality and I'll look out for some more courses in 2008.
