American Society For Quality http://www.asqboston.org ASQ Boston Section, American Society for Quality, a non profit group promoting quality in the workplace and our lives Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:52:15 +0000 en hourly 1 CQA Fundamentals On-Line Course Offering http://www.asqboston.org/cqa-fundamentals-on-line-course-offering-14-apr-10/ http://www.asqboston.org/cqa-fundamentals-on-line-course-offering-14-apr-10/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:51:27 +0000 admin http://www.asqboston.org/?p=420 The ASQ Boston Section has a new approach for auditor training related to the Certified Quality Auditor exam. The Fundamentals I, II & III course is 27 hours, so you earn 2.7 recertification units. (Most preparatory courses are only 16 to 20 hours and cost $400 or more) The Fundamentals I & II course is 17 hours, so you earn 1.7 recertification units.

More information on CQA On-Line Course and Registration

  • Auditing (CQA) Fundamentals I: (Preparing/Performing/Reporting/Following-up), includes the 2004 CQA Body of Knowledge and ISO 19011 topics, 8 hours. The overall customer satisfaction rating for this class is 8.
  • Auditing (CQA) Fundamentals II: (Ethics/Conventions/Competencies/Program Management/Business Applications), includes the 2004 CQA Body of Knowledge and ISO 19011 topics, 9 hours. The overall customer satisfaction rating for this class is 8.
  • Auditing (CQA) Fundamentals III: (Improvement tools and techniques), includes the 2004 CQA Body of Knowledge and ISO 19011 topics, 8 hours. The overall customer satisfaction rating for this class 8.1/10. If you are a statistician or have passed the CQE certification, you may not need this module.

The instructor will monitor your progress and encourage you to work regularly, if needed. E-mailed questions will be answered. The initial session will be an in-person session to receive course materials and log-in information for the course at the Waltham Public Library Lecture Hall.

At the end of the full course a Tips on Passing the ASQ CQA exam class will be scheduled. This is an in-person review of the materials you should bring to the exam, and test-taking tips. Opportunity to ask questions about any of the materials in the course, 1.5-2.0 hours. Date and location will be provided by the instructor. The Boston Section Education Sponsor, QualityWBT, provides the on-line portions of this course. Contact Education Information See other courses at http://www.qualitywbt.com/


]]> http://www.asqboston.org/cqa-fundamentals-on-line-course-offering-14-apr-10/feed/ 0 Welcome to the ASQ Boston Section http://www.asqboston.org/welcome-to-the-asq-boston-section/ http://www.asqboston.org/welcome-to-the-asq-boston-section/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:27:30 +0000 admin http://www.asqboston.org/?p=417 ASQ, the American Society for Quality, is a professional society dedicated to quality improvement and to bringing the benefits of quality to both industry and the community. The Boston Section of ASQ provides an avenue for you to get involved in quality improvement, and to help bring the benefits of quality to our local area.

The ASQ Section 100 Leadership Team is experiencing an exciting year.  I would like to take this opportunity introduce our elected officers for 2009/2010.

Theresa McCarthy  – Chair

Jim Shore   – Chair Elect

Valerie Whelan   – Secretary

Steve Freitas – Treasurer

Our recent 2009 Member Survey provided us with information that can help us plan our next year.  We look to you to continue to provide us feedback as we move through the year, especially in these challenging times.

Information about professional development meetings, educational courses and volunteer opportunities can be found under Workshops and Outreach.

We meet third Thursday of every month September through May. If you are interested in joining ASQ and the Boston Section 0100 Please click on Join/ Log-in Above.

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