CQA Course Description
Detailed Course Description
The Certified Quality Auditor is a professional who understands the standards and principles of auditing and the auditing techniques of examining, questioning, evaluating, and reporting to determine a quality system’s adequacy and deficiencies. The CQA analyzes all elements of a quality system and judges its degree of adherence to the criteria of industrial management and quality evaluation and control systems.
Through discussion, review, and practice, attendees will become thoroughly familiar with the complete CQA Body of Knowledge. Class discussions include an in-depth overview of the exam process, along with the rationales for correct answers. Sample test questions and answers offer participants a better understanding of the basic principles and applications that will appear on the exam.
This intensive course is designed to quickly and efficiently give students the information, skills, strategies, and techniques to successfully prepare to sit for the ASQ CQA certification exam offered each June and December.
*Taking this course does not constitute or imply the successful passing of the ASQ Certified Quality Engineer exam. Participants will need to study other CQA BOK topics and practice course concepts outside of class to adequately prepare for the exam.
Format
This is a face-to-face, instructor led, 25 hour course.
Materials
Attendees of this course also receive a copy of the The ASQ Auditing Handbook, which is a source reference for the CQA exam, as well as a student workbook with ample space for class notes that can be used as a reference during the exam.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the CQA Body of Knowledge.
- Prepare to sit for and pass the CQA exam.
- Understand audit fundamentals, audit processes, auditor competencies, audit program and business application, and quality tools and techniques.
- Analyze elements of a quality system.
- Determine a quality system’s adherence to requirements of industrial management and quality evaluation and control systems
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