Quality Engineer Certification (CQE)
Designed for those who understand the principles of product and service quality
evaluation and control.
NEW! Calibration Technician Certification (CCT)
A Certified Calibration Technician tests, calibrates, maintains, and repairs
electrical, mechanical, electromechanical, and electronic measuring, recording
and indicating instruments and equipment for conformance to established
standards.
Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
Designed for those who have a comprehensive understanding of Six Sigma and its
methodologies.
Quality Auditor Certification (CQA)
Designed for those who understand the standards and principles of auditing and
the auditing techniques of examining, questioning, evaluating, and reporting to
determine quality systems adequacy.
Quality Auditor Certification-Biomedical (CQA-Biomedical)
The ASQ Board of Directors and the Certification Board with sponsorship from the
Biomedical Division approved our most recent "Add-On Certification" to the
Certified Quality Auditor exam. Note: You must be an ASQ Certified Quality
Auditor and have two years of experience working with Biomedical auditing. This
two-year requirement can be part of the eight-year requirement used for the CQA
exam.
Quality Auditor Certification-HACCP (CQA-HACCP)
In November 1999, the ASQ Board of Directors and the ASQ Certification Board,
with sponsorship of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Division, approved the first
“Add-On Certification” to the Certified Quality Auditor exam.
Note: You must be an ASQ Certified Quality Auditor and have two years of
experience working with the HACCP standards. This two-year requirement can be
part of the eight-year requirement used for the CQA exam.
Reliability Engineer Certification (CRE)
Designed for those who understand the principles of performance evaluation and
prediction to improve product/systems safety, reliability, and maintainability.
Quality Technician Certification (CQT)
Designed for those who can analyze quality problems, prepare inspection plans
and instruction, select sampling plan applications, and apply fundamental
statistical methods for process control.
Mechanical Inspector Certification (CMI)
Designed for those who, under professional direction, can evaluate hardware
documentation, perform laboratory procedures, inspect products, measure process
performance, record data, and prepare formal reports.
Quality Manager Certification
Designed for those who understand quality principles and standards in relation
to organization and human resource management.
Software Quality Engineer Certification (CSQE)
Designed for those who have a comprehensive understanding of software quality
development and implementation; have a thorough understanding of software
inspection and testing, verification, and validation; and can implement
software development and maintenance processes and methods.
Quality Improvement Associate Certification (CQIA)
Designed to assess basic knowledge of quality tools and their uses by
individuals who are involved in quality improvement projects, but do not
necessarily come from traditional quality areas
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