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Quality 101: Certified Quality Improvement Associate Certification Preparation 

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Quality 101: Certified Quality Improvement Associate Certification Preparation
 at 
American Society for Quality (ASQ) 
Overview

The course is designed as an introduction to quality concepts and as an aid in preparing for the CQIA certification exam

Duration

365 days

Total fee

24,807

Mode of learning

Online

Credential

Certificate

Quality 101: Certified Quality Improvement Associate Certification Preparation
 at 
American Society for Quality (ASQ) 
Highlights

  • Earn a certificate from American Society for Quality (ASQ)
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Quality 101: Certified Quality Improvement Associate Certification Preparation
 at 
American Society for Quality (ASQ) 
Course details

Who should do this course?
  • For those new to quality, process leader practitioners, and those who support the practice of business excellence and would benefit from formal training on the fundamentals of quality and process improvement should attend this training
What are the course deliverables?
  • Explain the history of quality
  • Explain how quality benefits people and organizations
  • Identify techniques and tools that can help solve problems and improve processes
More about this course
  • Defining quality can be a challenge because it means different things to different people
  • It could mean meeting or exceeding the needs of customers or it could mean products being free from defects
  • Perhaps it's the excellent customer service you receive from an organization or the efficient processes used to provide a product or service
  • Quality 101 introduces quality concepts to help students understand what quality means and how it is used every day
  • It is a fully narrated online course with examples gathered from a variety of industries

Quality 101: Certified Quality Improvement Associate Certification Preparation
 at 
American Society for Quality (ASQ) 
Curriculum

I. Quality Basics

a) Terms, concepts, and principles

1. Quality definitions

2. Quality plan

3. Quality systems

4. Organizational culture

5. Employee involvement and empowerment

6. Systems and processes

7. Variation

8. Standardization

b) Benefits of quality

c) Foundations of quality

II. Team Basics

a) Team organization

1. Team purpose

2. Types of teams

3. Value of teams

b) Roles and responsibilities

c) Team formation and group dynamics

1. Initiating teams

2. Selecting team members

3. Team stages

4. Team conflict

5. Team decision-making

III. Improvement

a) Process improvement

1. Six sigma concepts and tools

2. Lean concepts and tools

3. Benchmarking

4. Incremental and breakthrough improvement

b) Improvement techniques

c) Improvement tools

d) Root cause analysis

e) Risk management

IV. Supplier Relationship

a) Supplier selection

b) Supplier relationship

c) Supplier performance

V. Customer Relationship

a) Customer identification

b) Voice of the customer (VOC)

1. Data gathering and use

2. Complaint process

3. Customer needs

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Students Ratings & Reviews

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HIRESH ANURAGI
Quality 101: Certified Quality Improvement Associate Certification Preparation
Offered by American Society for Quality (ASQ)
5
Learning Experience: Completion of course material is required to get certified, candidate must be able to recall the knowledge and apply in the situation given
Faculty: No faculty, self preparation is sufficient Body of knowledge, handbook and question CD
Course Support: If experienced in quality it will be more useful
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Pramod Kumar Sagar
Quality 101: Certified Quality Improvement Associate Certification Preparation
Offered by American Society for Quality (ASQ)
5
Learning Experience: New aspects of Quality.
Faculty: Instructors taught well Curriculum was relevant and comprehensive
Course Support: No career support provided
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Quality 101: Certified Quality Improvement Associate Certification Preparation
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