Certification

• Exams

  ASQ 0511 uses the Northern Virginia Community College campus in Manassas as our exam site for all exams scheduled by ASQ. People registered to take an exam will be notified of the exact location for their exam by on the admittance letter provided by ASQ.

  For more information on certification exams go to the ASQ website at http://www.asq.org/cert/signup/.

  Section certification exams are managed by our Exam Proctor, Peg Blomme, who can be contacted at Proctor07 @ asq0511.org.

• 2008 & 2009 Exam Dates & Application Deadlines (PDF)
  
• Map & Directions to the NVCC Manassas Exam Site
  
• Reference Materials Allowed in Exam Rooms (PDF file)
  
• How ASQ Exams Are Scored (PDF file)
  
• The Relationship Between ASQ Exam Questions and the Quality Council of Indiana's CQx Primers - An email from Dennis Arter (06 Dec 04)
  

• Training

  ASQ 0511 provides training classes to prepare for certification exams. See the Education & Training page for details.

• Meeting Attendance Documentation

  To obtain documentation of your ASQ Section 0511 attendance records, please contact our Programs Chair .

• Recertification

  Section Members' Recertification Journal packages must be examined, approved and signed off by our Recertifications Chair before being routed to ASQ HQ!. Do not send your packages directly to ASQ, as they will redirect them to the section's Recertification Chair and the time wasted in transit will count against you, since the important date is when the Section Recertification Chair receives your package, not when you sent it or when it's postmarked! So, if you wait till the last possible moment, then send it directly to ASQ National, they'll reject it and send it to Robert Zimman, our Recertification Chair for approval and submittal. You will have wasted a couple days there and a couple days back in transit. If you only had 3 days to deliver it, you'll have blown it and have to recertify by exam. Neither our Recertification Chair nor ASQ can accept it, since it was then delivered to Mr. Zimman 3 days after the "drop dead" date for getting it to him, because you wasted time sending it to ASQ first. For Recertification matters, Mr. Zimman can be contacted at Recertification07 @ asq0511.org.
  

  • ASQ Recertification Information FAQ
    
  • Download the ASQ Recertification Journal in PDF format from ASQ National's website or from our onsite storage right here.
    
  • All ASQ certifications (except CQT, CMI, & CQIA) require recertification every three years.

  Recertification packets must be submitted to ASQ National via the ASQ 0511 Recertification Chair; they cannot be sent directly to National!

  • ASQ members can submit their recertification journal packets up to six months prior to the certification's expiration date. You may also submit your recertification journal to your section's recertification chair up to six (6) months after your certification's expiration date; this is the only "grace period" permitted.
  • Packets must be RECEIVED by our Recertification Chair no later than the last day of the grace period; for example, the recertification package for a certification expiring on June 30, 2005 must be received by our Recertification Chair no later than the last day of December, 2005.’(Please allow time for holiday mail delivery glitches, too; your compliance with the last possible delivery date hinges on when the package is delivered to Mr. Zimman, NOT on when you mailed it or its postmarked date! So, don't wait till the last possible moment or you may lose out!)
  • If packets are submitted or received more than six months after the certification expiration date, all materials will be returned to the member and they will be instructed on how to recertify by exam.
  • Note: If you pay ASQ using a credit card, that enables us to fax the information to ASQ HQ rather than sending it by surface mail, which could give you a couple extra days to put your package together, if you're on a tight deadline. Of course, we don't recommend waiting till the last minute.

  Mail to or drop off your Recertification packet at:

  Robert Zimman

  10704 Midsummer Drive

  Reston VA 20191

  If no one answers the door, just leave it between the screen and front door. It'll be safe till someone arrives home.

  Please DO NOT send by any means that requires a delivery signature. We're volunteers and this is a residence address. Most of the time during the day, there's no one home to sign for packages, so your recerticiation journal processing will be delayed if you require a delivery signature or post office pickup. Be sure to retain copies of everything you send us, just to be on the safe side. And, paying by credit card allows us to fax your info to ASQ National, too, which also speeds the processing.

  Very Important!

  Please do not email or phone Robert to see if this is the correct address. It is! If/when the address to send your recertification packets to changes, we'll change it on our website! Please don't waste his time or yours asking him to call or email you to confirm the address that's already here. Thank you.