Engineer Certification (CQE)
Designed for those who understand the principles of product and service quality
evaluation and control.
! 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.
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.
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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